Hilal International Academy

Hilal International Academy is an integrated school in Mogadishu, Somalia, established in 2018 by a group of academicians and professionals knowledgeable in the educational system of the country. The main aim of Hilal International Academy is provide unique and quality educational service for the children aged 3 to 18 years. We intend to put in place a conducive learning environment, well equipped classrooms, and qualified teachers to ensure learners receive and enjoy the best educational service in the country.

Hilal International Academy offers a modern, demanding, engaging and inclusive education with exceptional facilities and fascinating opportunities in academics, sports, and the arts in a setting that is unmatched on the outskirts of a lovely and historical beautiful town of Mogadishu, Somalia. Students are motivated to strive for greatness and place a high value on academic excellence, individuality and accomplishment.

Our programs impart knowledge and skills to all school aged children of our community. Hilal International Academy employees are selected based on high professional achievements, demonstrated enthusiasm, dedication and concern for the individual needs of each child and involved in continuous self-development and leadership training programs.

Hilal International Academy has two branches in Hiliwaa and Wadajir districts of Banadir region, Mogadishu, Somalia and its programs range from preschool up to high school. It offers the learning of all subjects in two shifts; one shift is for school subjects like English, Arabic, Mathematics and Somalia while the other shift is for Holy Quran and Islamic studies.

Our Vision

To be a safe learning environment in which pupils are empowered to seek, acquire, and demonstrate knowledge, skills and values that will serve them and their communities in the future.

Our Mission

To provide a progressive education that enables learners to attain their full potential as responsible, productive, creative, and compassionate global citizens.

Our Core Values

We serve our stakeholders with the highest standards of professionalism and personal and collective excellence will be rewarded.

We are trustworthy, faithful and honest in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. They are open to learning, receiving feedback and taking responsibility.

We affirm and celebrate diversity among the students, families and staff by encouraging genuine interactions between different peoples.

We encourage and nurture collaboration and partnership among all stakeholders in order for the school to benefit from individual strengths.

We sustain and seek to develop a sound ethical foundation of respecting human rights and freedoms, dignity and self-worth of every individual in the school.

We are responsible for our decisions, actions and attitudes taken and the willingness of our staff to accept and answer for the consequences of their actions is very high.

We strive for change and through technology, we admire to transform status quo in to a better and acceptable manner to meet current and future educational needs.

We are unique and exceptional team committed to professionalism, personal growth and community development.

We nurture and foster a positive and supportive learning environment where all students feel valued

We connect our community to the school to share their knowledge and skills as we impart skills to develop them from our side.

Our Goals

Hilal International Academy aims to:
Enrich the learners’ intellectual, physical, spiritual, and cultural experiences at school by making it possible for them to enjoy learning.

Our Main Objectives

The Main objectives of Hilal International Academy are to:

  • Institute structures, systems, and processes for effective management of a successful international school
  • Develop and foster co-curricular programmes that will inspire confidence in the learners, parents and guardians

Our Mandate

The primary role of Hilal International Academy is to offer relevant and focused formal and informal education that emphasizes on: 

  • Helping the learner to acquire the right knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
  • Giving genuine and professional care to the learner.
  • Developing learners in all areas of life.
  • Inculcating values that promote ethical behavior and international mindedness.
  • Monitoring the performance and progress of learners.
  • Providing adequate resources for effective learning.
  • Recruiting, training, and retaining of the right staff.

Our IB Programs with Age variations

Through interactive, play-based activities, our kindergarten program is intended to ignite your child’s imagination, creativity, and curiosity. The learners have numerous chances every day to develop and acquire important lifelong skills.

The Primary Years Programme fosters your child’s innate curiosity by creating a stimulating atmosphere.Children can cultivate a lifelong love of learning through our well-balanced curriculum and inquiry-based structure.

Our Middle Years Programme is designed to develop creative, critical and reflective learner. A challenging curriculum that fosters global perspective-taking and teaches students how to learn is beneficial to students.

Our Diploma Programme is designed to develop creative, critical and reflective learner. A challenging curriculum that fosters global perspective-taking and teaches students how to learn is beneficial to students.

Who we are

Hilal International Academy

Hilal International Academy is an Authorized School for the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years programme (MYP) and The Diploma Programme (DP). For information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org

What we do

Touch lives

Hilal International Academy offers a modern, demanding, engaging and inclusive education with exceptional facilities and fascinating opportunities in academics, sports, and the arts in a setting that is unmatched on the outskirts of a lovely and historical beautiful town of Mogadishu, Somalia. Students are motivated to strive for greatness and place a high value on academic excellence, individuality and accomplishment.