It followed the British curriculum and used English as the medium of instruction.
It was governed by a committee made of nine members, five appointed by the UN Development Programme and four parents.
[2] Due to the possibility of the U.S. government invading Iraq, around December 2002 European students withdrew from the school.
After Arab and Asian students withdrew from the school the enrollment plummeted to 133 as of February 2003, including 30 Iraqis who were children of diplomats.
The school's final director was Graham Cherry, a New Zealander.