Bahrain has focused on increasingstudent learning outcomes by improving the quality ofeducation in the country. An effective student assessmentsystem is an important part of improving education qualityand learning outcomes as it provides the necessaryinformation to meet stakeholders’ decision-making needs. Inorder to gain a better understanding of the strengths andweaknesses of its existing assessment system, Bahraindecided to benchmark this system using standardized toolsdeveloped under The World Bank’s Systems Approach for BetterEducation Results (SABER) program. SABER is anevidence-based program to help countries systematicallyexamine and strengthen the performance of different aspectsof their education systems. SABER-Student Assessment is acomponent of the SABER program that focuses specifically onbenchmarking student assessment policies and systems. Thegoal of SABER-Student Assessment is to promote strongerassessment systems that contribute to improved educationquality and learning for all.