Pakistan International School, Riyadh


Pakistan International School Riyadh is a Pakistan International School located in the An Nasiriyah locality of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The school was founded in 1968 under the permission of the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. It serves students ages 4–19 from Kindergarten to Class XII, where a Higher Secondary School Certificate is awarded at the end. As of 2015, the school has 9000 students. From 1968 until 1989, the school was managed by the Armed Forces of Pakistan. On 4 December 1990, the Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh assumed management of the school.

Board of Governors

The Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia appoints the governing board and the principal of the school. The former chairman of Pakistan International School was Dr. Rajab Ali Khawaja who with his fellow management team worked for the betterment of school until 2019. As per the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, the Ambassador of Pakistan nominates the seven members Management Council from Parents, headed by a chairman under the supervision of Ministry of foreign Education Saudi Arabia. Management Council has been given comprehensive authority to run the school.

Affiliation

The school is affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad. Syllabi and courses of studies prescribed by the Board are followed by the school for SSC and HSSC Examinations.

Location and Wings

There are seven constituent units of the school, called wings, situated in the neighborhood of Nasiriyah within a radius of about half a kilometer.
The wings are known as:
The Principal’s office and the Administrative wing of the school are situated in a separate building adjacent to the Senior Boys Wing-I.

Administrative Structure

The staff is directly recruited from Pakistan or from the Pakistani community residing locally.

Facilities

The school caters for the educational needs of boys and girls of the Pakistan community in Riyadh from kindergarten to grade 12. Facilities provided by the school are:
Admissions remain open throughout the year but normally held at the beginning of the Academic Session and after the Summer Vacation. Being the only recognized educational institution for the Pakistani community in the area, every Pakistani applicant is accommodated. An admission test/interview is given to the candidates by the Class Teacher or Wing Head. The age requirement for admission to Nursery is 3 and above, KG 4 and above and to class 1 is 5 and above and so on.

Medium of Instruction

Provision of both English and Urdu instruction in separate sections is available from grade V-XII.

Co-curricular Activities

All students join a house to ensure competition in activities. The students are encouraged to participate in the following activities:
Societies, such as Debating Society, Computer Club and Literary Society, run co-curricular activities.

Notable alumni