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Bahrain international school fees (2026/2027)

What 11 international schools across Bahrain actually charge, ranked by annual tuition at age 16. These are published fees, not “starting from” figures — registration, capital levies and deposits are listed separately below.

Median, age 16
BD 5,199
Range
BD 2,634 – BD 9,200
Most expensive
BD 9,200
Riffa Views International School
Least expensive
BD 2,634
Abdulrahman Kanoo International School (ARKIS)
Entry costs
BD 150 – BD 1,350
one-off, on top of tuition

Every school, most expensive first

RankSchoolCurriculumAge 16 tuitionEntry costs
1Riffa Views International SchoolMediumIB (PYP, MYP, DP) and AmericanBD 9,200BD 700
2St Christopher's School BahrainHighBritish (IGCSE, A-Level, IB Diploma, BTEC)BD 7,938BD 1,350
3The British School of BahrainHighBritish (Cambridge IGCSE, A-Level, IB Diploma, BTEC)BD 7,092BD 350
4Nadeen International SchoolHighBritish (IGCSE, A-Level, BTEC)BD 6,585BD 325
5Bahrain Bayan SchoolHighAmerican (US Diploma) and Arabic bilingual; IBBD 6,300—
6Lycee Francais MLF de Bahrein (French International School of Bahrain)LowFrench national curriculum (AEFE / MLF network)BD 5,199BD 420
7Ibn Khuldoon National School (IKNS)HighIB (PYP, MYP, DP); Bahraini bilingual English/ArabicBD 5,130BD 630
8Naseem International SchoolHighIB (PYP, MYP, DP, CP); bilingual English/ArabicBD 4,526BD 730
9The Multinational School BahrainMediumBritish (Cambridge, Edexcel; BSO accredited)BD 4,500BD 200
10Al Hekma International SchoolMediumAmerican; IB (PYP/MYP/DP)BD 4,256BD 295
11Abdulrahman Kanoo International School (ARKIS)HighIB (PYP, MYP, DP); bilingual English/ArabicBD 2,634BD 150

Ranked on annual tuition at age 16; entry costs are one-off and additional.

What the figures include

Tuition is the annual fee for the academic year shown, in BD (BHD). It is the school’s own published figure for the age band a child falls into.

Entry costs are charged once, before or at enrolment, and are separate from tuition: an application fee, a non-refundable registration fee, sometimes a capital levy, and a refundable security deposit. The entry-cost column is the sum of those four.

What is not in these numbers: transport, uniforms, lunches, trips, examination entries, English-language support and any annual capital or building fee billed separately by some schools. Where a school bills in two currencies, only the local leg is ranked.