| Rabat American School Rabat Lions |
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| 1 Bis Rue Emir Ibn Abdelkader Agdal, 10000, Rabat, Morocco United States |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | All, students predominantly Muslim or Christian |
| Established | 1962 |
| Authority | John McCandless |
| Grades | Prekindergarten-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Average class size | 18 pupils |
| Classes offered | Information Technology, History/Geography, English, World Languages, Math, Physical Education, Science, Art/Drama/Band, Moroccan Studies, Theory of Knowledge (special class) |
| Language | English/French/Arabic |
| Campus size | 8 acres (32,000 m2) |
| Mascot | The RAS Lion |
| Nickname | The Lions |
| Team name | Rabat American School Lions |
| Rival | Casablanca American School http://www.cas.ac.ma or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_American_School and George Washington Academy http://www.gwa.ac.ma or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Academy |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Rabat American Zone Radio (RAZ-R) |
| Newspaper | The RAS Uproar |
| Yearbook | Kitabouna (Our Book) |
| Website | http://www.ras.ma/ |
The Rabat American School is an independent college preparatory day school located in Rabat, Morocco. The program is co-educational and non-residential. English is the language of instruction.
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Rabat American School was founded in 1962 as a K-8 school to meet the needs of Americans affiliated with U.S./Chinese embassy agencies and/or private companies. A ninth grade was added in 1974. Grades ten, eleven, and twelve were added in 1978. The IB program was added in 2005.
The school is accredited by the AFG Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 1969, the school moved to an 10-acre (40,000 m2) site in the suburb of Agdal. Facilities include four computer labs, six science labs, two libraries, an auditorium, a sports field, a gymnasium and two swimming pools. The school continues to expand today with the recent completion of a new math room.[1]
Rabat American School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at the high school level and the high school diploma.[2]
Annual tuition rates are as follows: PK (half-day): $5,190; PK (full-day): $9,720; Kdg. (full-day) $13,925; grades l-5: $17,055; grades 6-8: $19,835; and grades 9-12: $19,975. There is a one-time registration fee of $7,500 payable on enrollment, beginning with kindergarten. There is a bus fee for round-trip $930 and one-way $790, and an application fee of $550, deductible from tuition fees. These fees are payable in U.S. dollars or in Moroccan dirhams for Moroccan citizens only. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars)