JordanAmerican Curriculum
American Curriculum Schools in Jordan
Market Data
At a Glance
~57
International schools in Jordan
Journal of Education and e-Learning Research / ERIC
Information as of December 2018
School Directory
All American Curriculum Schools in Jordan
Ages 3–18From $10,115/yr
Where these schools are in Jordan
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Policy Watch
Policy changes in Jordan
Rules that affect cost and eligibility, with the date each was last checked.
- In force
Tuition Fees Exempt from General Sales Tax in Jordan
Jordan's Income and Sales Tax Department lists education as an exempt service under the General Sales Tax (GST) schedule, meaning charges genuinely constituted as educational tuition are not subject to the standard 16% GST rate. The exemption applies to the tuition component itself; it does not necessarily extend to ancillary charges such as transport, meals, uniforms or activity fees, which may be priced and taxed separately. The official schedules reviewed do not specify an exact commencement date for the education exemption, though it appears in the currently maintained tax tables. Families paying private-school tuition in Jordan are therefore not charged GST on the tuition fee itself.
Checked August 2026
- In force
Jordanian Subjects Mandatory in Schools Using Foreign Curricula
Jordan's Ministry of Education requires private schools offering foreign educational programmes to teach specified national subjects in Arabic to Jordanian and Arab pupils. At the basic stage this covers Arabic language, Islamic education and national education; at the secondary stage it covers Arabic language, Islamic education and Jordanian history, alongside alignment with the national programme's educational ladder. Separate Ministry guidance for pupils seeking equivalency through the British general-certificate route requires passes in school-based Arabic, Islamic education and Jordanian history in Grades 11 and 12 alongside international qualifications. These curriculum obligations affect programme structure and, indirectly, the cost of international-curriculum schooling for Jordanian and Arab families.
In force since January 2019 · Checked August 2026
- In force
Grade 10 Repeat Required When Transferring into a Foreign Curriculum
Under Jordan's Ministry of Education admission and transfer rules for the 2024/25 school year, a pupil moving from the national curriculum into a specified foreign educational programme after completing Grade 10 must repeat Grade 10 within the foreign programme. The same framework extends general admission and transfer principles, applicable to both Jordanian and non-Jordanian pupils, to those arriving from outside Jordan who wish to join a foreign-curriculum programme. This requirement affects the time and cost implications for families transferring a child from a Jordanian national-curriculum school into an international school partway through secondary education.
Checked August 2026
- In force
New Instructions Govern Licensing of Foreign Education Programmes
Jordan issued Instructions No. 1 of 2024 on the accreditation and licensing of foreign educational programmes, according to a 2024 country report submitted to UNESCO. The instructions permit pupils resident in Jordan to study international programmes through licensed private schools. The reporting reviewed does not describe a nationality-based quota restricting the number or share of Jordanian citizens who may enrol in foreign-curriculum schools under these instructions. This is a regulatory framework governing school licensing and pupil eligibility rather than a fee-related measure; no further implementation timeline was specified in the source.
Checked August 2026