Amman National School

Amman National School
Location
Amman Jordan
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam - Teaches Islamic and Christian religion
Established	1985
Key people	Dara al-Taher: Head of Board of Directors Zuka' al-Taher: Academic Principal
Enrollment	800
Average class size	65 sq.m. – 100 sq.m
Student to teacher ratio	8/1
Campus	15,000 square meters
Color(s)	White, yellow, green, red, blue
Mascot	As seen in the logo
Website	http://ans.edu.jo/

The Amman National School (ANS) is a private educational institution located in Amman, Jordan. The head principal is Dara Taher.

History

It was established in 1985 and included only junior Grades. The school started with grades 1-3 in a rented building. Two years later, the school moved to its current location in Dabouk for grades KG-5. From then onward, the school added a grade every year. The first graduating class was in 1995. Since then, the school has continued to expand and extra facilities and classrooms have been added to provide more learning space and services. ANS, now, has full enrollment of 800 students from KG-12th grade.

Curriculum

ANS currently offers the Jordanian high school program (Tawjihi) and IB Diploma Program for grades 11–12. IGCSE was also offered at ANS until the end of the school year 2006–2007. ANS offers the Jordanian National Program for grades (1-12). Students can also choose to join an international program starting 9th grade. The school is authorized to give the International Baccalaureate Diploma for grades (11-12).

Accreditation

ANS is accredited by the International Baccalaureate . The school is licensed by the Jordanian Ministry of Education.

Students

The school body stands at 800 students. The majority of students at ANS are Jordanians. The school also includes a diverse expatriate population, with students from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Sweden, and Tunisia, and the United States.

External links

• http://www.ans.edu.jo

International schools in Jordan
Amman	Amman Academy Amman Baccalaureate School Amman National School International School of Choueifat Modern Montessori School Lycée Français d'Amman De La Salle Frere(*) Patriarch Diodoros The 1st School (PDS) International Community School Amman National Orthodox School New English School (Jordan) Scientific Reyada School Abdul Hamid Sharaf School American Community School in Amman Modern American School Oxford Schools
Madaba	King's Academy
Former	Talitha Kumi School Evgl. Luth.-Sekundar-Schule in Beit Jala (still in operation, but now in West Bank, Palestine )
French schools with asterisks (*) are not listed as French schools by the AEFE