Salalah International School

Salalah International School (SIS)
Location
Saadha, Salalah , Dhofar Governorate Oman
Information
School type	International School, Primary School, Secondary School
Motto	Enlightenment through Education
Established	2010 (2010)
Founders	Muraleedharan V and Abdul Aziz Omar Shanfari
Principal	Hamdi Abdalla Ibrahim Moussa
Teaching staff	65
Grades	Kindergarten to Year 12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	500
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Brown and White
Website	www.sisoman.com

Salalah International School (SIS) is the first independent international co-educational school located in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman under the supervision of the Ministry of Education (Oman). Salalah International School is privately owned and operated by an independent school board. Salalah International School is the first school in the Dhofar region with a full International status. Salalah International School is an approved Cambridge International School offering students the opportunity to learn the Cambridge International Curriculum since 2010. Salalah International School is a full-fledged member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), Netherlands.

It is the only school in Dhofar region approved to provide Cambridge International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE) for Grades 9 & 10 and Cambridge International AS & A levels for Grades 11 & 12.

History[]

The school was founded by Mr. Muraleedharan P V and Mr. Abdul Aziz Omar Al Shanfari in 2010.

The school opened its doors to students in the academic year 2010-2011 and from a modest student population of 30 students enrolled in KG to Grade 5 classes in its first year of operation; the numbers have grown to 500 students in the academic year 2017–2018.

Accreditation and Curriculum[]

Salalah International School is registered with the following educational boards:

• Cambridge Assessment International Education
• Council of International Schools
• Ministry of Education (Oman)

Location[]

The old school building was situated opposite UNESCO World Heritage Site Al-Baleed Archaeological Park, Al-Haffa region, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate.

Salalah International School’s school is located at Saadha, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate.

The new school became necessary as the old school building was originally built in the 1990s and was not able to provide the electrical wiring or energy for current student needs to use computers or cloud research on portable devices.