Oxford Schools is an International English and National Arabic medium co-education private school

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

. There is three teaching systems in the school, The American System, The British System, and The Jordanian System. Oxford Schools was founded in 1996. The school is situated in Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

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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...

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History

Oxford Schools was established in Amman in 1996 by a number of the finest men in the country, their objective was to establish an educational environment that will contribute in bringing up the coming generations of youth, endowed with a modern spirit and appreciation of science.

Since its inception, Oxford Schools commits to provide a suitable educational environment that helps their students in developing their talents, skills and creativity.

The schools provided the Jordanian and international community with a series of graduates who effectively contributed in building the country, its progress and prosperity, and the progress of the neighboring countries.

System of education

The school offers the following programmes:

• The British System - O-Level and A-Level.
• The American System - SAT I and SAT Subject Tests (SAT II).
• 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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The school has Computer Labs, and Multimedia projectors. It has Physics, Chemistry and Biology Labs. Sports include pool, table tennis, badminton, chess, basketball, volleyball and football.