Mashrek International School

In Brief

Mashrek is the IB option in Dabouq for families who want genuine Arabic-English bilingualism at a fee level that sits well below ABS. It was Jordan's first fully authorised IB World School and that history counts for something - the alumni network runs deep in Amman's professional and business community.

Mashrek was founded in 1992 by educators Bassam Malhas and Dr. Hana Al Nasser Malhas - the first fully authorised IB World School in Jordan, meaning it offered PYP, MYP, and Diploma from the start rather than partial authorisation. It sits in Dabouq, Amman's higher western residential area, where it shares geography with ABS. The two schools occupy similar ground - bilingual IB, Dabouq location, established alumni - but Mashrek's fees are meaningfully lower, particularly in the upper grades. At JOD 10,052 for Grade 12, it undercuts ABS by more than JOD 6,000 for the same curriculum year.

The campus has undergone significant renovation in recent years, with open learning spaces, a dedicated Mashrek Academy of Music (MAM), a rooftop garden, and modern sports facilities replacing older infrastructure. CIS accreditation has been maintained throughout. Around 1,500 students from 26+ nationalities are enrolled, giving it genuine international diversity. Parent feedback describes a warm community where teachers know students individually; the school actively celebrates bilingualism rather than treating Arabic as secondary to English.

As with any IB school in this price range, the quality of individual subject teachers varies - this is not the Nord Anglia group infrastructure of Amman Academy. A few online comments note inconsistency in how academic concerns are escalated by staff. The school's fee page displays fees as an image rather than text, which makes fee verification via the official site difficult; use the ISD data as a cross-reference and confirm directly with admissions.