Pakistan International School, Riyadh

Riyadh

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, (PISR) located in Al-Nasiriyah district, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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, was established in 1968 as an international school under the permission of the King Faisal

Faisal of Saudi Arabia

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 Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (Late).

Up to 1988, the school functioned under the management of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic Of Pakistan but on 4 December 1988, it was taken over by the Embassy of Pakistan at Riyadh.

The school is affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad is the Intermediate Education Governmental body in Pakistan and overseas Pakistani schools.It is authorized with financial and administrative authority to organize, manage, regulate, develop and control intermediate and secondary...

, Islamabad

Islamabad

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. Syllabi and courses of studies prescribed by the Board are followed by the school for SSC (Class X) and HSSC (Class XI - XII) Examinations.

Board of Governors

The Ambassador of Pakistan is the Ex-Officio Chairman who heads a Board of Governors consisting of eight members which includes members from the Pakistani community.

Affiliation

The school is affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad. Syllabus and courses of studies prescribed by the said Board are followed by the School for SSC (Class-X) and HSSC (Class XI, XII) Examinations.

Aims

• To impart education to Pakistani children residing in Riyadh and its suburbs.
• To impart knowledge in accordance with the national objectives and the curriculum Syllabus prescribed by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad
• To impart religious knowledge.
• To equip them with sound knowledge, high standard of moral values, good behaviour and qualities of an ideal citizen.
• To inculcate and develop sound character and leadership traits among the students.

Location and wings

There are seven wings situated in Nasriya within a radius of about half a kilometer.
The wings are known as:

• Senior boys wing, (IX-XII)
• Senior Girls Wing, (IX-XII)
• Junior Boys Wing, (V-VIII)
• Junior Girls Wing, (V-VIII)
• Primary Boys Wing, (I-IV)
• Primary Girls Wing, (I-IV)
• KG/Nursery

The Principal’s office and the Administrative wing of the school are situated in a separate building adjacent to the primary Girls Wing.

Administrative structure

• H.E Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Board of Governors
• Principal
• Headmaster/Headmistress
• Teaching staff

The staff are directly recruited from Pakistan as well as hired locally.

Facilities

The school caters for the educational needs of boys and girls of the Pakistan community in Riyadh from K.G to Class XII. Facilities provided by the school are:

• Text books, practical note books, progress reports are provided by the school on low charges.
• Science Laboratories exist in 1990 not now in both boys and girls wings. These Laboratories were fully equipped with apparatus and the materials required for conducting practicals in Physics, chemistry, Biology, Computer and Home Economics for Secondary and Higher Secondary Classes.
• Language Laboratories have been established at (S.B.W-II)-II and (S.G.W-II) to improve spoken proficiency in English.
• Computer classes for both boys and girls have been started in Senior Boys and Girls wings.
• B.A Coaching Classes have been started for girls.
• A fleet of 11 air-conditioned buses is run by the school.The transport charges are SR. 100/per head/per month, two buses are for the Pakistani Community at Al-Kharj to pick and drop the students.
• Each wing of the school has a canteen. Students can buy eatables and some stationery items from these shops.
• Dispensaries/medical rooms are available under the supervision of Medical Staff. A qualified doctor, and male and female nurses are employed as permanent members of the Staff.
• Arabic is taught from class I to VIII as a compulsory subject.
• Religious education in classrooms is supplemented by congregational prayers in the school, and the holding of functions on days of religious significance. Instructions in the recitation of Holy Quran (Nazra) and functional Arabic Language are imparted.
• Physical Education staff impart physical training in boys and girls wings.
• An Activity Room and Play Room are provided in KG Wing with visual aids, books, counting apparatus, models, TV, and VCP.
• The school offers its facilities as a centre of examination for Board and University exams to private candidates of the Pakistan community.
• Special Examination Centres are established at Sagrah, Dowadmy, Affif and Al-Kharj. The Management of the school conducts examination at these places.

Admissions

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 classes V-X.

Academic report

Result cards showing Monthly Tests, the Mid-Term and Annual Examination result and student’s progress are dispatched to the parents on regular basis.

For promotion to the next higher class, a student has to secure at least 33% marks in each subject. Student failing to qualify in any one or more subjects is not given grade.

Co-Curricular activities

All students join a houses to ensure competition in activities. The students are encouraged to participate in the following activities:

• Debates (English, Urdu)
• Qirat Competition
• Proctorial Systems
• Sports
• School Magazine
• Quiz Programme
• Boys Scouting/Girl Guides
• Meena Bazar
• Fun and Frolics

Societies, such as Debating Society, Computer Club and Literary Society, run co-curricular activities.

House System

For competition in games, sports and other co-curricular activities, the students are divided into six houses:

Boys

• Abdul Qadeer House
• Iqbal House
• Jinnnah House
• Fahad House
• Tipu House
• Sir Syed House

Girls

• Abdul Qadeer House
• Liaquat House
• Johar House
• Iqbal House
• Jinnah House
• Sir Syed House
• Tipu House

School hours

• KG/ Nursery, 7:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
• I to XII, 7:30 A.M. to 1000 P.M.
• Ramadhan hours, 9:00 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.