British School of Tehran

The British School of Tehran (BST) was a British international school in Tehran, Iran.

British School of Tehran
Address
Shahid Keshani St., Dr. Shariati Ave, Tehran 19395 Iran

Tehran

Iran
Coordinates
Information
Websiteweb.archive.org/*/http://www.britishschooltehran.com/

The British and Dutch embassies in Tehran jointly established the school in 2000.[1] During its life, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) only permitted non-Iranian students to attend; students came from 32 countries as of 2010.[2] Admissions priority was given to British and Dutch children.[3]

It closed indefinitely after the 2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran.[1] The school board of trustees voted to have the school disestablished, with the end date being 31 December 2011. The German Embassy School Tehran (DBST) acquired the assets of the BST and established an international section in the former BST buildings. At the end of the school's life it had 117 students.[4]

There was also a British School in Tehran prior to the Iranian Revolution. Headmasters included Dave White and Henry Waddington Jones.[5] Alumni of the school include Hossein Amini and Guy Spier.

References
  1. Ya'ar, Chana. "International Schools Close in Tehran" (Archive). Arutz Sheva (Israel National News). 12 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. Home. British School of Tehran. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. "Admission Criteria." British School of Tehran. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. "To the Friends, Staff, Parents and Children of the British School, Tehran," (). British School of Tehran. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. "British School Teheran Facebook Group". Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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