I looked at the "top 3" British Schools

• I posted earlier and said we should give constructive info, so now that I have paid Kuwait a visit, here goes: BSK was fine. High tech in that all pupils need a laptop. Friendly, good mix of nationalities. Facilities OK and good extra curricular, but all extra cost. NES head scary lady (thank heavens she would not teach the kids). Less reinvestment into facilities. Higher ratio of arabs to westerners observed. Huge emphasis on passing exams. KES was fine too. More rounded approach. Teachers approachable - only school that let the pupils show us around. Balanced mix of nationalities. Better sports facilities and acceptable extra curricular - most at no cost. My advice is to visit if at all possible (not always the case) as all schools webpages are sadly lacking in quality and do not reflect ethos of schools. We also heard from other expats whilst we were there that high achievers are desperate to get into NES because of their high pass rates but decided that was not the school for our own kids. Hope somebody finds this useful!

  Annakatrines 02 Apr 2009, 10:43 - Report

English Schools in Kuwait