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Abdulaziz International School Al-Wadi
The Al Wadi sister campus of AIS Sulaimaniah, opened in September 2013 to absorb demand at the older Sulaimaniah school. SABIS-managed, KG1 through senior years, fees around 30,000 to 40,000 SAR.
In brief
The Al Wadi sister campus of AIS Sulaimaniah, opened in September 2013 to absorb demand at the older Sulaimaniah school. SABIS-managed, KG1 through senior years, fees around 30,000 to 40,000 SAR.
Same SABIS engine as the Sulaimaniah campus, same daily structure of oral, individual and group work tracked through SABIS AMS, same Academic Quality Controller layer between parents and teachers. The Al Wadi site started with around 300 students in KG1 to Grade 9 and has grown since. Families often pick AIS Al Wadi for proximity rather than as a different educational proposition from AIS Sulaimaniah.
Parent voice tracks the wider SABIS pattern. Families who like the highly structured, test-driven system describe consistent academic outcomes and a clear progression through grades. Families coming from inquiry-led curricula find the model rigid. A multi-year age range in some classes can be a social adjustment for older children.
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre KG Tuition | 3 | Annual | SAR 30,000 |
| KG1 Tuition | 4 | Annual | SAR 32,000 |
| KG2 Tuition | 5 | Annual | SAR 35,000 |
| Grade 1 Tuition | 6 | Annual | SAR 37,000 |
| Grade 2 Tuition | 7 | Annual | SAR 37,000 |
| Grade 3 Tuition | 8 | Annual | SAR 37,000 |
| Grade 4 Tuition | 9 | Annual | SAR 37,500 |
| Grade 5 Tuition | 10 | Annual | SAR 38,000 |
| Grade 6 Tuition | 11 | Annual | SAR 38,000 |
| Grade 7 Tuition | 12 | Annual | SAR 40,000 |
| Grade 8 Tuition | 13 | Annual | SAR 40,000 |
| Grade 9 Tuition | 14 | Annual | SAR 40,000 |
| Annual Bus Fee | Annual | SAR 8,500 | |
| Joining Fee (KG) | One-time | SAR 2,000 | |
| Joining Fee (Grades 1-9) | One-time | SAR 3,000 | |
| Registration Deposit (Returning Students) | One-time | SAR 4,000 |
Reviews
- This is the newer SABIS campus in Riyadh, opened on the system that runs on structured, recall-led teaching with frequent in-class assessments. WhichSchoolAdvisor describes the SABIS approach as "a throw-back to the way schools were run two or more decades ago" for families coming from English-speaking systems, with an emphasis on "gaining and reeling off knowledge in terms of facts" rather than inquiry.
- Parent voice across the two SABIS campuses in Riyadh emphasises confident progress through regular assessment and a strong maths and Arabic foundation. One parent at Al-Wadi said the school focuses on both academic and social development with continuous follow-up.
- Class age range is structural: SABIS allows up to a three-year spread in single classes, which the reviewer flagged as a possible source of social difficulty for older students.
- Parent communication runs through Academic Quality Controllers rather than direct teacher contact, and the Student Life Organization is a required activity rather than an opt-in.
- Specific learning support provision is not detailed; SABIS schools have historically not been fully inclusive.