Kuwait English School

Kuwait English School
Kuwait English School
Location
	Salwa Block 11 Unidentified location in Sabah Al Salem coming soon; Kuwait
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	"The Aim Makes Great the Life"
Established	1978
Head of school	Omar Baba
Faculty	approx. 100-450
Enrollment	approx. 2400-2500
Website	www.kes.edu.kw

Kuwait English School (abbreviation: KES) is an independent and private international school in Kuwait. The main campus of the school is located in Salwa. It provides a British curriculum education from kindergarten to A-Level. It is estimated that the school employs between 100 and 400 faculty.

History

The Kuwait English School was established in 1978 by Jassim Al Saddah, who acted as the chairman of the school, alongside Rhoda Elizabeth Muhmood, as the school's director until 2022.^[1] The school was originally a villa until 1984 where they established a "proper" school facility.

In 1991, the school opened the Green Unit, a program catering toward students with learning disabilities. Shortly after the liberation of Kuwait, the school was visited by Anne, Princess Royal.^{[citation needed]} Shortly after, in 1997, the school opened a specialised learning centre known as the "Millennium Centre". This centre was opened by then-Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Higher Education Rasha Al Sabah.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

The Kuwait English School has an after-school sports program under the BSME Games conference. Students may join teams divided by the junior and senior programs, including football, basketball, volleyball, unihoc, netball, benchball, cricket, and swimming.^[2]^[3]