Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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Khaled International School has instruction in English.
KiS is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The address is 148 Riyadh 11411, Prince Fawaz Ben Abdel Aziz Street, Nahda Road, Riyadh, KSA. KiS operates separate girls' and boys' campuses on the same site; KiS Girls' School has four main buildings, and KiS Boys' School has three main buildings. The location is in the Nahda area and is accessible via major roads.
KiS serves learners from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with Preschool KG1 to KG3, Elementary, and Middle & High School. The school site lists Preschool, Elementary, and Middle & High School programs, confirming the four-level structure.
KiS educates both male and female students across two campuses (Girls' School and Boys' School), providing a co-educational system with separate buildings for each gender. The Girls' School and Boys' School pages describe the two campuses and their facilities.
KiS describes itself as a multicultural environment with national and international students, but a numeric nationality breakdown is not published.
The Preschool Program states that additional support is provided to children with special education needs within an integrated, thematic curriculum.
KiS is based in Saudi Arabia and describes its curriculum as American. It is located in Riyadh and operates within the Saudi educational context.
KiS has no official religious affiliation; Islamic studies is included as a core subject in Grades 6–12.
The school day starts at varying times by grade: KG from 7:55–8:40, G1–G3 from 7:30–8:20, and G4–G12 from 7:30–8:30. The day includes designated breaks and ends with dismissal at 2:00 pm.
KiS provides a school bus service with safety rules; students must be at designated stops, follow bus rules, and wear seat belts. The bus rules cover conduct, allowed items, and punctuality, and buses should not wait for late students.
Annual tuition at Khaled International School ranges from SAR 24,725 to SAR 33,350 for 2026/27.
Khaled International School teaches American Curriculum for students aged 3 to 18.
KiS organizes its curriculum by school stage: Preschool Program for KG1–KG3 uses an integrated, thematic syllabus with personalized learning and cross-curricular activities. The Elementary School comprises Lower Elementary (Grades 1–3) and Upper Elementary (Grades 4–6) with a holistic, multidisciplinary curriculum emphasizing logic, problem-solving and higher-order thinking through projects. The Middle & High School (Grades 7–12) follows a strong American curriculum focused on inquiry, identity and global understanding. In the high school, Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered for Grades 11–12, with AP credits at American universities and an AP coordinator. Khaled International Schools is an official IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) in the high school, and the school carries Cognia accreditation and is a member of the LWIS Network.
KiS Riyadh describes a safe, flexible and nurturing learning environment that aims to develop students' cognitive, emotional, and spiritual growth within a learner-centered, holistic educational approach that integrates technology. The school's vision emphasizes emotional development as part of its broader development goals, reinforcing a focus on students' wellbeing within academics. The School Life section notes an open-door policy where input from learners, families, teachers and staff is valued, indicating a culture supportive of wellbeing and social-emotional learning. The publicly available materials describe the overall approach but do not detail a formal, named SEL program or dedicated SEL staff. The school does not publicly disclose explicit SEL programs or staff roles beyond these general statements.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding SEN provision or whether it is a specialist SEN institution. A Grade Advancement Policy indicates that learners may be placed in support classes in the subjects they fail, suggesting some academic support mechanisms. Khaled International Schools is IB World School and Cognia-accredited, reflecting alignment with international standards, but these accreditations do not specify SEN support. There is no publicly disclosed list of SEN types the school can support. The School Life page notes an open-door policy for stakeholder input, which may relate to support but does not specify SEN arrangements.
The Explore Our Programs page states that KiS's curriculum is delivered in English, Arabic, French and Mandarin, demonstrating multilingual instruction. There is no explicit mention of a dedicated EAL program or EAL services beyond this multilingual curriculum. The multilingual environment is described in program overviews and the school's vision. No public details describe EAL-specific staff or targeted EAL programs beyond the four-language curriculum. The school does not publicly disclose additional EAL provisions beyond these language offerings.
KiS emphasizes a safe, flexible and nurturing environment with a focus on emotional development as part of cognitive, emotional and spiritual development. This orientation to wellbeing is integrated into the school's holistic approach to education. The open-door policy on School Life signals ongoing engagement with families and staff around student wellbeing. No explicit mental wellbeing programs, counseling services, or dedicated wellbeing staff are described in publicly accessible materials. The overall wellbeing framework is presented as part of the learner-centered, holistic education model.
Public materials from KiS do not include a dedicated safeguarding or child protection policy page. The available Policies page concentrates on grade advancement and attendance, with no explicit safeguarding content. KiS is an IB World School and Cognia-accredited, which suggests alignment with international education standards, though safeguarding specifics are not publicly documented on the site. General contact details are provided for inquiries, but safeguarding contacts are not listed on publicly accessible pages. Consequently, explicit safeguarding details are not publicly disclosed on the site.