The Gifted Students' School (Iraq)


The Gifted Students' School is a co-educational institution for gifted students in Baghdad, Iraq. Every year, talented students from all over Iraq apply to the school, and IQ tests are administered. Fewer than twenty students are accepted by the school each year.

History

The school was founded by the Iraqi government in 1998. In its first year the school accepted 10 male students as it started as a boys school. Later in 2004-2005 academic year, the school become co-educational as it accepted 10 female students in addition to 10 male students. The school's principal is Wisal Al-Doori, then Dr.Qasim Jaber Hassan became the new principal headmaster of the school, and he remained until 2015,When Dr.Wisal Al-Doori became the principal again.

Campus

The school's original location was in Hayy Al-Jami'a, Baghdad, but it was relocated with Al-Mansor High School in Al-Mansor, Baghdad after being targeted by Al-Qaeda. Now the school has three other campuses in Iraq in An-Najaf, Al-Basrah, and Al-Mosul. These three campuses were established in 2007 to provide better chances for the gifted students in the north and south of Iraq.