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The ten schools Riyadh parents researched most this year, chosen from the 88 international schools in the city. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026.
Al Alia International Indian School is a K‑12 CBSE‑affiliated day school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was established on 6 April 2003 by Thomas Chandy to serve the Indian expatriate community and moved to its current Al Malaz campus in 2009 after previously operating in Azizia. The school reports around 100+ certified teachers and about 2,000 students, and its English‑medium curriculum follows CBSE. Facilities include a well‑stocked library and highly advanced computer and science laboratories, with indoor and outdoor amenities. The school provides a bus service with multiple routes and publishes a fee structure. The principal is Kavitha Latha Kadhiresan, and the school operates with separate Boys' and Girls' sections in various levels. The CBSE Gulf Sahodaya affiliation is noted, along with ongoing extracurricular and academic programs.
Established in 2004 under the aegis of the renowned Delhi Public School Society, Daratassalam International Delhi Public School Riyadh offers a dual pathway of academic excellence through the Indian (CBSE) and British (IGCSE) curriculums. The campus is designed to support a rigorous academic environment with specialized facilities, including digital classrooms, subject-specific science laboratories, and a well-stocked library containing over 11,000 books. Distinctive to its educational approach is a strong emphasis on public speaking and communication skills. The school actively integrates elocution, debate, and extempore speech competitions into its routine to build student confidence. While the Early Years program is co-educational, the school transitions to gender-segregated sections from Grade 1 to Grade 12, respecting local cultural norms while maintaining high educational standards. Students also benefit from a robust co-curricular program that includes participation in National Science and Mathematics Olympiads and various inter-school sporting events.
International Indian Public School Riyadh (IIPS Riyadh) is an English-medium CBSE-affiliated school established in 1995 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It serves students from Nursery through Grade XII and operates with separate boys' and girls' sections. The curriculum follows CBSE under NEP 2020, with Foundational (Nursery–KG-2), Primary (Grade I–III), Middle (Grade VI–VIII), and Secondary (Grade IX–XII) stages. The academic year runs April to March and is divided into two semesters. The campus provides a 10,368 square meter site with 70 classrooms and 13 laboratories, and offers a 12-month bus service. The school runs co-curricular activities such as Gavel Club, Scout and Guide, and Cyber Square. The languages of instruction are English, with Hindi taught as a subject. The Principal (In-Charge) is Mohammad Arshad Ali Khan.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 88 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.
Number of schools teaching each curriculum.
Number of schools teaching in each language.
Size & classes
School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.
Schools grouped by total enrolment.
Average school size is 1,629 students · based on the 51 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 19.5 students · based on the 44 schools that report it.
What it costs
Fees shown are one year for a 12-year-old (or the closest age available), excluding one-time enrolment costs.
Across the 69 schools that publish a price for a 12-year-old. All figures in SAR.
How many schools sit in each annual-fee range.
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