History of Mashrek
Mashrek International School (MIS) is a private, bilingual, co-educational IB World School recognized by the Jordanian Ministry of Education. It was established in 1992. Mashrek offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) for grades 11 and 12; the Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) for grades 5 to 10 and the Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) for Pre-KG to grade 4.
The school was founded with the aim of providing a high quality education, international understanding and appreciation for diversity while preserving the Arabic culture in a small campus located in Khalda / Amman. The students’ enrolment during the first scholastic year 1993/1994 was 172 students, with 28 teachers throughout grades KG to 7. Mashrek opened a new higher grade level on yearly bases, and celebrated the first graduation ceremony for grade 12 students in June 1999.
The school implemented the IGCSE Programme from 1995 till 2009, and the A-Level Programme from 1997 till 2006, in addition to the national programme (TAWJIHI) which was implemented from 1998 till 2009.
In 2004, due to the increase of the students’ numbers and the need for bigger facilities, the campus of the school was relocated to Dabouq, Al Hashmieh, about 15 minutes from central Amman. The campus comprises spacious facilities and classrooms that are colorful and conducive to a comfortable and secure learning environment. The students’ enrollment was 633 students, with 142 teachers. During the same year, the school became an IB World School when it was authorized to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
The school was authorized to teach the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) in 2008, a year after launching the second phase of the new campus in 2007.
In 2012 Mashrek International School was authorized to teach the International Baccalaureate Primary years Programme (IBPYP) and became the first Jordanian school that implements the three IB programmes.
Now the school has approximately 1400 pupils, representing more than 26 nationalities, and enjoys an outstanding reputation nationally and internationally.
Since 2015, Mashrek has been a member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and in February of 2018, Mashrek became an officially accredited CIS School.