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Saudi Schools Overseas Related
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The Kingdom has established a number of educational institutions throughout the world for Saudi students living abroad. The three largest such institutions are located in the United States, Britain and Germany.

These schools accommodate students from kindergarten through the 12th grade, and provide instruction in Islam, and the Arabic language as well as the arts and sciences.

In an effort to maintain a consistent standard, directors of these overseas schools meet regularly to discuss curriculums and other shared issues.
 

 

In the Washington area, the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), established in 1984, provides students with the opportunity to study Islam and the Arabic language as well as an American curriculum.

ISA is open to all interested applicants who are looking for an educational environment that is in accordance with the principles of Islam. It is an independent, non-profit educational institution.


 

 

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Education
At the time the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932, education was not accessible to everyone and limited to individualized instruction at religious schools in mosques in urban areas.

General Education
The objectives of Saudi educational policy are to ensure that education becomes more efficient, to meet the religious, economic and social needs of the country and to eradicate illiteracy among Saudi adults.

Higher Education
Entering a new era of rapid development of the country's infrastructure and economy in the early 1970s, Saudi Arabia devoted special attention to fostering higher education.


Special and Adult Education
The Special Education Department of the Ministry of Education operates schools for the blind, deaf and the physically and mentally handicapped. Other institutes care for older handicapped people.
Training in Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom has identified technical and administrative training as an essential sector of education to support the country's economic and social development.




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