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The 'International Indian School Jeddah or IISJED, (Arabic: المدرسة الهندية العالميه بجدة; Hindi: अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भारतीय विद्यालय जेद्दा) formerly known as the Embassy of India School, is an elementary and secondary school for the children of Indian nationals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with boys and girls taught separately in English. It was founded in 1969. The school is part of global International Indian Schools, which also includes International Indian School, Riyadh.

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.

Administration

The Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Patron of the school. The Indian Consulate oversees the functioning of the school through an Observer in the rank of a Consul.

The administration of the school is carried out by the chairman and five members of the Managing Committee.

Courses offered

The school offers five subjects for primary and secondary levels to prepare the students for AISSE 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 languages like Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Urdu, etc.

Affiliation

The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi 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 cricket team won SCC Inter-School cricket championship organised by Saudi Cricket Centre.

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.

See also

• Indians in Saudi Arabia
• List of schools in Saudi Arabia

References

1. ^ School, Global Indian International. "International Indian School Jeddah". www.iisjed.com.
2. "Saudi Gazette/ Saudi Arabia". saudigazette.com.sa.
3. "Info". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
4. "IISJ to Have Nominated Advisory Committee". 7 September 2006.
5. "IISJ bids farewell to school observer". 12 December 2015.
6. "IISJ plans higher fees; says expansion needed to admit more students". 1 February 2015.
7. TwoCircles.net (9 January 2008). "Mauritius PM, Bilimoria, Trinidad center among diaspora awardees - TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net.
8. "Emerging opportunities in India highlighted". 9 January 2016.
9. "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

External links

• Official website

v t e Jeddah
Ports	King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Islamic Port
Education	Post-secondary King Abdulaziz University Dar Al-Hekma University Arab Open University Effat College CBA College Prince Sultan Aviation Academy Islamic Fiqh Academy Primary/secondary Al-Thager Model School Al-Afaq International School Al Mawarid International School Al-Waha International School American International School of Jeddah Beladi International School Jeddah British International School of Jeddah DPS Jeddah Al-Falah International School German International School Jeddah International Indian School Jeddah International Philippine School in Jeddah Manarat Jeddah International School Pakistan International School Jeddah Dar Jana International School
Major organizations	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Saudi Geological Survey Saudi Arabian Airlines Islamic Development Bank Jeddah Economic Forum International Association of Islamic Banks Jeddah Economic Forum Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry Jeddah Marketing Board
Landmarks	King Fahd's Fountain National Commercial Bank Tower Durrat Al-Arus IDB Tower City Hall Tower Jeddah TV Tower The Qishla of Jeddah Jeddah Flagpole Jeddah Tower
Football clubs	Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli
Famous people	Mohammad Al Amoudi Saleh Kamel Ali bin Hussien Ammar Al Hebshi Amr Dabbagh Fitihi Family Hamzah Shehatta Mohammed Sadiq Diab Idi Amin Khalid bin Mahfouz Rabab Fetieh Faisal Mouazen Hussein Abdul Ghani Nawaz Sharif
History	Timeline of Jeddah

• Educational institutions established in 1969
• Indian international schools in Saudi Arabia
• International schools in Jeddah
• 1969 establishments in Saudi Arabia