| International Indian School Jeddah | |
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| Location | |
| Jeddah, Makkah Province, KSA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1969 (est.) |
| Principal | Mr. Syed Masood Ahmed |
| Staff | 400 + (est.) |
| Number of students | 14,000+ (est.) |
| Campus | Urban, 8 acres (32,000 m2) approx. |
| Website | http://www.iisjed.com |
The International Indian School, Jeddah, known as Embassy of India School till 1996, is a secondary school for boys and girls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia It was founded in 1969. The school slogan is "Knowledge is Light". The school is colloquially abbreviated to "IISJ". The school has been reputed to be the second largest school in Asia.
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The school started as a small school in Jeddah. It was encouraged by expatriates and prominent people of the Indian community residing in Jeddah. At one time, private Indian schools were not allowed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a result, the children of Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia had no option but to join this school or join Saudi schools in which the medium of teaching was Arabic. Rafiuddin S. Fazulbhoy founded the school in 1969. The then-Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi laid the foundation of then "Embassy of India School, Jeddah". Gradually, every Indian in Jeddah started to learn in this school and they now have nearly 13000 students. The longest serving Principal of the School was Dr. Naimullah Khan during whose time the Boys' Section shifted to the now existing building. Dr. Khan served for almost 8 years and during his tenure, countless developments took place in this school. On 16 March 2011, the school inaugurated an additional building hired to accommodate the increasing number of students. The school has plans to further acquire 50,000sqmts of land for the construction of new premises to cater the increasing number of admissions.
The policy of the Ministry of Education of the Saudi Government does not favor co-education. As a result, separate shift system was followed in the same building for boys and girls until the completion of construction of a new Boys' Section building in 1994. Now, there exist separate the Boys' Section and the Girls' Section, which are actually few kilometers apart. For academic ease, the classes in each section are divided into the following Block system. Each section has its own blocks. The Kindergarten, however, is common to both sections.
The classes of Boys' Section are suffixed 'B' while those of Girls' Section are suffixed 'A', followed by a number. This number depends on the total students in that batch. For example, VIII B8 denotes the eighth classroom of 8th standard in the Boys' Section.
The Organization Board is headed by the Patron, H.E. Mr Talmiz Ahmed, Indian Ambassador to KSA. The Core Committee.[1] constitutes the following:
Facilities at IISJ are among the best compared to other private schools present in Jeddah and the school is not endeavouring to improve the same by modernization on a consistent basis. But, the computer labs for Senior Secondary students have recently been upgraded with 40 latest computers . There is exclusive lab for improving Communications Skills through the Phonetic and English Language Lab.
The departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science/Informatics and Home Science are provided with fully equipped independent laboratories to keep the students in pace with the latest updates in respective fields.
IISJ has full-fledged well-endowed library with spacious reference and reading area both in the Boys’ and Girls’ Sections to benefit students in their pursuit of knowledge. The Library subscribes to leading Indian and foreign journals in various fields through which the students understand the world and the competition that is taking place around for a better development. These books also help to enhance the knowledge of such students to develop their skill paving a path for them to a bright future.
To provide latest information on courses offered in various institutions of higher learning in India and in other countries. It aids students in exploring new opportunities and channelling their interests according to their aptitude. The cell conducts workshops on personality development and communication skills, psychological tests, group discussions etc. to enable students to assess their strengths and work on their weaknesses. Training programmes and guest lectures are also organized to further enhance their personality.
Students can play indoor games such as table tennis, badminton, chess and carrom . Amongst outdoor games the school provides facilities for basketball, volleyball, cricket, throwball, shotput, long jump and football. Students play all outdoor games on the compound ground. Sports Meet is organised every year. The students participate in various games/sports regularly as well as in interschool cluster meet.
The school lays stress not only on the knowledge of a subject that a student imbibes but also on the complete development of the personality. For achieving this, various co-curricular activities are organized under the guidance of faculty members. Their performance is evaluated and certificates are awarded for good performance.
There are separate medical rooms in both sections of the school equipped with first aid facilities and qualified nurses who attend to the medical needs of students.
For those who are residing far away from Jeddah, the Open School facility offers formal education in an informal way. Staff from the school is sent to different centers to conduct examinations.
Canteen facility provides eatables and juices respective of healthy nutrients to the students at exorbitant prices with emphasis on packaged food.
The school provides transport facility to students and staff on routes of Jeddah with more than 90 maintained buses and for Makkah there are more than 10 new buses. Punctual routine has been followed throughout the transportation department for arriving at the school premises in time.
Each and every student of the school is covered 24 hours for accidental injuries under Safety Insurance/Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy.
The school provides medical insurance coverage to its staff through a National insurance company.
The school has two auditoriums
The Boys's Section currently holds one of the largest auditoriums in the city which has a capacity of at least 2000 spectators for cultural shows, and many other entertainment events which are sometimes organized after school timings with a private registration and permission for the programmes. Having all the available facilities of sound, lighting and other show event systems installed also with a wide centralized Air conditioners, the usual running program coordinator (privately organized events) finds it easy to run the show without any help or contract from private agencies for the above necessities.
The Girls's Section auditorium is known as Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium.
The school offers all subjects for primary and secondary levels to prepare the students for AISS (X) CBSE examinations. 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 oriental languages.
The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.[1] under the Affiliation Number 5730001.