Schools & Education in Amman

Good to Know

• Published tuition is rarely the full cost: expect a separate one-time registration or 'capital fund assessment' fee (sometimes thousands of dollars, e.g. ACS Amman's non-refundable capital fund fee), plus busing, exam board fees (IGCSE/A Level/IB), and learning-support surcharges on top of the headline tuition figure.
• Curriculum choice varies a lot by school even within the same building — several schools (e.g. Jordanian International Schools, Cambridge High School) run parallel National, British, American and/or IB tracks on one campus, so it's worth confirming exactly which stream a given tuition figure applies to.
• King's Academy, while closely associated with Amman and drawing many Amman families, is physically located in Madaba, about 30-40 minutes outside the city — worth factoring in if a daily commute matters.
• Some well-established schools (Amman Baptist School, Amman National School, The Little Academy, Sands National Academy) simply do not publish fees online; budget-conscious families will need to contact them directly for a quote.
• The Jordanian dinar (JOD) is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate, so JOD-USD costs are unusually stable year to year compared to countries with floating currencies — useful for multi-year school-fee budgeting.
• For competitive international schools in Amman, start the application process six to twelve months before your intended start date — many run rolling admissions but still maintain real waitlists.
• Registration/enrollment fees at Amman international schools are typically one-off and non-refundable, commonly falling somewhere between roughly JOD 300–900 depending on the school, so budget for this separately from tuition.
• If you're coming from outside Jordan, get your child's previous school records certified — either through the Jordanian embassy's cultural attaché in your home country or through Jordan's Ministry of Education Examinations Section — since schools ask for this as part of enrollment.
• Homeschooling exists in a legal gray area in Jordan: it isn't clearly banned, but it also isn't a formally regulated, government-licensed pathway the way it is in some Western countries, so don't assume smooth credit transfer later — check directly with the Ministry of Education before committing.
• We could not confirm a specific, active homeschool co-op or in-person support group in Amman — treat any claims of one online with some caution and verify directly before relying on it.