Letter from the Secondary Department:

Dear parents and students in the Secondary Department,

Welcome: Welcome to the new academic year 2023/2024. We are thrilled to welcome our students and staff back to school. We hope that you were able to relax and make special memories with your friends and families. Now, it is time to look forward to a wonderful new school year. Our dedicated staff has been working tirelessly to finalize class schedules, class lists, engage in professional learning opportunities, and update our school expectations, all with the goal of fostering academic success for your child. Our teachers are eager to begin this year’s journey with their new and returning students. Our main goal is to ensure student proficiency in all their subjects. We will continue to refine instructional practices, analyze data and review student work to guide instruction and offer interventions as needed. 

Secondary school timing & Form Tutors:

Our secondary school timing is as follows:

Secondary Form Tutors (2023 - 2024):

Activities lessons on Monday Lessons 6 & 7 (11:35 - 12:55):

In order to further focus on our Mission & Vision, activities lessons have been introduced in our KS3 time tables.  

New IGCSE subjects at KS4 & 5: In addition to all our existing IGCSE subjects, we have now introduced Statistics, Spanish and Global Perspective at IGCSE level.  

Student Council 2023/2024: The following students have been elected and will form part of the KNES student Council –

{Head Boy: Hasan Al Essa}, {Head Girl: Farah Bassal} & {Prefect: Cedra El Kourani}.                      

Class Representatives: {7A: Jelnar Hana}, {7B: Abdulrahman Ahmed Saleh}, {8A: Adam Taha}, {8B: Talin Al Zouhairy},

{8C: Salma Abdul Khader}, {9A: Ramzi Birouche}, {9B: Mohamad El Eit}, {10A: Amal El Sayed} & {10B: Bailasan Al Taleb}.

External Examinations Cambridge November 2023 & Pearson January 2024 sessions.

We understand how important it is for our students to take their external exams on time and we will run the Cambridge November 2023 and Edexcel/Pearson January 2024 Examination series safely and securely in our school theatre. Of course KNES will fully comply with guidance and instructions from the Examination Boards.

Timing of Cambridge examinations: [AM - Starting Time in Kuwait: 11:00 PM] & [PM - Starting Time in Kuwait: 3:00 PM]

Cambridge Key time: [Key time for AM: 12:00] &  [Key time for PM: 4:00 PM]                                   

Some important dates for your diary for this First term (September 03, 2023 – December 14, 2023):

I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of some important events which will be taking place at Kuwait National English School during the First term:

Conclusion: Partnering with families is crucial to promote a healthy education. We will continue to place a strong emphasis on Teaching & Learning while building classroom community.  We encourage families to stay connected and informed by following our letters, website, Instagram and announcements sent through our WCBS Management System.

Yours sincerely, 

Dr. Raouf Khodabocus, BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIC (Canada)

Assistant General Director, Kuwait National English School