This page compares 8 international schools in Manama with lower published tuition, drawn from the 15 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is BHD 996 and the highest in this comparison set is BHD 6,270, quoted in BHD.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Manama — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Millennium School Bahrain | Indian | 3-18 | 996 | 1,719 | BHD |
| Modern Knowledge Schools Bahrain | American | 3-18 | 1,417 | 2,386 | BHD |
| Al Raja School Bahrain | American | 3-18 | 1,482 | 2,968 | BHD |
| Al Hekma International School Bahrain | American, IB | 3-18 | 1,589 | 4,392 | BHD |
| Britus International School | British | 3-18 | 1,800 | 5,200 | BHD |
| The International School of Choueifat Bahrain | SABIS | 3-18 | 2,178 | 4,743 | BHD |
| Lycée Français MLF de Bahreïn | French | 2-18 | 2,725 | 5,199 | BHD |
| Nadeen International School Bahrain | British | 3-18 | 3,075 | 6,270 | BHD |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School | IB | 3-18 | Not published |
| Bahrain School | American | 5-18 | Not published |
| Ibn Khuldoon National School Bahrain | American | 3-18 | Not published |
| Indian School Bahrain | Indian | 3-18 | Not published |
| Pakistan Urdu School Bahrain | British | 3-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in BHD. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are American (3 schools), British (2 schools), Indian (1 school), IB (1 school), SABIS (1 school), French (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 10 schools in Manama that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is BHD 996 at New Millennium School Bahrain. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from BHD 996 to BHD 6,270 (BHD). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Manama with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 5 schools in Manama do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Britus International School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at BHD 1,800.
Yes. Modern Knowledge Schools Bahrain teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at BHD 1,417.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach American, British, Indian, IB, SABIS, French. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Manama, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.