Jordan, Amman
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The King's Academy is located near Madaba, Jordan, on the Madaba-Manja area along the Madaba Main Road. The campus is about 30 minutes from Amman and five kilometers from the historic city of Madaba. The 144-acre campus (583 dunums) sits among olive groves and farmland.
The school serves students in grades 7–12, combining middle and high school on a single campus. It operates as a day and boarding school with an American-style curriculum.
The school is private and co-educational, offering both day and boarding options. Boarding is provided in dormitories with single-gender housing.
The Learning Center provides support for students who face significant challenges in academics, offering learning strategies and help toward independent learning; it is located in the Academic Building.
No formal country affiliation. The school is located in Jordan.
The campus features a multi-faith spiritual center and supports multiple faiths; there is no single religious affiliation.
The school week runs Sunday to Thursday; the timetable is provided to enrolled families. The Admissions Office hours are 08:00–16:00, Sunday to Thursday.
A school bus service is available; bus fees apply and transportation details are provided during admissions. Some routes and arrangements are published in the tuition and admissions materials.
Application fees
- An application fee is required during the admissions process; applicants are instructed to register for admissions testing and to pay an application fee as part of Step 4 of the application process.
- The public application/payment form accepts card payments but does not display a fixed application-fee amount on the publicly visible pages. Families are directed to the online payment form when completing the application.
Tuition fees by year group (2025–2026 academic year; amounts shown in USD and Jordanian dinar where provided)
- Upper School (Grades 9–12):
- Boarding Student (annual): USD 53,250 (37,750 JD).
- Day Student (annual): USD 42,000 (29,800 JD).
- Middle School (Grades 7–8):
- Day Student (annual): USD 26,600 (18,860 JD).
- Arabic Year (AY):
- Boarding Student, Full Year: USD 56,250.
- Boarding Student, Half Year: USD 34,950.
Per-term detail and billing schedule
- The school publishes annual tuition amounts; a standard tuition payment plan allows tuition to be paid in three installments over the academic year. Families may contact the Bursar Office for alternate payment plan arrangements. The application process calendar also specifies that contract and deposit deadlines are normally one week from receipt of offer in each admissions round.
Boarding fees and boarding-related charges
- Boarding is charged as part of the Upper School and Arabic Year boarding tuition figures above (boarding accommodation and meals are included in boarding tuition). Health insurance for boarders and boarding student activities are included in tuition where boarding applies.
Transport (bus) fees
- Upper School (day students):
- Full year / round trip: USD 850 (600 JD).
- Full year / one way: USD 570 (400 JD).
- Semester / round trip: USD 570 (400 JD).
- Middle School (door-to-door service):
- Full year / round trip: USD 1,700 (1,200 JD).
- Full year / one way: USD 1,130 (800 JD).
- Semester / round trip: USD 1,130 (800 JD).
What tuition covers and other included items
- Tuition includes: meals; accommodation for boarding students; access to athletic facilities; textbooks, laboratory equipment and materials; activities for boarding students; the Health Center fee; required school trips within Jordan; health insurance for boarders; and one school uniform item set (blazer, tie, sweater). Blazers are returned at the end of each year.
Other costs and optional/ancillary fees
- The school lists bus fees and Arabic Year fees separately (see Transport and AY sections above). Additional optional costs (for example, extra uniforms beyond the one item included, optional co-curricular or travel costs, exam fees, or extra medical/transport charges) are not summarized as fixed public line items on the published tuition page; such costs are typically billed as incurred or handled through the family account and by the Bursar Office. Families are advised to expect incidental charges beyond base tuition for optional activities or extra services.
Refunds and withdrawal
- No public, detailed tuition-refund or withdrawal-refund policy was located on the school's publicly visible tuition and admissions pages. Contract and deposit deadlines are published in the admissions schedule, but specific refund percentages, deadlines or conditions for withdrawal and refund are not posted in the public pages reviewed. Families should contact the Bursar or Admissions & Financial Aid offices for the school's formal refund/withdrawal terms.
Fee payment options and billing methods
- The school's online application and payment forms accept card payments (card fields are included on application/payment forms). The Admissions and Financial Aid pages indicate that families may discuss alternate payment plans with the Bursar Office. For donor transactions the school accepts card, check and wire-transfer options; tuition-payment specifics such as bank-transfer details or invoicing arrangements are handled by the Bursar Office. Families should use the Admissions/Bursar contact channels to confirm final payment routing and bank details.
Administrative notes (useful operational items)
- Admissions rounds and contract/deposit timing are published in the admissions calendar; the typical timeline lists a contract and deposit deadline one week from receipt of offer for each admissions round.
Summary of searched gaps and next steps (what was not publicly available in the pages reviewed)
- A fixed public amount for the application fee is not displayed on the publicly accessible application pages or payment form reviewed. Specific terms for tuition refunds or the percentage/conditions under which deposits or tuition are refundable on withdrawal were not published on the publicly visible pages examined. Detailed per-term billing invoices or explicit per-term tuition amounts (the school provides annual tuition figures and a three-installment plan rather than published per-term fees) were not posted in the publicly available content that was reviewed. For exact application-fee amounts, deposit figures, refund terms, bank-transfer details or customized billing arrangements, contact the Admissions/Bursar offices by phone or email.
Around 40–45 nationalities are represented. Jordanian students form the largest local group, with international students from the region and worldwide. Recent figures indicate about 570 students representing roughly 40 countries, with admissions materials noting representation from about 45 countries.
King's Academy is a co-educational boarding and day school in Jordan offering an American curriculum with the AP Capstone Programme. With a 1:6 student-teacher ratio and average class size of 13, it prepares young leaders across a 144-acre campus.