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Banjul American International School (BAIS) is an American
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in the
Banjul Banjul (, (US) and ), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital city of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and most densely ...
area of
the Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
. Formerly titled the Banjul American Embassy School (BAES), the school serves preschool through high school.


Overview

The school is accredited through 2023 by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. It uses the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) Standards as the base of inquiry-based units planned through the Understanding by Design approach. The school held its 35th anniversary in 2019. American parents established the school in January 1984 after feeling dissatisfied with the education in the Marina International School, which had previously educated American children. The BAES high school began operations in 2012. The
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provides high school
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s to students at BAES.Gambia, Banjul: Banjul American Embassy School


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. Retrieved April 27, 2015. Student results on external standardized testing show the majority of students achieving above norms and students have left BAIS to find success in schools around the world.


See also

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Education in the Gambia The Constitution mandates free and compulsory primary education in the Gambia, but a lack of resources and education infrastructure has made implementation difficult.List of international schools This is a list of notable international schools from around the world. Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan * Baku International School * Internat ...
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List of schools in the Gambia This is a list of notable schools in the Gambia Schools (general) * https://dayspringschools.org/ DMIS * Muslim Senior Secondary School, Banjul (formerly Muslim High School) * Nusrat Senior Secondary School, Bundung (formerly Nusrat High School ...


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* , the school's official website 1984 establishments in the Gambia American international schools in Africa Buildings and structures in Banjul Educational institutions established in 1984 Elementary and primary schools in the Gambia International high schools International schools in the Gambia High schools and secondary schools in the Gambia {{Gambia-struct-stub