Saudi Aramco Expatriate Schools (SAES)

Saudi Aramco Residential Camp, Dhahran, 31311, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

In short: Saudi Aramco Expatriate Schools (SAES) is a private, secular, co-ed international school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It offers American. Stages: preschool, primary and middle school (ages 4–15). Taught in English. 4,500 students.

Type: Private · Secular · Co-ed
Ages: 4–15 · Preschool to middle school
Students: 4,500
Curricula: American
Languages: English

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Fees

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Curriculum & results

SAES follows an American curriculum taught in English from K4 to Grade 9, as stated by Aramco. The schools do not offer the International Baccalaureate, British qualifications or a high school diploma, since teaching ends at Grade 9. The system's portal links to PowerSchool for parents and students and to the Schoology learning platform used in the middle grades.

Stages · ages 4–15

SAES covers early years, elementary and middle school. Children can start in K4 at age four and Kindergarten at age five, moving on to Grade 1 at six and continuing up to Grade 9 at about fourteen to fifteen, with ages counted on 31 August. Some campuses take the full K4-9 range (Abqaiq and Udhailiyah), while in Dhahran and Ras Tanura one school serves K4 to Grade 4 and a separate middle school serves Grades 5 to 9. There is no upper-secondary section.

Approach · General Curriculum

Languages

English is the language of instruction throughout SAES, and Aramco's admissions guidance notes that proficiency in English is an advantage for new students. Children whose needs are unclear may be assessed after arrival to decide on grade placement or classroom support. No information on other languages taught is published on the official sources available.