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26 international schools in Manama have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $3,033 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $4,425 USD — roughly 43% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: The Asian School at $2,062 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: Bahrain School at $11,587 USD.
Curriculum mix British (14) IB (12) American (9) Indian (3) Canadian (1) French (1)
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first) International schools in Manama ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first # School Curriculum Tuition USD Hidden fee % True cost 1 The Asian School Indian $418-$905 +50% $2,062 2 City International School British $810-$1,415 +50% $2,513 3 Bahrain Indian School Indian $990-$1,650 +50% $2,720 4 New Generation Private School British $1,250-$1,925 +50% $2,988 5 Al Wisam School British $90-$3,200 +50% $3,045 6 Al Rawabi Private School IB, British $1,032-$2,585 +50% $3,209 7 Modern Knowledge School IB, American $1,417-$2,386 +50% $3,302 8 Britus International School IB, American $1,350-$2,950 +50% $3,550 9 Talent International School British $1,370-$2,994 +50% $3,582 10 Hawar International School IB, American $1,194-$3,298 +50% $3,646 11 Shaikha Hessa Girls' School IB, British $1,955-$3,968 +38% $4,082 12 Al Hekma International School IB, American $1,589-$4,392 +37% $4,111 13 Canadian School Bahrain Canadian $1,850-$4,100 +47% $4,375 14 Noor Al Diyar Private School British $1,650-$4,500 +46% $4,475 15 Quest School Bahrain British $1,890-$4,500 +44% $4,595 16 Capital School Bahrain British $2,200-$4,400 +42% $4,700 17 The International School of Choueifat - Manama — $2,178-$4,743 +40% $4,861 18 Multinational School Bahrain British $1,968-$5,050 +40% $4,909 19 Lycée Français MLF Bahrein French $2,596-$4,951 +37% $5,174 20 Beacon Private School IB $2,250-$6,550 +25% $5,520 21 The Bahrain Bayan School IB, American $4,165-$5,725 +28% $6,345 22 St Christopher's School IB, British $2,007-$8,826 +30% $7,017 23 British School of Bahrain British $3,216-$8,649 +34% $7,933 24 American School of Bahrain IB, American $2,900-$8,980 +34% $7,940 25 Riffa Views International School IB, American $3,600-$9,200 +31% $8,400 26 Bahrain School IB, American $9,391-$10,382 +17% $11,587
How we calculate true cost The True Annual Cost takes the school's mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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