International School Tripoli

International School Tripoli (IST) is a GEMS Education international school in Saraj, Tripoli, Libya.^[1] It uses the British curriculum for Nursery through Year 13.^[2]

History

The school opened in September 2005, with the second phase of the school opened in September of the following year. The senior school was scheduled to open in September 2007. It became an all-through school in September 2008.^[1]

Initially the students were of 20 different nationalities.^[1]

The school closed temporarily in February 2011 due to the 2011 Libyan Civil War. By March it had no definite restart date. IST students moved to other GEMS schools in the United Kingdom, Dubai, Egypt, and India.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "About IST" (Archive). International School Tripoli. 28 April 2008. Retrieved on 15 September 2015.
↑ "Welcome to our Website" (Archive). International School Tripoli. 20 June 2008. Retrieved on 15 September 2015.
↑ Holder, Will. "British school in Libya sets up virtual classrooms" (Archive). The Telegraph. 10 March 2011. Retrieved on 15 September 2015.

External links

International School Tripoli

International schools in Libya

Tripoli	Lycée Français de Tripoli Deutsche Schule Tripolis Scuola Italiana Al Maziri Philippine Community School Russian Embassy School in Tripoli British School Tripoli American School of Tripoli ISM International School International School Tripoli Ladybird International School Tripoli International School Tripoli World Academy

Benghazi	Philippine Community School Philippine Centennial Academy International British School in Benghazi Benghazi European School International School Benghazi

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