King Faisal School

King Faisal School (KFS) is situated in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, close to the centre of the country. While English is the primary language of instruction, there are Arabic language lessons to preserve the country’s cultural identity. The School is a private, not for profit, school that is a member of the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), an organisation with a wide portfolio of educational investments and interests. 

Today, the school educates 3,000 male and female students between the ages of 3 to 18. Girls and boys are taught in single sex classes following a co-ed Kindergarten experience. The students share over 40 acres of modern facilities within Riyadh's most desirable district, the Diplomatic Quarter. 

KFS has undergone huge change and investment in recent years growing from 1,000 to 3,000 students and now offers a campus which has undergone huge investment and modernisation. Academically KFS provides a full IB journey from 3 to 18 years offering PYP, MYP and DP programmes in continuum. KFS consistently meets or exceeds global average scores in the IB Diploma results. Students entering grades 11 and 12 have the choice to continue studying within the IB framework or can opt for the American High School Diploma depending on their university aspirations. 

Graduates from KFS are regularly accepted to leading Ivy League and Russell Group Universities locally and internationally including MIT, Imperial College London and King Saud Riyadh. Our graduates often go on to leadership positions within Saudi Arabian society in business, government and politics. Already running a successful scholarship programmes, KFS has recently launched an alumni and mentor programme with enthusiastic members who aim to develop the KFS legacy well into the future. 

Chairman of Board of Directors

Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid

KFS is focused on upholding good citizenship and service to family and country as well as creating academic excellence in order to “shape tomorrow’s leaders”. It is proud of both its heritage and its status as an international school that meets the demands of the modern world.

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