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2 weeks ago

Bahrain MOE Scholarship Programme 2026-2027: Eligibility and How to Apply

Bahrain’s Ministry of Education has opened registration for its academic scholarships for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, and for high-achieving Bahraini school leavers this remains the single biggest source of funded university places in the country. The programme offers hundreds of scholarships across dozens of fields, covering study at universities in Bahrain as well as places abroad. The headline requirement is steep. The top scholarship track is aimed at Bahraini secondary school graduates with a cumulative average of at least 95 per cent. If that describes your household, this guide explains what the programme covers, how to apply and what to prepare. Details can change between announcements, so treat the Ministry of Education portal as the final word on every date and requirement. What the MOE scholarship programme is Each year the ministry publishes a scholarship plan tied to the incoming academic year. It allocates funded places across a long list of study fields, with the largest share going to local institutions, including the University of Bahrain, Bahrain Polytechnic and several of the kingdom’s private universities. A smaller portion funds study abroad, and recent plans have included destinations across the GCC alongside Egypt, the United Kingdom, the United States […]

3 weeks ago

Studying in Bahrain vs UAE vs Saudi Arabia: Where Should GCC Students Go?

Families across the Gulf now compare universities the way they once compared schools, and the shortlist usually comes down to three markets: Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Each has expanded its higher education sector over the past decade, each courts international students, and each has real strengths the other two cannot match. The honest answer to the study in Bahrain vs UAE question, with Saudi Arabia added to the mix, is that it depends on budget, subject and temperament. This guide sets out the differences plainly so you can decide which market fits your child rather than which one shouts loudest. Cost of study and living Bahrain is usually the most affordable of the three, and the published numbers back that up. Private tuition in Bahrain generally runs between roughly BHD 2,300 and 7,600 per year at current published rates: University of Technology Bahrain lists BHD 75 per credit unit, which puts a typical year near BHD 2,300, while AUBH lists BHD 220 per credit hour for 2026 to 2027, about BHD 6,800 to 7,100 per year. The public University of Bahrain charges Bahrainis BD 8 per credit hour for 2025 to 2026, and non-Bahrainis BD 80, roughly BHD […]

3 weeks ago

Universities in Bahrain 2026: Fees, Programmes and How They Compare

Bahrain has more than a dozen licensed universities packed into one of the smallest countries in the Gulf, so school leavers have genuine choice without leaving home. The options run from a heavily subsidised national university to an international private medical school, and the cost gap between them is enormous. This guide walks through the main institutions, how universities in Bahrain fees actually compare, and what admission requires. To browse individual profiles, our institutions and universities directory lists them all in one place. The higher education scene at a glance Bahrain’s universities split into two camps. On the public side sit the University of Bahrain and Bahrain Polytechnic, both government institutions with fees kept deliberately low for Bahraini citizens. On the private side is a longer list that includes the American University of Bahrain (AUBH), Ahlia University, University of Technology Bahrain (UTB), Applied Science University and RCSI Medical University of Bahrain, along with several others. All of them operate under the Higher Education Council (HEC), which licenses institutions and approves the programmes they run. A degree from an HEC-licensed programme is recognised for government employment in Bahrain and travels reasonably well across the GCC, so checking a programme’s status before […]

3 weeks ago

Over 4.5 million students return to schools on Sunday

More than four and a half million male and female students in public schools across Saudi Arabia will return to their classrooms for the start of the new academic year on Sunday, Aug. 23. Teachers of schools under the educational departments of Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, and Taif will return to their duties on Sunday. However, students in these schools will resume their studies a week later on Aug. 30. The Ministry of Education has instructed all schools to ensure a serious start from the first day, particularly as schools distributed textbooks to students before the beginning of the summer vacation—a step widely regarded by those in the education sector as crucial to maintaining school discipline. The ministry also stressed the importance of monitoring student attendance at the beginning of the academic year and communicating with parents through various channels to notify them of absences and record them in the “Noor” electronic system. Teachers welcomed the announcement by Minister of Education Yousef Al-Benyan that their school attendance through the “Hadouri” electronic application would be aligned with the daily school schedule. This eliminates the requirement for a seven-hour school day, which had been the subject of considerable controversy since the application’s launch. […]

3 weeks ago

SEN and Learning Support in Bahrain Schools: A Parent’s Guide

Finding the right support for a child with additional needs is one of the hardest school searches a family can face, and parents researching special needs schools in Bahrain quickly discover that the picture here is mixed. There are mainstream private schools with genuine learning support departments, schools that accept children with needs but offer little beyond goodwill, and a number of specialist centres providing therapy and dedicated programmes. Provision varies so widely between schools that no general statement holds everywhere, which is why this guide keeps returning to one piece of advice: ask each school directly, in detail, and get the answers in writing. What follows covers the range of needs schools commonly support, how inclusion works in Bahrain’s mainstream private schools, what assessments and documents you will need, and the costs to plan for. The range of needs schools support Learning support in schools covers a wide spectrum. At one end sit specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia, where a child of typical ability struggles with reading, number or writing skills. Attention difficulties, including ADHD, affect focus, organisation and impulse control rather than understanding. Autism spectrum conditions vary enormously from child to child, from students […]

3 weeks ago

IGCSE and A-Level Exam Preparation in Bahrain: A Practical Guide

Every spring, thousands of students across Bahrain’s British curriculum schools sit IGCSE and A-Level papers that shape their next few years. The exams are external, marked overseas and unforgiving of vague preparation, which is why families start asking about IGCSE tuition in Bahrain months before the first paper. The reassuring truth is that they reward method more than brilliance. Students who work through past papers properly, follow a realistic timetable and know their syllabus almost always outperform equally able students who revise by rereading notes. This guide sets out how the exam system works from Bahrain, what a sensible preparation timeline looks like, and where tutoring and revision courses fit in. Exam boards and timing Most British curriculum schools in Bahrain enter students through one of two boards, Cambridge International or Pearson Edexcel, and some schools use both, choosing the board subject by subject. The syllabuses overlap heavily but are not identical, so the first thing any student or tutor needs is the exact board and syllabus code for each subject. It is printed on past papers and available from the school’s exams officer. The main exam series runs in May and June, with results following in August. A second […]

4 weeks ago

Private Tutoring in Bahrain: Rates, Where to Find Tutors and Whether It Is Worth It

Ask around any school gate in Bahrain and you will find families using private tutors, some for a wobbly term in maths, others for years of weekly sessions in Arabic or exam preparation. Demand is strong across every curriculum, British, American, Indian and national, and the supply ranges from qualified teachers moonlighting after school to tutoring centres and online platforms. That variety is useful, but it also means quality and price differ enormously. Some tutors transform a child’s confidence in a few months. Others charge steadily for sessions that change nothing, because the real problem was never one a tutor could fix. This guide covers what private tutors in Bahrain typically charge, where families find them, how to vet them properly, and how to tell whether tutoring is the right answer at all. When tutoring helps, and when it does not Tutoring works best when the problem is specific. A child who missed a chunk of school, a gap in a foundational skill such as fractions or phonics, a subject taught quickly in class, or a defined goal like IGCSE preparation: these respond well to targeted one-to-one help. Tutoring also suits children who understand the material but freeze in tests, […]

4 weeks ago

Nurseries and Kindergartens in Bahrain: A Parent’s Guide for 2026

Choosing between nurseries in Bahrain is often the first big education decision a family makes, and the options vary more than most parents expect. Some settings are small neighbourhood nurseries run from villas, others are purpose-built early years centres, and many private schools run their own kindergarten or foundation stage classes on the main campus. Bahrain has a wide choice at almost every price point, and most areas with a large expat population (Saar, Janabiya, Amwaj, Juffair, Riffa) have several settings within a short drive. The harder part is understanding the terminology, the age bands and how a nursery decision connects to school admission two or three years later. This guide walks through all of it, including typical fees in Bahraini dinars and the questions that tell you the most on a tour. Age bands and terminology explained The words nursery, preschool and kindergarten are used loosely in Bahrain, and the same age group can carry three different labels depending on the setting. A rough map looks like this. Nursery or daycare usually covers babies and toddlers from a few months old up to around age three. Preschool generally means the year or two before formal school, so roughly ages […]

4 weeks ago

Education Ministry launches online student transfer service, eliminating the need for school visits

As the countdown begins for the return of male and female students in public schools across Saudi Arabia to their classrooms for the start of the new academic year on coming Sunday, Aug. 23, the Ministry of Education has officially launched an online transfer service for parents wishing to transfer their children from their current schools to other schools, in accordance with the approved regulations and procedures. The ministry explained that parents must log in to the ministry’s services portal through the unified login system or the National Unified Access system. They can then select the students they wish to transfer, specify their preferred new schools, and complete the transfer request form. The form is subsequently submitted to the relevant department at the Education Administration, which determines the availability of vacancies at the requested schools and officially approves the transfer, without requiring parents to visit the school in person. The service reflects the ministry’s commitment to supporting the social and psychological well-being of students and their parents by facilitating access to schools located close to their residences.

4 weeks ago

Government vs Private Schools in Bahrain: An Honest Comparison

The government vs private schools Bahrain question gets less honest coverage than it deserves. Marketing money sits on the private side, so most of what parents read online assumes private is automatically better. The truth is more nuanced: Bahrain’s public system educates a large share of the country’s children free of charge, produces graduates who go on to university at home and abroad, and suits some families better than a mid-range private school would. At the same time, the two systems differ in fundamental ways: language of instruction, curriculum, cost, class structure and school culture. This comparison lays out those differences plainly so that Bahraini families weighing both options, and expatriate families wondering whether the public system is even open to them, can decide on facts. Who can attend government schools in Bahrain Government schools are run by the Ministry of Education and are free for Bahraini citizens, covering tuition and, in general, core books and materials. That makes the public system the default for most Bahraini families and a genuine saving of thousands of dinars per child per year compared with private alternatives. For expatriate families the position is different. Non-Bahraini residents have been admitted to government schools under […]

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Bahrain MOE Scholarship Programme 2026-2027: Eligibility and How to Apply

Studying in Bahrain vs UAE vs Saudi Arabia: Where Should GCC Students Go?

Universities in Bahrain 2026: Fees, Programmes and How They Compare

Over 4.5 million students return to schools on Sunday

SEN and Learning Support in Bahrain Schools: A Parent’s Guide

IGCSE and A-Level Exam Preparation in Bahrain: A Practical Guide

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