🇸🇦 International Schools in Saudi Arabia
4 schools, profiled on verifiable public data.
Saudi Arabia's international-school market spans the two largest hubs, Riyadh and Jeddah, with long-established British (BISR, founded 1979; BISJ, founded 1977) and American (AIS Riyadh, founded 1963; AISJ, founded 1952) institutions serving large, mobile expatriate communities. The Kingdom has no Ofsted-style domestic graded inspectorate, so quality rests on accreditation — UK British Schools Overseas (BSO), COBIS and BSME for British schools; Middle States, Cognia, NEASC and US State Department assistance for American schools. A verbatim BSO 'Outstanding' band would unlock the top tier, but none of these four currently holds one. Fees are quoted in Saudi riyals.
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| School | Curricula | Ages | Fees (SGD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| American International School of Jeddah | American | 2-18 | 2026/2027: SAR 40,250-105,110 per year (school-published via international-schools-database.com) |
| American International School Riyadh | American / IB | 3-18 | 2026/2027: SAR 64,744-120,757/year (non-Saudi, incl. 15% VAT; lower for Saudi nationals at 0% VAT) |
| The British International School Jeddah | British / IB | 2-18 | 2025/26: SAR 43,240-101,430 per year |
| The British International School RiyadhPenta International (British Schools Overseas): Good quality of education with many excellent features | British / IB | 3-18 | SAR 50,568-111,172 per year (2026/2027) |
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