New World International School

A young international school in Al Mabela that opened in 2020 and offers a Cambridge primary and IGCSE pathway alongside the IB Diploma in the senior years.

The Cambridge plus IB combination is unusual and genuinely useful for families who want IGCSE in Year 11 followed by the option of either A Level or IB DP. Most Muscat schools commit to one pathway. Fees of roughly OMR 2,612 to 5,216 are at the affordable end of the international market.

Being only six years old, the school is still building its track record, and the first DP cohorts have only recently come through. Families who have arrived early speak positively about the new facilities, the small year groups, and the individual attention their children receive in the early years. The risks are the usual ones for a young school: leadership and teacher turnover, and the question of whether the senior-school programme will mature into something competitive with the established IB schools in Muscat. Worth a look for younger children where the small-class feel is the main draw.

• Cambridge primary and lower-secondary school in Al Maabela on the outskirts of Muscat, opened in 2020 and still building out year groups.
• Aggregator scores are high on a small pool; parents describe excellent facilities, small class sizes and individual attention as the main draw.
• The early years provision draws particular praise, with one parent describing it as outstanding.
• One Reddit comment surfaced in 2021 calling the principal an exceptional leader who genuinely cares about students; aligns with the broader directory tone.
• Pool is small enough that the consistently warm sentiment should be read as a positive but not a settled verdict.