Type Community School Gender Both Language Urdu and English Motto I CAN, I WILL! Founded 1968 | Established 1968 Enrollment 10000 Phone +966 11 441 7979 Number of students 10,000 | |
Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 Address An Nasiriyah, Riyadh 12732, Saudi Arabia Profiles |
Pakistan International School, Riyadh, (PISR) is a community school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, established in 1968, primarily for the Pakistani community in Riyadh under the permission of the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Among the numerous international schools in Saudi Arabia, the PISR is the largest in terms of enrollment with a student body of over 9,000 students. Until 1989, the school functioned under the management of the Armed Forces of Pakistan but on 4 December 1990, it was taken over by the Embassy of Pakistan at Riyadh. The Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia appoints the governing board and the principal of the school. The Ex chairman of Pakistan International School was Engr.Tariq Mahmood who with his fellow management team worked for the betterment of school till 2015.
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Board of Governors
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 (Grade 9-10) and HSSC (Grade 11 - 12) 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 Girls 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
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-X.
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.