tutoring for families in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Online tutoring in Riyadh
Online 1-to-1 tutoring for students at international schools across Riyadh, from the Diplomatic Quarter to the northern districts. We support IB, A-Levels, IGCSE, AP and SAT preparation, with sessions booked after school in Saudi time around the Sunday to Thursday week.
Lessons fromSAR 30 / hour
- Sessions in AST (GMT+3)
- IB, Cambridge, Pearson, AP
- Free 30-minute consultation
Schooling in Riyadh
Riyadh is the largest school system in the Kingdom. At the start of the 2025–26 year the Ministry of Education counted 6,873 schools in the Riyadh region. Private and international schools are licensed by the Ministry, which sets the Arabic, Islamic culture and Saudi studies they must teach and controls which schools may admit Saudi nationals.
The international sector has grown quickly as companies move regional headquarters to the capital. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City runs an International Schools Attraction Program to bring established foreign schools to the city, and in October 2026 Aster School became the eleventh school to join. Recent British arrivals include Ellesmere College in Al Hamra, a second British International School Riyadh campus at Al Waha, and Aldenham in the King Abdullah Financial District.
Long-established schools such as the American International School Riyadh, founded in 1963 and now on a campus in the north of the city, sit alongside British, IB and Indian-curriculum schools. Knight Frank estimated in 2023 that Riyadh would need more than 63,500 extra private school seats by 2035, so pressure on places is likely to continue.
- Schools in the Riyadh region at the start of 2025–26 (Ministry of Education)
- 6,873
- Schools in Riyadh's International Schools Attraction Program, October 2026 (RCRC)
- 11
- Extra private school seats Riyadh needs by 2035 (Knight Frank, 2023)
- 63,500+
The curricula we teach in Riyadh
- IBRiyadh has more IB schools than any other Saudi city, and schools such as the American International School Riyadh offer the Diploma Programme in the final two years.
- A-LevelsBritish schools in the Diplomatic Quarter, Al Hamra and the north of the city take students through Cambridge or Pearson Edexcel A Levels after IGCSE.
- IGCSEThe standard Year 10 and 11 qualification at Riyadh's British-curriculum schools, including the newer campuses opened since 2024.
- APAmerican-curriculum schools in Riyadh, such as OWIS Riyadh, run AP courses in subjects like Calculus, Biology, Chemistry and Physics alongside the US high school diploma.
- SATTaken by students applying to US universities, and accepted by Riyadh's Alfaisal University alongside AP, A Level and IB results.
how it works from Riyadh
Online tutoring services for families in Riyadh
RootsTutorServices is an online tutoring agency: every lesson is taught live over the internet, so families in Riyadhget specialist IB, A-Levels, IGCSE, AP, and SAT tutors without travelling, from SAR 30 an hour.
Live 1-on-1 online lessons
Every session is live over video with a shared digital whiteboard and screen sharing, so students in Riyadh work through problems with their tutor in real time and can review recorded sessions afterwards.
Online IB, A-Levels, IGCSE, AP, and SAT tutors
We match each student with a tutor who teaches their exact curriculum and exam board, chosen from the 15% of applicants we accept.
Online exam preparation
Past papers, timed mocks and examiner-style feedback in the months before each exam session, plus coursework and IA guidance where the syllabus has it.
Lessons on Arabia Standard Time (GMT+3)
Sessions fit after school, in the evening or over the Friday and Saturday weekend. No commute, no traffic: just a laptop or tablet at home.
Families we help across Riyadh
Every session is online, so no one has to sit in traffic. These are some of the areas families write to us from.
- Diplomatic Quarter
- Al Olaya
- Al Malqa
- Hittin
- Al Narjis
- Al Yasmin
- Al Nakheel
- Al Hamra
- Al Muruj
- King Abdullah Financial District
Where students in Riyadh sit their exams
Exam dates are the same across Saudi Arabia. See the school year in Saudi Arabia.
we plan revision around your date
- British Council RiyadhRuns IELTS on computer and paper, and offers Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel school exams, including for private candidates.
- International schools as IB and IGCSE centresEnrolled students usually sit IB, IGCSE and A Level papers at their own school, such as the American International School Riyadh for the IB Diploma.
- SAT test centresSeats in Riyadh vary by sitting, so search the College Board test centre list and register early.
Where students in Riyadh go next
Riyadh is home to King Saud University, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University and private universities such as Alfaisal University and Prince Sultan University. Alfaisal lists SAT, ACT, AP, AS and A Level and IB among the qualifications it accepts, and sets IB Diploma point thresholds by college. Many international school graduates also apply to the UK, the US and Canada, and KFUPM in Dhahran runs an SAT admission track for students scoring 1350 or above.
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Canada
- Alfaisal University
- KFUPM
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