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Founded in 1986, the New English School is a private, coeducational institution in the West Amman suburb of Khalda serving nursery through secondary. It offers the British Curriculum while remaining rooted in Jordanian traditions, and it introduced an English Only Stream about ten years ago. Since 1991, NES has been a recognized Teaching Institution and Examinations Centre accredited by Edexcel (London) and Cambridge International Examination Authorities, with exams coordinated through the British Council. It also offers the American High School Diploma through the American Program, accredited by Accreditation International.
NES runs the NES Sports Club, established in 2014, offering coaching in football, basketball, swimming and gymnastics. NES participated in World Education Week in 2020 as the only school in Jordan selected for the Global Showcase, with the Make a Difference campaign promoting wellbeing in school life. The school supports performing arts with a purpose-built 325-seat NES Auditorium used for whole-school productions, external exams and events; its Student Life section includes Model United Nations and a Student Council.
New English School (NES) Amman is a private, coeducational day school serving nursery through secondary, with students aged 2 to 18. It runs a dual British and American pathway: Cambridge International programmes (Primary to A Levels) alongside the American High School Diploma, with AP and Pre-AP courses and college counseling. Cambridge frameworks are used across Primary, Lower and Upper Secondary, including IGCSE in Years 10–11 and AS/A Levels in Years 12–13; Arabic, Religion and Global Perspectives follow Jordanian curriculum requirements. NES has been an Edexcel and Cambridge Examinations Centre since 1991. The campus supports a 24-bus fleet, a full-time health clinic, libraries (including Said El Turk Library) and specialist labs across science and ICT, plus a theatre seating 350 and sport and arts facilities. An English Only Stream and a multicultural environment reflect NES's 39 nationalities. The school emphasizes university readiness through counseling and a Model United Nations program, globally.
