The American Baccalaureate school

The American Baccalaureate School (ABS) is a private non-profit college preparatory school, opened in 2006. Dr. Fayza Al Kharafi, Former Rector of Kuwait University is the founder of the school. ABS has been accredited by the Kuwait Ministry of Education, and the AdvancED/North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), and the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC).

ABS utilizes the Common Core standards. The high school program is designed to prepare students for college and university admission in the US, UK, and Canada. Advanced Placement courses are offered annually.

The ABS has 7 buildings, over 100 classrooms, campus-wide internet connectivity, Smart boards in every classroom, 7 computer labs, 2 full-service cafeterias, specialist rooms for Culinary Arts, Drama and Art. ABS has separate but adjacent boy's and girl's campuses. Classrooms are co-ed thru grade 5. Students are segregated in different buildings from Middle School onwards.

ABS offers an extra-large gymnasium that was purposely built for separation of male and female students with separate entrances and exits for boys and girls. It contains an indoor semi-olympic sized swimming pool and a 1,200 square metres (13,000 sq ft) area for basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, and handball.

A wide variety of annual events and activities are offered to ABS Students. Character education, student council, MUN, school yearbook, football, basketball, swimming, National Honor Society, are just some of the activities offered. Annual events and special activities include overseas Ski and Cultural trips, the Talent Shows and the Annual Charity Carnival.