Indian School Al Ghubra
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| Motto | Strive for the Best |
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| Established | 1990 |
| Type | Private |
| Principal | Mr. Gilbert Thangadurai |
| Director | Mr. B.S. Bhatnagar |
| Location | Muscat, Oman |
| Colors | Green & White |
| Nickname | ISG, Ghalians |
| Website | http://www.indianschool.com |
The Indian School Al-Ghubra, established in September 1990, is located in the city of Muscat, Oman. The school was founded by an Indian born Omani businessman Dr. P. Muhammad Ali who is Managing Director of Galfar Engineering and Contracting, one of the largest construction companies in Oman. Mr. B.S. Bhatnagar was principal of the school since its inception in 1990 to Spring 2006. The present principal is Mr. Gilbert Thangadurai, who succeeded Mr. Bhatnagar in 2006. The school is a participant in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. The school is also the first and only Omani school that is a member of the Round Square. The Indian School Al-Ghubra is renowned for its discipline and quality of education offered in the Sultanate of Oman.
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[edit] Academics
The school is a private, co-educational day school that is under the Central Board of Secondary Education of India and has been modelled after an Indian boarding school. The school offers complete educational services starting from Kindergarten through to 12th grade senior school.
In the last two years, 11th and 12th, students can choose from two streams of specializations, Commerce and Science, and the subjects include accounting, business studies, physical education, mathematics, economics, computer science, biology, physics and chemistry. The school also offers foreign languages such as French and Arabic. The school's alumni have attended various universities including Harvard, Indian Institute of Technology, University of Texas, Purdue, McGill, University of North Carolina, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UC Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, Christian Brothers University and University of Michigan.
[edit] Sport
The school's sport facilities include a basketball court, weight room, swimming pool, a turf pitch to play football and hockey and a cemented net practice area for cricket. The indoor auditorium doubles up as a badminton courts and can also accommodate six table tennis tables.
[edit] The Houses
The students of the school are organized in 8 "houses", which compete against each other during intraschool tournaments, which include sport events and interhouse quizzing. The houses are named after famous Omani forts like Nizwa, Muscat, Khasab and Sohar. Each house is headed by a housemaster.
[edit] Department of Information Technology
The school was one of the first schools to incorporate an independent IT department, called the Department of Information Technology. This allows the school to augment the students existing syllabus with computer education. The department has 164 workstations which are spread over 4 labs. The department is also responsible for maintaining the school's website, one of the first schools in Oman to have a web presence.
[edit] School Song and Motto
The school song was written and composed by Mr. Denzel Prince. The school's official motto is "Strive for the Best".
[edit] Quiz Teams
The school has produced teams that have won national and international quiz competitions. In 1998, the school won the Times of Oman Quiz and went on to win the All-Asia Bournvita Quiz Contest held in India. The school conducts general knowledge quizes every month to raise the awareness of world affairs among students.
