Modern American School vs The International School of Choueifat - Amman
Modern American School and The International School of Choueifat - Amman are both in Amman, about 11 km apart. Both schools offer American programmes. Modern American School also offers IB, and The International School of Choueifat - Amman also offers British and Cambridge IGCSE. Published annual fees are JOD 4,850 - 13,650 at Modern American School and JOD 4,770 - 11,830 at The International School of Choueifat - Amman, which puts Modern American School roughly 11% higher. Both take pupils from 3 to 18. The International School of Choueifat - Amman is the larger school, with around 1,500 pupils to Modern American School's 1,000.
American Curriculum, British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE
Pupils
Pupils
1,000
Pupils
1,500
Typical class size
Typical class size
23
Typical class size
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Instruction language
Instruction language
English
Instruction language
English
Opened
Opened
1986
Opened
1997
Bus service
Bus service
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Bus service
No
Essentials
Essentials
Location
Location
The Modern American School is located in West Amman, Jordan. The campus address is 27 Bakhit Al Issa, Amman, Jordan, Airport Road – Building No. 00, Sweifieh. It is described as an elite international private school in West Amman and is associated with the American International Schools Worldwide Network.
Location
The International School of Choueifat – Amman is located in Amman, Jordan, at Wadi Essir 11810 (P.O. Box 316). The campus sits along the Airport Road corridor and is accessible by Amman's main routes. The school serves both Jordanian and international families from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Stages
Stages
The school serves students aged 3–18 and is organized into four divisions: Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and High School.
Stages
ISC-Amman offers education from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The school first opened in 1997 serving this whole range, and continues to provide continuity from early years to pre-university level.
School type
School type
The school is co-educational, private, and operates as a day school.
School type
The school is a private, co-educational, English-medium, independent day school. It does not advertise boarding facilities; there are no boarding options listed for ISC-Amman.
Pupil nationality mix
Pupil nationality mix
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Pupil nationality mix
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Additional learning support
Additional learning support
The school provides language support through ESL (English as a Second Language) and ASL (Arabic as a Second Language) programs, and uses differentiated instruction to support individual learning needs.
Additional learning support
The school provides diagnostic testing for placement and offers additional learning support options for students who are behind academically. Services include a six-week Summer School, Special Lessons for targeted subjects, and Full-Special Classes, all available at extra cost.
Country affiliation
Country affiliation
No formal country affiliation; MAS operates as an international school in Jordan and is connected with the American International Schools Worldwide Network.
Country affiliation
No formal country affiliation is listed for ISC-Amman. It is located in Jordan and runs within the SABIS network.
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation
No religious affiliation is stated; MAS emphasizes inclusive, secular education.
Religious affiliation
ISC-Amman has no religious affiliation listed in its official materials. It presents itself as an English-medium, secular day school.
School day structure
School day structure
Open School Hours for visits are Sunday–Thursday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM; Fridays and national holidays are closed.
School day structure
The school day typically runs from 8:00 to 17:00, Sunday to Thursday, with a shorter Saturday schedule (approximately 8:30 to 13:00). Friday is a day off.zeiten may vary by grade level.
Bus service details
Bus service details
Bus services are available for all MAS students. The buses are well maintained and meet high safety standards; drivers carry cell phones and each bus has an assistant; transportation staff are trained in First Aid.
Bus service details
A public bus service publication for ISC-Amman is not published on the school's official materials. Families generally arrange transportation, and the campus provides contact details for inquiries. The address and contact information are published for parent communication, but no dedicated transport details are listed.
Fees
Fees
Fee details
Fee details
Fees 2025–2026 — summary and instalments
- Fees are given in Jordanian Dinars (JD) and are shown as three instalments with specific due dates: 1st instalment due 1 March 2025, 2nd instalment due 1 September 2025, 3rd instalment due 1 December 2025. Total annual tuition is the sum of the three instalments listed for each grade.
Application / Admission fees
- Admission fee (one-time, new students, Grades 1–12): JD 500.
Tuition fees by year group (per instalment and annual total)
- Arabic books, supplies and services (Jordanian books, stationery, yearbook, printouts, photocopies): KG: JD 100; Grades 1–12: JD 375. - All English books (KG–Grade 12): available and sold at the school bookstore (costs charged separately). - IB & American curriculum textbooks are sold separately at the MAS Bookstore; external exam fees (IBDP, SAT, AP, ACT) are not included in tuition. - International accreditation / membership fee: JD 500 (Grades 1–12) covering accreditation-related visits and memberships. - Family discount: two siblings receive 10% each; third or more siblings receive 15% each (applies to tuition).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is billed in three instalments with stated due dates: 1 March 2025 (1st instalment), 1 September 2025 (2nd instalment), and 1 December 2025 (3rd instalment). Each instalment amount is listed by grade; the annual total equals the sum of the three instalments.
Boarding fees
- No boarding or residential fees are listed for this school; the fee schedules and admissions materials available list day-student tuition only.
Uniforms, books, and school store
- Uniforms and English/IB/American curriculum books are sold through the school bookstore; costs for these items are additional to tuition and are charged separately. The school provides on‑site assistance for purchases (store hours and availability announced through school communications).
Refund information
- No public refund policy for tuition or related fees is stated on the school's tuition, student registration, terms of use, or privacy pages. The available fee pages list instalments, admission fee and additional charges but do not publish a refund or cancellation schedule.
Fee payment options
- The published fee materials and admissions/registration pages list instalments, amounts and related charges but do not list specific accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer details, credit card acceptance, or cash procedures) in the publicly available pages reviewed.
Notes on scope of published information
- The amounts, instalment dates, the JD currency, admission fee, additional charges (Arabic books, international accreditation fee), and sibling discount have been published as the school's 2025–2026 fee schedule. The school's public tuition and admissions pages do not publish a separate refund policy or the detailed payment-method instructions on the same pages.
Fee details
Application / Joining fee
- A one-time joining fee of JD 900 is required for students from Pre-KG through Grade 12. This joining fee is non-refundable and is not part of the annual tuition.
Tuition fees by year group (annual and installment amounts; currency: JD)
- Payment schedule: the 1st installment (which includes the first installment of annual tuition, books and bus fees where applicable) is payable immediately; the 2nd installment is due by August 31, 2025; the 3rd installment is due by December 14, 2025. Full payment of school fees needs to be settled during the school's selling week when applicable. Sibling discounts are applied to the 3rd installment.
- Sibling discounts: 10% off tuition for the second sibling, 15% for the third sibling, and 20% for the fourth sibling (no discount for a fifth sibling or above). The discount is deducted from the 3rd installment.
Boarding fees
- The published fee schedule contains no boarding fees. Transportation (bus) fees are published instead; the school operates as a day school and provides bus transport options rather than boarding accommodation. Annual two-way bus fees are JD 805 for Zone A and JD 855 for Zone B; a one-way bus fee is JD 590 for Zone A or B.
Other costs and fees
- Books/technology: an amount is listed under "Books" as a deposit for each level; for Grades 2–12 the technology fee is included in the books amount. Final settlement of book costs for KG–Grade 8 will be decided at the start of the academic year; for Grades 9–12 the books amount shown is a down payment and is subject to course selection. Tuition does not include final book/technology charges.
- Items explicitly excluded from tuition: books (final book costs), technology (where applicable beyond the deposit), transportation, uniform, cafeteria/meals, and extracurricular activities outside school hours are not included in the tuition figures and are charged separately. Annual bus fees (amounts above) are charged in addition to tuition.
- Uniforms and cafeteria subscriptions are charged separately; the fee schedule specifies these are not included in tuition.
Refund information
- All fees are described as strictly non-refundable, except as specified in the ISC-Amman refund policy statement. The published fee document refers to a separate refund policy for any exceptions.
Fee payment options
- The published fee schedule and admissions forms set out amounts and instalment dates but do not list specific accepted payment methods (for example: which types of card payments, or bank transfer details). For enquiries about accepted payment methods and the practical arrangements for paying instalments, use the school's admissions or finance contacts.
Diving deeper
Diving deeper
Boarding arrangements
Boarding arrangements
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Boarding arrangements
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Uniform requirement
Uniform requirement
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Uniform requirement
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Food options
Food options
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Food options
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House system
House system
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House system
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Governance and ownership
Governance and ownership
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Governance and ownership
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Academics
Academics
Curriculum details
Curriculum details
MAS offers three IB pathways and an American diploma track: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 3–11, IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Grades 6–9, and IB Diploma Programme (DP) for Grades 11–12, alongside an American High School Diploma through Cognia (AdvancED). The school is an IB World School authorized to provide PYP, MYP, and DP and holds Cognia accreditation, with students prepared for external exams such as PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, AP, and GCE, and Tawjihi equivalency available for Jordanian university admission. Instruction is in English and Arabic, with two languages required; English, Arabic, and French are offered, and additional languages (Spanish, German, Japanese) may be available by demand, plus ESL and Arabic as a Second Language support. The DP emphasizes inquiry, intercultural understanding and global engagement, complemented by a mandatory community-service component (ACT) requiring a minimum 60 hours to graduate. Across all levels, MAS integrates technology (iPads in PK–6, laptops in Grades 7–12) and provides access to e-books and online learning platforms.
Curriculum details
ISC-Amman is a non-selective, English‑medium, K–12 school (ages 3+ to 18+) in the SABIS network, educating around 1,000 students from about 25 nationalities. The curriculum is the SABIS Educational System, delivered with the SABIS Point System and the SABIS AMS tracking to monitor progress and close learning gaps. On graduation from Grade 12, students earn the SABIS High School Diploma after completing five compulsory subjects plus two electives, and all graduates receive a globally recognized diploma. The program supports external exam pathways, including AP, Cambridge A‑Levels, and IGCSE; Jordan's MOE regulations permit sitting for one standardized exam. Beginning in Grade 9, two streams—AP Level and Cambridge-based tracks—are offered within the core curriculum, with university counseling starting in Grade 9.
Student teacher ratio
Student teacher ratio
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Student teacher ratio
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Exam results
Exam results
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Exam results
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Higher education progression
Higher education progression
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Higher education progression
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Gifted and talented
Gifted and talented
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Gifted and talented
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Academic calendar
Academic calendar
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Academic calendar
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Wellbeing & support
Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning
Social & emotional learning
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Social & emotional learning
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Special educational needs (SEN)
Special educational needs (SEN)
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Special educational needs (SEN)
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English as an additional language
English as an additional language
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English as an additional language
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Mental wellbeing
Mental wellbeing
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Mental wellbeing
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding
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Safeguarding
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Safeguarding policy
Safeguarding policy
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Safeguarding policy
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Facilities
Facilities
Facilities overview
Facilities overview
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Facilities overview
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Sports facilities
Sports facilities
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Sports facilities
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Academic facilities
Academic facilities
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Academic facilities
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Extra curricular facilities
Extra curricular facilities
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Extra curricular facilities
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Parent experience
Parent experience
History
History
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History
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Community
Community
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Community
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Parent teacher association
Parent teacher association
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Parent teacher association
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Extra-curricular
Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual
Academic & intellectual
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Academic & intellectual
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Arts & creative
Arts & creative
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Arts & creative
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Cultural & language
Cultural & language
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Cultural & language
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Social & hobbies
Social & hobbies
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Social & hobbies
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Community & service
Community & service
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Community & service
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Leadership & professional
Leadership & professional
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Leadership & professional
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Lifestyle & wellbeing
Lifestyle & wellbeing
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Lifestyle & wellbeing
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Language provision
Language provision
Language provision
Language provision
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Language provision
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Bilingual teaching
Bilingual teaching
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Bilingual teaching
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Immersion programs
Immersion programs
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Immersion programs
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Reputation
Reputation
Awards
Awards
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Awards
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Accreditations
Accreditations
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Accreditations
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Admissions
Admissions
Admissions
Admissions
1. Meet with our Admissions Officer. The Admissions Officer meets with the parents of potential students, interviews potential students, and works with the Student Affairs Office throughout the registration process. The meeting provides firsthand information about MAS's academic programs, activities, and student support. The Admissions Officer also conducts an interview with the student and their parents that determines the preliminary admissions decision. 2. Take a Comprehensive Guided Tour of MAS. Tours allow parents and students to see the campus and facilities and to ask questions about the school. A Student Affairs officer conducts the tour, and tours typically take about 30 minutes. The tour helps families understand daily routines and the learning environment. 3. Complete a Placement Exam. The placement exam evaluates math and English abilities, with an optional Arabic section. Results determine the appropriate grade level, and high school students may meet with University & Academic Counselors for scheduling. Placement exams take about 1 hour 15 minutes and are graded immediately; language exams (Arabic and French) are used to place language courses after admission, and additional placement exams may be required for students with special educational needs. 4. Complete Application Package & Return it to Student Affairs. Parents receive an application package with forms to fill out at home and return after completion. Registration should occur before each term or school year as grade level sections may fill; if a section is full, applicants may be placed on a waiting list. Admission follows a non-discriminatory policy and depends on program fit; criteria do not include race, nationality, religion, or gender when making final decisions.
Admissions
1. Schedule a visit to ISC-Amman. The school strongly recommends booking an appointment to visit the campus, meet with staff, and see the school in action. This helps families understand the environment and ask questions about programs and admission criteria.
2. Application and required documents. There is no application deadline; admissions are accepted on a space-available basis throughout the school year. To start the process, submit the completed Application Form along with documents including three passport photos, a certified copy of the birth certificate, previous school reports, a Medical Clearance Form with vaccination records, a copy of the family book (Jordanians only), copies of the student's passport and parents' residency permits, and copies of the parents' passports. For Grades 4–12, a Certificate of Good Conduct is also required. A joining fee is charged to initiate the admission process. Appointments for diagnostic testing are arranged after registration and initial payment are submitted.
3. Testing/diagnostic assessment. Provided that the application and initial payment are made, students applying for admission sit for an evaluation by ISC staff. Grades 1 and above sit for a diagnostic test as part of the admission process, and the results are used to determine placement. Appointments for diagnostic testing are arranged by the admission officer once the registration is complete.
4. Admission decision. Admission decisions are made after careful evaluation of the candidates, with results of diagnostic testing and previous school records considered on a case-by-case basis. Additional criteria include motivation, social and emotional development, willingness to work hard, and the school's ability to accommodate the candidate's needs. A final admission decision cannot be made without the requested documents. Once accepted and the required fees are paid, a place for the student is reserved.
5. Enrollment and seat reservation. Upon acceptance and payment of the required fees, a place for the student is reserved. This step completes the admissions process and secures the student's enrollment for the upcoming term.
Scholarships
Scholarships
Academic scholarships are offered to new IBDP students for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applicants must submit an application form, past academic reports, a personal statement, and a certified birth certificate; eligible candidates are invited to an entrance exam in Math and English and to an interview. Scholarships cover tuition; awards are available to new Grade 11 students and are reviewed annually based on academic performance, with selection based on entrance test scores, past reports, references, and interviews.
Scholarships
No formal scholarship program is described for ISC-Amman.
Waitlist
Waitlist
Applicants may be placed on a waiting list if a grade level section is full.
Waitlist
Admissions are offered on a space-available basis throughout the school year. There is no publicly described waitlist or pool system; decisions depend on current space availability.
