Delhi Public School, Riyadh
Private school in Al Mathar Ash Shamali, Umm al-Hammam, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Daratassalam International Delhi Public School, Riyadh (Arabic: مدرسة دارة السلام العالمية الرياض), better known as DPS Riyadh,[1] is a K–12 gender-isolated English-medium community-based international school in Umm al-Hammam, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Primarily serving the Indian diaspora,[2] it was founded in 2004 and comes under the aegis of Delhi Public School Society. It offers Indian curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education besides being a registered Cambridge International School.[3] It is a member of the CBSE Gulf Sahodaya[4] and is approved by the Ministry of Education, Government of Saudi Arabia.
IGCSE
| Daratassalam International Delhi Public School | |
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مدرسة دارة السلام العالمية الرياض | |
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| Location | |
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Al Mathar Ash Shamali, Umm al-Hammam, Riyadh 24°45′31″N 46°39′20″E | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Motto | Self Before Service |
| Established | 15 July 2004 |
School board | Central Board of Secondary Education IGCSE |
Educational authority | Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia |
Chairman | Dr. Ibrahim Al-Quayid |
Principal | Mairaj Mohammad Khan |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Co-education (till kindergarten) Gender-isolated (from first grade) |
| Age range | 4 to 18 |
Education system | Indian (since 2004) British (since 2008) |
| Language | English |
| Affiliation | CBSE Gulf Sahodaya |
| Website | dpsriyadh |
History
In March 2004, while addressing a press-conference at the Riyadh Palace Hotel, the members of the DPS Society announced plans for opening a branch of Delhi Public Schools in Riyadh.[5] Delhi Public School was established on 15 July 2004 in the al-Maruh neighborhood of Riyadh.[6] In 2008, the school began offering IGCSE syllabus alongside the CBSE curriculum.[7] In 2012, the school management intended to shift the campus to a new location in Umm al-Hammam neighborhood,[8] which was completed by January 2013.[9]