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Alafaq International Schools

An American-curriculum, STEM-certified school in Riyadh led by Salam Alrayyis, accredited by the North Western Accreditation Commission.


Fees, annual
SAR 33–62k
Founded
2004

An American-curriculum, STEM-certified school in Riyadh led by Salam Alrayyis, accredited by the North Western Accreditation Commission.

Alafaq runs an English-medium American programme from early childhood through Grade 12, with an American Diploma pathway from Grade 10 and an Arabic and Islamic studies stream alongside it. Fees run from roughly SAR 33,000 to SAR 62,100, which puts the upper grades in the upper-mid tier of Riyadh schools.

The signal from parents is small in volume but consistent. Teachers come across as well qualified and personally invested, the administration responds quickly when issues come up, and the school's distinguishing pitch is a willingness to adapt to individual learners through varied teaching methods. Children are described as growing in confidence and language skills. Most of the available feedback skews positive, so the picture is partial rather than triangulated.


Fee Age Type Amount
Nursery (Saudi) 3 Annual SAR 33,000
Nursery (Non-Saudi) 3 Annual SAR 37,950
Kindergarten (Saudi) 4 Annual SAR 39,000
Kindergarten (Non-Saudi) 4 Annual SAR 44,850
Elementary G1-G4 (Saudi) 6 Annual SAR 44,000
Elementary G1-G4 (Non-Saudi) 6 Annual SAR 50,600
Middle G5-G8 (Saudi) 10 Annual SAR 49,000
Middle G5-G8 (Non-Saudi) 10 Annual SAR 56,350
High G9-G12 (Saudi) 14 Annual SAR 54,000
High G9-G12 (Non-Saudi) 14 Annual SAR 62,100

Head of school

Salam Alrayyis

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to Alafaq Schools, I have the honor of managing the schools for the last ten years. We are pleased to preserve our rich history and culture, integrate it with our current reality to establish a school with a distinct and unique system. Here we provide you with information about the curriculum, the people who established this distinguished edifice, including management and employees, and about the distinguished accreditation that schools seek to obtain from international accreditation bodies. Alafaq Schools include an environment in which academic excellence and traditions blend together in the search for excellence and progress to meet challenges in all areas of life. At the same time, Alafaq Schools are committed to transparency, responsibility and self-esteem at highest standards that international accreditation bodies do not accept less than, and everyone confirms that our schools are moving towards achieving The highest standards of global excellence. Therefore, we ask you not to hesitate to contact us to inquire about what is happening in our schools and to provide us with your comments and development suggestions. You are always welcome to our distinguished community.


Jabal Aban, An Nakheel, Riyadh 12394, Saudi Arabia

School website