Indian School, Muscat

Indian School, Muscat is an International school in Muscat, Oman. It was founded in 1975 as the Indian Central School with 135 students. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the benevolent ruler of the Sultanate of Oman granted land in Darsait that enabled the school to be established. Since then, the school has seen exceptional growth, both in terms of enrolment and size. As of 2010, the school boasts an enrolment of over 8500 students and is the largest co-educational Institution in the Gulf. The school is located in the Darsait area of the city of Muscat. The school's students have an "excellent" reputation for both academic and extracurricular achievement. The school has a sprawling campus with 2 auditoriums, a large open field, various indoor facilities, two basketball courts.

The school is sponsored by the Indian Embassy and is supervised by the host country's Department of Private Education. It is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.

The school is a member of the International Award for Young People, formerly known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. This scheme was launched officially on 18 November 1992 with 23 girls and 20 boys from the school. The school currently has over 300 award entrants, who take part in a variety of confidence, character and team building activities including Social/Community Service and group expeditions.

The school actively tries to bridge the gap between its students and the administration through a student government system, which consists of a student council and prefects. Prefects and the members of the Student Council are generally elected by the students and then are interviewed by the senior staff members.

The school anthem is 'Cheers to the School.' Famous school alumni include Mahesh Bhupathi tennis player,Former Miss India Sara Jane Dias

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