The Sacred Heart School is located in
Isa Town
Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country.
Etymology
The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999 ...
, the
Kingdom of Bahrain. The school was established in 1953 and offers a British education.
It is a
co-educational school run by the
Comboni Missionary Sisters
The Comboni Missionary Sisters (S.M.C.; it, Suore Missionarie Comboniane) are a Catholic religious institute originally founded under the name ''Piae Madres Nigritiae'', translated as the "Pious Mothers of the Nigritia" or "The Devout Mothers of ...
from 1953 to 2003, and since then by the Apostolic Carmel Sisters, and offering an education to help prepare its students for the
IGCSE examination - International General Certificate of Secondary Education - a London examinations curriculum, under the Pearson Edexcel board. The main language of instruction is English, while Arabic, French, Hindi or Filipino languages are offered as a mandatory second language option.
It is affiliated to the Sacred Heart Church,
Manama, Bahrain
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...
.
Notable alumni
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Jacqueline Fernandez,
Miss Universe Sri Lanka
Miss Universe Sri Lanka (formerly known as Miss Ceylon) is a national pageant in Sri Lanka to choose ambassador for the Miss Universe pageant.
History
Miss Sri Lanka identified in 1953 with Manel Illangakoon of Colombo and became the oldest na ...
2006, actress and model
References
External links
*http://shsbahrain.com/
British international schools in Asia
International schools in Bahrain
Schools in Bahrain
Carmelite educational institutions
Isa Town
Educational institutions established in 1953
1953 establishments in Bahrain
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