About
About the School
Founded in 2024, The Manhattan International School serves Years 7 to 13 from its campus on Mvuli Road, Off Rhapta Road in Westlands, Nairobi. It offers the Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel pathways within a nurturing Islamic environment.
Our mission
Mission
The Manhattan International School provides an internationally recognised education, the Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel A-Levels, within a nurturing Islamic environment. We unite rigorous academics with Qur'an, Islamic studies and the cultivation of character, in a disciplined and respectful community, working in partnership with families so that every student grows in both knowledge and faith.
Our vision
Vision
To raise confident, God-conscious young people who pursue knowledge with excellence and carry their faith and good character into every part of their lives.
Our values
What we stand for
Six principles guide life at our school. Discipline runs through them all, holding knowledge, faith and character together.
Faith
الإيمانAl-īmān
Faith is our foundation. We begin with God-consciousness and let it shape how we learn, speak, and treat one another.
Knowledge
العِلمAl-ʿIlm
We pursue knowledge as both an academic ambition and an act of worship, taught to international standards and sought with sincerity.
Excellence
الإحسانAl-Iḥsān
We give our best in studies, worship, and conduct, striving to do things well rather than merely adequately.
Character & Manners
الأدبAl-Adab
We nurture honesty, modesty, kindness and respect. It is the kind of character that holds firm whether or not anyone is watching.
Respect
الاحترامAl-Iḥtirām
We honour our teachers, one another, and those who differ from us, and we care for the community and the property we share.
Responsibility
الأمانةAl-Amānah
We treat our education and our duties as a trust, taking ownership of our actions, our attendance, and our growth.
“The best of people are those most beneficial to others.”
Faith and academics together
At Manhattan, faith is not a subject set apart from study. It is the soul of the whole school. We hold rigorous, internationally benchmarked academics and a living Islamic identity together. The Qur'an, Islamic studies and the cultivation of character run alongside Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel A-Levels, so that excellence in knowledge and sincerity of faith grow as one.
Our story
Founded in 2024, The Manhattan International School serves Years 7 to 13 from its campus on Mvuli Road, Off Rhapta Road in Westlands, Nairobi. It offers the Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel pathways within a nurturing Islamic environment.
- Established
- 2024
- Grades
- Years 7 – 13
- Location
- Mvuli Road, Off Rhapta Road, Westlands, Nairobi
A welcome from the Principal
Assalamu alaikum, and welcome to The Manhattan International School.
We founded this school on a simple conviction: that academic excellence and a sincere Islamic identity belong together, not apart. Our students sit the same internationally recognised Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel examinations as their peers around the world, and they do so as young people grounded in the Qur'an, in good character and in a clear sense of who they are.
Whether your family is just beginning to explore the school or is already part of our community, you are warmly welcome. We would be glad to meet you.
The Principal
School life
Moments from our graduation
A glimpse of life at Manhattan and the celebrations that mark our students’ achievements.
Ready to take the next step?
Apply for a place or arrange a visit. We'd be glad to meet your family.