Islamic School, Irbid is a private islamic

Islam

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 school, situated in Irbid

Irbid

Irbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...

, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. It was opened in 1980, and has been steadly growing ever since. The school is split into two sections, boys and girls sections, boys under 5th grade are in the girls section. The school's teaching level reaches up to 10th grade. The school teaches the Jordanian system, Tawjihi

Tawjihi

Tawjihi is the general secondary examination in Jordan, West Bank and Gaza, part of education in Jordan and education in Palestine.Upon graduation, the ministry of Higher Education, through a system similar to that of the United Kingdom tariff points, transforms the Grades/Marks of these foreign...

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History

Islamic School, Irbid was established in Irbid in 1980 by the Muslim Brothers. Their main objective was to establish an educational environment that will contribute in bringing up the coming generations of youth, and at the same time educate them about their Islamic beliefs.

Since its inception, Islamic School, Irbid commits to provide a suitable educational environment that helps their students in developing their talents, skills, creativity and religious beliefs.

The school has provided the Jordanian community with a series of graduates who effectively contributed in building the country, and its progress and prosperity.

System of education

The school teaches the Jordanian Tawjihi system, but only teaches up to the 10th grade, where as Tawjihi is 12 grades. The school has Computer Labs, and Multimedia projectors. It has Physics, Chemistry and Biology Labs. It also has a gym, sports include basketball, soccer, table tennis, badminton, and chess. The school also is connected to a mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

, which students pray in at the dhuhur adhan

Adhan

The adhān is the Islamic call to prayer, recited by the muezzin at prescribed times of the day. The root of the word is meaning "to permit"; another derivative of this word is , meaning "ear"....

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External links

Website: Islamic Center

Wikimapia: Islamic School