Education Minister Dr Mohammed Mubarak Juma has approved regulatory decisions for the private education sector, including licences for two private schools and 11 new early education institutions, as well as the expansion of educational services at three private schools.
The licensing decisions for private schools include:
Licensing for the establishment of GFH Alia National School and Al Afaq Modern School (English).
The licensing decisions for early educational institutions included seven national institutions:
Rawaan Preschool, Al Mozn Kindergarten, Leen Preschool, Fikr Kindergarten, Learn and Fun Daycare, Little Kids Kindergarten and Al Bidaya Kindergarten.
The decisions also included four international institutions:
Happy Heart Kindergarten, Step by Step Kindergarten, Kids World Kindergarten and Konooz Arad Nursery.
The decisions to expand educational services at educational institutions included:
Adding a nursery stage to the French School.
Adding Year Six to Al Fajr Private School.
Adding the preparatory stage to International School of Creative Science - Bahrain.
Dr Juma also approved a decision recognising the Dogwood Diploma issued by Canadian School Bahrain as meeting the requirements and standards for the General Secondary Education Certificate awarded by the Education Ministry.