Education Services in Kuwait

The Kuwaiti state government perseveres at building colleges and schools in an attempt to increase education levels in the nation. Despite this, the wealthiest Kuwaitis often get accepted into the top American and British institutions. At this time, there is a very high rate of literacy in Kuwait, with only a minority of the citizenry incapable of reading the Arabic letters. Both public and state schools exist, administered by the Ministry of Education for native Kuwaiti students, but not usually for children of the foreign working residents, who prefer private schools for their learning.

 

All of the courses in the government schools are conducted in the Arabic language, but English is studied as a second language. The government schools are typically segregated according to students' gender, but private schools tend to have both female and male students in the same classes.

 

The private schools are usually taught using English, and they teach not just expat students, but even children of the wealthy natives in Kuwait. The private schools are comprised of nursery schools and kindergarten, primary schools, elementary, high and secondary schools. A regular school in Kuwait has hours lasting from 8 in the morning until 2:30 PM, Saturday until Wednesday.