Type International Principal Bazlur Rashid Motto Knowledge Is Everything | Established 1990 (1990) Website bisesriyadh.org Founded 1990 | |
Address 6499 Al Haysiyah, Al Olaya, Riyadh 12221, Saudi Arabia | ||
Bangladesh International School, English Section, Riyadh (BISES, Riyadh) is a private school located in the Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It follows the British Curriculum. The school has two sections:
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History
The school was established for students of the Bangladeshi community of Riyadh in the year 1990 to satisfy a perceived need for an English medium school for the Bangladeshi students. It was previously known as "Bangladesh Embassy School" as it was run by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Riyadh.
Later, administration and management were handed over to the Bangladeshi parents community; the school is currently run by a Board of Directors elected from amongst the parents of the school.
As with all international schools in Saudi Arabia, the school is open to students of any nationality.
Location
The school was originally established as the "English Section" of the (former) Bangladesh Embassy School located on Al Amir Faidal Ibn Turki Ibn Abdul Aziz Street, Hayyal Wazarat. The growing student population necessitated a move to an independent campus in the Sulaimaniya district and hence came to be known as the Bangladesh Embassy School, English Section. The school moved to a newer facility on Khazzan St. to accommodate the ever increasing student body. It was later closed and a new facility on Dabbab Street, Olaya was established.
Type
The school has separate sections for boys and girls according to the education law of the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia.
Academics
The school is well known for its outstanding academic performance. From grades eight to ten, the students are taught the IGCSE curriculum devised by the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Students in grades 11 and 12 are taught the A-Level curriculum from Edexcel. The school has a 100% pass rate with a majority of the students achieving A* and A grades.
Each year graduates go to world class universities in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Canada, United States, England, Australia and other anglophone nations for higher education.
Special occasions
The school commemorates special days marking Bangladesh's Victory Day and Independence Day, International Mother Language Day and Bengali New Year. Special programs are organized and hosted by the students and the Bengali Culture department. These include poetry, songs, dramas, dances, etc. The school also conducts activities like debates, speech and quran competitions, spelling bee and general knowledge.