International Schools in Riyadh

Ages 5-18 · British, IB DP · Other Riyadh · ~2,000 students

Misk is the flagship school of the Misk Foundation, set up by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It opened in 2016 and sits inside Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City in Irqah. Cambridge curriculum, IGCSE and A Level. Fees run roughly SAR 85k for KG up to SAR 125k in upper secondary. Class sizes are small.

Ages 3-18 · American, IB · Al Yasmin · ~1,650 students

The oldest international school in Riyadh, founded in 1963, offering an American curriculum with IB Diploma for Grades 11-12 from a purpose-built campus opened in 2014. Annual tuition for 2025-26 ranges from SAR 63,164 (Early Years) to SAR 117,812 (Grades 9-12), inclusive of 15% VAT.

Ages 3-18 · British, IB · Al Hamra · ~3,000 students

The oldest British school in Riyadh, founded in 1979 and operating across three all-through campuses with British National Curriculum, IGCSE, A-Level, and IB Diploma. Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 49,095 (Foundation 1) to SAR 107,933 (Year 12-13), including 15% VAT.

Ages 3-18 · British · Al Aqiq · ~600 students

A Cognita-group British curriculum school in north Riyadh's Al Aqiq district, co-ed from Nursery to Year 4 and girls-only from Year 5 to Year 13. Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 54,855 (Nursery) to SAR 97,520 (Year 12-13), with one-time enrolment fees of SAR 5,750.

Ages 1-17 · IB, American · Al Khuzama · ~300 students

A Blenheim Schools / Outcomes First Group campus offering IB and American curricula from Nursery through to Grade 11 (Grade 12 from September 2026) in the Al Khuzama district. Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 40,000 (Nursery) to SAR 95,000 (Grade 11), with NEASC accreditation in process.

Ages 2-17 · IB · Al Rabieh · ~320 students

An IB World School (PYP and MYP authorised) opened in 2021 in the Al Rabieh district, part of the Spanish SEK Education Group with over 130 years of IB experience. Fees for 2025-26 range from SAR 35,190 (Nursery) to SAR 82,225 (Grade 11-12), with classes averaging 18 students.

Ages 3-13 · British · Other Riyadh · Contact school students

The first school to open under Riyadh's Royal Commission international schools programme, operating from a purpose-built campus in Diriyah since August 2021 and currently running from Pre-School to Year 7. Annual fees for 2025-26 range from SAR 52,784 (Pre-School/Reception, inc VAT) to SAR 79,175 (Year 7, inc VAT); no capital fee is charged.

Ages 3-18 · British · Al Waha · ~1,100 students

A British curriculum school across two Riyadh campuses - a primary site at Qurtobah and a secondary site at Ghirnatah - operating under a quality assurance partnership with Reigate Grammar School UK. Fees for 2026-27 run from SAR 45,368 (Nursery) to SAR 80,143 (Year 13), excluding 15% VAT, with a BSO Outstanding inspection rating.

Ages 4-18 · IB · An Nakheel · ~600 students

An IB World School since 2009 and CIS-accredited, operating three campuses in An Nakheel (Boys, Girls, and K-5 co-ed). Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 61,000 (KG1-2) to SAR 75,000 (Grades 11-12), all-inclusive of textbooks, with a 10% sibling discount available.

Ages 3-18 · IB, American · Diplomatic Quarter · ~2,100 students

Saudi Arabia's first full IB continuum school, founded in 1991 by the King Faisal Foundation and operating from a large green campus in the Diplomatic Quarter. Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 45,000 (Preschool) to SAR 67,500 (Grades 11-12), with 15% VAT applicable to non-Saudi families.

Ages 3-15 · IB, American · Al Muruj · ~600 students

A Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation campus opened in September 2022 in the Al Muruj district, offering IB PYP for Pre-KG to Grade 5 and an American curriculum from Grade 6 onwards. Annual fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 37,260 (Pre-KG) to SAR 62,100 (Grade 9), inclusive of 15% VAT, with a one-time registration fee of SAR 3,000.

Ages 3-18 · IB, American · Al Tawun · ~2,400 students

A full IB continuum school (PYP, MYP, DP) established in 2004 and Cognia-accredited, serving around 2,400 students in the Al Tawun district from a new campus opened in 2025-26. Fees range from SAR 42,000 (KG) to SAR 50,000 (Grades 10-12), with a one-time registration fee of SAR 3,000.

Ages 3-18 · American, British · Other Riyadh · ~6,000 students

A long-established Saudi institution, part of the Maarif group. Two strands worth knowing apart: the National (Arabic-stream) school and the International school, the latter offering a US/AP track and a British IGCSE/A-Level track from Grade 9. Boys and girls are taught in separate sections.

Ages 3-18 · French · Other Riyadh · ~1,200 students

The basics. Only French school in Riyadh formally accredited by the French Ministry / AEFE. So if you want Brevet, Bac, and a clean re-entry into the French system, this is the one. Compound-style site in the north of the city, fortress-like security.

Ages 3-18 · American, British · An Nuzhah · ~5,500 students

One of Riyadh's largest international schools, founded in 1999 with around 5,500 students across separate boys and girls campuses in An Nuzhah, offering both American (with SAT) and British (IGCSE, A-Level) curriculum tracks. Fees for 2025-26 run from SAR 20,800 (KG1-3) to SAR 29,800 (Grades 10-12), exclusive of 15% VAT, making it among the most affordable options in the city.

Ages 3-18 · German, Abitur, IB · Diplomatic Quarter · ~600 students

A small, German-curriculum school out at the Al Bustan compound in Al Arid, north of the city. Founded in 1975. It carries Germany's "Excellent German School Abroad" seal, which matters if you want a real Abitur-pathway feel rather than a German-flavoured international school.