school options in Jubail

Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

moving from sunny california to "sunny" Jubail...any info on schools (other than ISG) will be appreciated.
Got 3 kids in grades 6,5,1.
Looking for schools with strong academics.
Thank you.

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A_K. Contributor

177POSTS

15 years ago

hmm. Welcome to jubail Shazia.

I know 2 schools in jubail One is Pakistani International School and the Second is Indian Inernationl school. They have their own transport for pic and drop.

Thanks.

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Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

correct me if i'm wrong.

jubail has ONLY 3 choice of schools!
ISG
Indian
Pakistani

...sheesh!

belishabeacon ViP

129POSTS

15 years ago

THat's correct. Unfortunately. Khobar has more international school options.

A_K. Contributor

177POSTS

15 years ago

Yes Jubail has only 3 school of options. As belishabeacon said If u move to khober u can get better options.

Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

...how about yanbu...does yanbu have decent schools?
...how far is yanbu from jubail?
...how far is yanbu from jubail industrial city?

oracletrek Active member

38POSTS

15 years ago

Shazia0409 wrote:
...how about yanbu...does yanbu have decent schools?
...how far is yanbu from jubail?
...how far is yanbu from jubail industrial city?

Distance between them is app. 1300 km!, yanbu is at western side of saudi while jubail at eastern part. If you have two alternatives jubail and yanbu, evaluate seperately.
You can stay in Khobar/Dammam and work in Jubail, distance is 80-100 km.

Regards Member

3POSTS

15 years ago

Hi,
There are many international schools in Jubail and industrial Jubail, highly regarded and well known, like ISG Jubail School which operates the IPC curriculum from J-KG / Reception to Grade 6 / Year 7, and follows an American curriculum in Grades 7 to 10, and Maria Schools, Jubail International Schools, Indian embassy school,Al Hussan international schools, and many others.
wish you the best luck

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Regards Member

3POSTS

15 years ago

About living in Khobar and working in jubail i tried it for a full year, the drive is 1 hour and 20 minutes, almost 3 hours coming and going, after few months i had back and knees problems, and the road is not that safe due to crazy drivers, now i moved to jubail, yes its as knobar but i spend much more time with my wife and kid, and every weekend or any day during the week we go to khobar.
Best Luck

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valor123 Active member

27POSTS

15 years ago

#10

for the grades of your kids, you have almost all school options in jubail. american, british, pakistani and indian.. pakistani and indian schools are upto high school(12 years of education) and for british and american, you have to get them admitted in daharan school after year/grade 9. there is one al-hussan school in jubail for A level education as well. daharan school provides pick and drop transport for the students attending from jubail.
jubail is better than yanbu in many ways, specially community and amenities...take care

slimsonik New member

7POSTS

15 years ago

#11

i visited the indian embassy school last week and it was quite nice.... we met with the principle also and it seemed to me a good one... it is a big school and they have buses for transportation.... for their school program it is quite a charged one... lots of things to learn and their english teaching is good also.. i have seen many kids from it and their english was very good.... good luck ... this is the only option i know about as i am not living in jubail... we just went there for meeting the principle as he is from family...

good luck

Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

#12

would love to send kids to that school. unfortunately, admission is limited to indian citizens only...

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metong Member

1POSTS

15 years ago

#13

mariyaschool.com/聽聽is this ok

Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

#14

how is Mariya international school? Any happy parents?

RedGoblin ViP

1229POSTS

15 years ago

#15

for the school options, I would ask you to hav a basic idea of the schools here, and then come down here and go the different schools and decide by yourself.

Farhan Hamid Member

2POSTS

15 years ago

#16

if u are american,canadian or british citizen then best choice is ISG jubail.
if u are indian then go for indian school .
if u are pakistani or any other nationality then u have 2 choices.
Jubail internation school(also known as聽 AL-Hussan)
Mariya International School .

Jubail international school tution fees is very high as compared to Mariya Intl.School. But if the company will pay the fee then the best choice is Jubail International School.

The studies, syllabuses, curriculum all are good and can be compared to any american school

Chayan Active member

32POSTS

15 years ago

#17

Thanks for the information R/Goblin and Farhan.

In that case, how would you compare Jubail Int'l with ISG.

Basic idea of school is strong academics, preferably O/A levels AND a little bit of religion.

Hubby was up at Mariya and it didn't look good.

Farhan Hamid Member

2POSTS

15 years ago

#18

Jubain Int'l is far better than Mariya. and comparable to ISG Jubail in curriculum. The only difference is a highly qualified teacher at higher level (A-level). My son is studing in Jubail international in grade 3 and i am聽 satisfied with the school Regarding the higher grades until grade 7 or 8 , i know the parents who are satisfied with thier kids schooling.
Note: they have good islamic eduation as well .

jmcmorn Member

2POSTS

15 years ago

#19

Sorry this may be too late for you, I can only speak for 2 of the schools tbh.
The Al Hussan School is the Jubail Int school. If you are used to a British School system, Al Hussan is the only school here that offers that. Saying that, I don't know many Brits that send their children there, I do know a lot of South Africans do though. I have been told the staff aren't as good at their job as the ISG school. The ISG is realy a US system - no matter what the school may say. And the ISG school isn't well known for the staples, math, english, but its okay.
My children go to Dhahran everyday as that was the 'nearest' Brit school. They leave the house at 6.15 am and return 5.30pm, yes a very long day, but we didn't like the school choices offered to us in Jubail.

mzghazi Member

3POSTS

14 years ago

#20

Hi.聽 Can somebody share the annual fee for a child in Al-Hussan Jubail International School and Mariya International School in Jubail?

Thanks,

Relocator Member

1POSTS

14 years ago

#21

Royal Commission School Jubail

Dear All

Can anyone help us knowing the Academic Curriculum of Royal Commission School in Jubail.

Is it English Medium & suitable for non arabic speaking students?

Thanks

sasa95 Member

1POSTS

14 years ago

#22

Hi,
Possibly moving to jubail from San Diego,CA. What school option is best?

vpb Member

3POSTS

14 years ago

#23

hi,
to all those moving to Jubail, Indian school-IISJ is not good at all.

I have moved last year from Bombay -India and the quality of school education & teachers in IISJ-Jubail is very very poor. Most of them are part-time teachers with no formal teaching qualification/experience who join as a teacher at a low salary as compared to fully qualified/experienced teachers. Forget about teaching, even their attitude towards students is rude and careless to say the least.The school Principal is good but not the teachers.

natashacw Member

1POSTS

14 years ago

#24

Also needing info on english schls in jubail. What is meant by schls in kingdom.聽 Pls help!!

karachiboy New member

5POSTS

12 years ago

#25

Hi All,

I need to get my daughter enrolled in play group / pre KG.

Need advise and fees structure please

annie786 Member

10POSTS

12 years ago

#26

Farhan Hamid wrote:
if u are american,canadian or british citizen then best choice is ISG jubail.
if u are indian then go for indian school .
if u are pakistani or any other nationality then u have 2 choices.
Jubail internation school(also known as聽 AL-Hussan)
Mariya International School .

Jubail international school tution fees is very high as compared to Mariya Intl.School. But if the company will pay the fee then the best choice is Jubail International School.

The studies, syllabuses, curriculum all are good and can be compared to any american school

What is the best choice if you are European?

ExpatPro Active member

35POSTS

12 years ago

#27

Hello Chayan...its been a long time since you started this thread, can you provide us all an update on where you finally enrolled your kids into and any other useful info you may want to share.

All others, please share your thoughts comparing Jubail International (Al Hussan) and ISG Jubail.聽 Is it true that ISG and Al Hussan International both follow the same curriculum in the elementary grades?聽
Thanks!

Farzanaashif Member

1POSTS

11 years ago

#28

Plzz聽 can anyone compare me the difference of opinion to select al hosan school and isg jubail

esjubail Member

19POSTS

11 years ago

#29

I think there was a previous discussion about ISG and Al Hussan. I'll try to find the link. In the meantime here is a basic overview
ISG聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Al Hussan
US curriculum聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 British curriculum
US accredited聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽US and UK accredited
Preschool-grade 10聽聽聽聽聽聽Preschool to grade 12
Transfer for high school聽聽IGCSEs and IA levels
Jubail Industrial city聽聽聽聽聽 Jubail Industrial city
No school uniform聽聽聽聽聽聽聽School uniform
Expensive fees聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Moderate fees
Small class sizes聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Small class sizes
Taught in English聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Taught in English
2nd language age 6聽聽聽聽聽 2nd language age 3

The standard of teaching is comparable. This is based on the fact that both have US accreditation which requires teachers to be at least degree educated and with relevant experience.

esjubail Member

19POSTS

11 years ago

#30

With regards to European students.聽 I am not aware of any specific schools in Jubail.聽 There is a French school in Khobar and possibly other schools for other nationalities.聽

Both ISG and Al Hussan teach in English but offer French and Arabic lessons. Al Hussan also offers Urdu.

I believe Mariyah school offers French, Arabic, Urdu and Phillipino.

I'm not sure what languages Iqra school offers other than English and Arabic.

There is also the Egyptian school in Jubail, it may offer French as well as English and Arabic.

Having said that, it is my understanding that only ISG and Al Hussan are internationally accredited so most European parents who don't want to send their children on the long drive to Khobar each day, would choose between ISG and Al Hussan.

alza1241 New member

4POSTS

11 years ago

#31

Hi there
can you please give the website or the name of your kid's school?
Thanks

mian naveed Member

2POSTS

11 years ago

#32

Dear ,

i want to ask is there any school of special children in jubail .if any one know please inform me .
thanks,

Tahanith New member

5POSTS

11 years ago

#33

Big difference between jubail and california 馃槶 do u feel homesick i think the answe is BIG YES

brinpol Active member

52POSTS

10 years ago

#34

From what I understand, ISG has now started offering till grade 12 (so full diploma), though it seems to depend on enrollment each year. They're also planning on moving to a new campus between 2016-2019...

esjubail Member

19POSTS

10 years ago

#35

Sorry for the delay. My understanding is that there are no International Special School's in Jubail.

I think there are at least two Arabic speaking special schools in Jubail. Including an Al Hussan special school not too far from Al Hussan International School.

Ruby.zeeshan Member

2POSTS

10 years ago

#36

bundle of thanx, would u like 2 tell me about urself?

ahmedeng New member

5POSTS

10 years ago

#37

Please, help.
I had 4 children, in different stages, and I will transferred to jubail for new job.
So, I want to know and discuss, what is a probability for national and international schools and its fees?

rizwanad New member

6POSTS

8 years ago

#38

Hi
I am moving with kids to live in jubail and Dammam/khobar next month my work site exactly in middle of Jubail and dammam.

Will be great help if you can compare Pakistan international school Jubail and Khobar,

I have choice to live any where.

Thanks & regards

rizwanad New member

6POSTS

8 years ago

#39

A_K. wrote:
hmm. Welcome to jubail Shazia.

I know 2 schools in jubail One is Pakistani International School and the Second is Indian Inernationl school. They have their own transport for pic and drop.

Thanks.

I moving to the area next month from jeddah, with options of living in khobar or jubail.

can you advice which Pakistani school is better from Juabil and Khobar?

Will be great help
Thanks

alza1241 New member

4POSTS

8 years ago

#40

Hello there

I have no idea about the schools in jubail or in dammam

Apartments in dammam cheaper than jubail
Jubail more beautiful and less crowded than dammam and khobar

Hope that will help