International School Benghazi (ISB, ar, المدرسة الدولیة بنغازی) is an international school in

Benghazi Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...

, Libya, about from the city centre. It serves ages 3–18 with a

British curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or other ...

, and it was the first

GEMS Education GEMS Education, founded as Global Education Management Systems (GEMS), is an Indian Emirati-based education company. It is a global advisory and educational management firm, and is the largest operator of kindergarten-to-grade-12 schools in th ...

school to be established in Libya after the

2011 Libyan Civil War The First Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government. It erupted with the Liby ...

. In 2013 an American ISB teacher was fatally shot near the school grounds. By 2014 the school was temporarily closed. It was scheduled to reopen on Sunday 12 October 2014.International School in Benghazi to reopen on Sunday
" '' Libya Herald''. 11 October 2014. "The International School in Benghazi says it will reopen for the new academic year on Sunday, with almost two-thirds of its former pupils expected to return to study. “We delayed opening for security reasons but now the situation is much improved in Benghazi and the city and ..

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International schools in Libya GEMS schools Benghazi {{Libya-school-stub