International Indian School Jeddah
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| International Indian School Jeddah | |
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Public school | |
| Motto | Knowledge is Light |
| Patron saint(s) | Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan |
| Established | 1969 (est.) |
| Chairman | Dr. Prince Mufti Zia ul Hasan |
| Principal | Dr Mohammed Imran |
| Staff | 600 (est.) |
| Number of students | 12,000 (est.) |
| Education system | CBSE |
| Campus | Urban, 8 acres (3.2 ha) approx. |
| Houses | Red, Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Publication | Vista |
| Website | www |
The 'International Indian School Jeddah or IISJED, (
History
On the encouragement of the local Indian community, Rafiuddin S. Fazulbhoy started the school on a small scale in 1969. It was then called "Embassy of India School, Jeddah". The construction of the present girls' section started in 1982 with the foundation stone laid by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and was completed in 1984. The construction of boys' section was started in 1992 and completed in 1994. As of 2011, the school teaches more than 12,000 students. Later on another building was added for KG Section in 2011 and yet another in 2016.[2][3]
Administration
The Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Patron of the school.[4] The Indian Consulate oversees the functioning of the school through an Observer in the rank of a Consul.[5]
The administration of the school is carried out by the chairman and five members of the Managing Committee.[6]
Courses offered
The school offers five subjects for primary and secondary levels to prepare the students for
In senior secondary Humanities, Commerce and Science are offered as course streams. The optional subjects include Mathematics, Computer Science, Informatics, Home Science, Physical Education, Biology and languages like Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Urdu, etc.
Affiliation
The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi[1] under the Affiliation Number 5730001. The CBSE School Code is 90072. It is also a CBSE Examination Centre.
Achievements
The founder of the school, Rafiuddin Fazulbhoy, was awarded Pravasi Bhartiya Samman, highest honour conferred on overseas Indians, by the President of India in 2008.
The school is known for its participation in setting a Guinness World Records in collaboration with Al Abeer Medical Group on 14 November 2017 (World Diabetes Day) for the largest Human Mosaic.
In 2017 IISJ U-19
In 2018 IISJ U-19 football team was placed third in the CBSE National Football Championship 2018-19 held in India organised by CBSE.
In 2020 IISJ U-19 cricket team was the finalist up of SCC Inter-School cricket championship organised by Saudi Arabia national cricket team. [7][8][9]
See also
- Indians in Saudi Arabia
- List of schools in Saudi Arabia
References
- ^ a b School, Global Indian International. "International Indian School Jeddah". www.iisjed.com.
- ^ "Saudi Gazette/ Saudi Arabia". saudigazette.com.sa.
- ^ "Info". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "IISJ to Have Nominated Advisory Committee". 7 September 2006.
- ^ "IISJ bids farewell to school observer". 12 December 2015.
- ^ "IISJ plans higher fees; says expansion needed to admit more students". 1 February 2015.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (9 January 2008). "Mauritius PM, Bilimoria, Trinidad center among diaspora awardees - TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net.
- ^ "Emerging opportunities in India highlighted". 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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