tutoring for families in Saudi Arabia
Online tutoring in Saudi Arabia
Online 1-to-1 tutoring for students at international schools in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran and across the Kingdom. We support IB, A-Levels, IGCSE, AP and SAT preparation, with sessions booked in Saudi time around the Sunday to Thursday school week.
Book a free session- Sessions in AST (GMT+3)
- IB, Cambridge, Pearson, AP
- Free 30-minute consultation
Schooling in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has one of the largest international school sectors in the Middle East. ISC Research counted 333 international schools serving more than 370,000 students in 2025, and new campuses keep opening. British schools such as Kings College, Reigate Grammar and Aldenham Prep have recently opened in Riyadh, and Sherborne School opened in Jeddah in August 2025.
International schools are regulated by the Ministry of Education. Its rules require them to teach some Arabic, Islamic culture and Saudi history and geography, and they control which schools may admit Saudi nationals. In July 2026 a new General Education Law brought public, private and international schools under a single framework and wrote support for private and foreign investment in schools into law.
Public schools returned to a two-semester year in 2025–26 after several years of three terms, under a calendar fixed for four years. Private and international schools can choose their own academic system, so most follow the calendar of their curriculum: British schools prepare for Cambridge or Pearson Edexcel exams, American schools for AP and the SAT, and a growing group of schools for the IB.
- International schools in Saudi Arabia (ISC Research, 2025)
- 333
- Students enrolled in international schools (ISC Research, 2025)
- 370,000+
- Students in Saudi public schools (2025–26 school year)
- 6 million+
- Public school year since 2025–26, replacing three terms
- 2 semesters
The curricula we teach in Saudi Arabia
- IBAround 30 IB World Schools operate in the Kingdom, mostly in Riyadh and Jeddah, with the Diploma Programme offered at around half of them.
- A-LevelsBritish international schools offer Cambridge International A Levels or Pearson Edexcel International A Levels, with exams sat at schools and centres in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
- IGCSECambridge and Pearson Edexcel IGCSEs are the standard qualification at 16 in British-curriculum schools across the Kingdom.
- APAmerican-curriculum schools, such as American School Dhahran in the Eastern Province, offer Advanced Placement courses, with exams sat in school each May.
- SATWidely taken for US applications, and KFUPM offers an SAT admission track for international school graduates scoring 1350 or above.
Families we help across Saudi Arabia
Every session is online, so it doesn't matter which city you live in.
Riyadh
The capital has the largest and fastest-growing international school scene, with 15 or more IB schools and a wave of new British school campuses since 2024.
Jeddah
Jeddah has around eight IB World Schools alongside long-established British and American international schools, and welcomed Sherborne School in 2025.
Dhahran and Al Khobar
The Eastern Province has a strong American-curriculum tradition, with Aramco-run schools for younger children and American School Dhahran offering AP courses in high school.
Dammam
Dammam hosts Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel exam centres and serves families across the Eastern Province.
The school year in Saudi Arabia
The dates families plan around, from the first day of term to results day.
we plan revision backwards from these
- 1
Late August
School year begins
Public schools start on 23 August 2026; international schools set their own dates, usually in mid to late August.
- 2
Late September to mid-November
Cambridge October/November exam series
Used for IGCSE and A Level resits and some first sittings; the 2026 series runs from late September to mid-November.
- 3
Mid-January
Second semester begins
Public schools start Semester 2 on 17 January 2027, after the mid-year break.
- 4
Late April to May
IB May examination session
In 2026 IB Diploma exams ran from 27 April to 20 May.
- 5
May
AP exams and spring SAT dates
AP exams are held over two weeks in early to mid-May, and the SAT runs on international dates in May and June.
- 6
May to June
Cambridge and Pearson summer exam series
The main sitting for IGCSE, AS and A Level students in British-curriculum schools.
- 7
July to August
Results days
IB results were released on 6 July 2026; Cambridge A Level results on 11 August and IGCSE results on 18 August 2026.
Where students in Saudi Arabia go next
The UK and the US have long been the main overseas destinations for Saudi students. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program now focuses on the world's top 200 universities, with a target of 70,000 scholarships by 2030. At home, KFUPM admits international school graduates through an SAT track for scores of 1350 or above, so strong IB, A Level, AP and SAT results open doors both abroad and in the Kingdom.
- UK
- USA
- KFUPM
- Top-200 universities abroad
Why families in Saudi Arabia choose us
- 1
Sessions on Saudi time
Saudi Arabia stays on GMT+3 all year with no daylight saving, so we book every session in AST. Lessons fit after school from Sunday to Thursday or on Friday and Saturday weekends.
- 2
Matched to your exam board
Schools here mix Cambridge, Pearson Edexcel, IB and AP. We match your child with a specialist tutor for their exact curriculum and board, usually within 24 hours.
- 3
Planned around both exam sessions
Students sit exams in the October/November and May/June series. We plan tutoring backwards from the right session, whether that is a November resit or IB and AP exams in May.
- 4
Built for university goals
Whether your child is aiming for the UK, the US, a scholarship place or KFUPM's SAT track, we start with a free 30-minute consultation and build a plan around the grades and scores they need.
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