British International School, Riyadh

British International School Riyadh (BISR)
Location
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Coordinates 24°47′28″N 46°43′47″E / 24.79111°N 46.72972°E / 24.79111; 46.72972Coordinates: 24°47′28″N 46°43′47″E / 24.79111°N 46.72972°E / 24.79111; 46.72972
Information
Type Private
Motto REACH
Established 1979
Chairperson Andy Irons
Principal Chris Mantz
Enrollment 1450+ [1]
Language English
Website bisr.com.sa

British International School Riyadh (BISR) is an international co-educational school located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It caters for English-speaking boys and girls aged 3 to 18 and follows the National Curriculum of England.

History

The school was established in September 1979, with the support of the British and Dutch Embassies to meet the educational needs of the growing expatriate community. In March 1981, it was endorsed and incorporated into the Saudi Arabian International Schools under arrangements made by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education.

The school started with just 212 pupils who were taught in a large villa. Due to its popularity, it expanded rapidly and in 1982 moved to a new site in the city's Rawdah district. By September 1995, a larger campus was necessary and new school buildings were built in the south-eastern corner of the Al Hamra Compound, near Exit 9 of the Airport/Al Kharj Highway.

In 2006, another site was opened in a compound called Salwa. Pupils from the Salwa branch of the school visit the main Al Hamra campus on special days, such as the school's sports day, Greek day and House day. In 2008, a sixth form building was opened. As well as the expected educational facilities, the site houses a Starbucks café (a KS4 and above privilege). However, at the end of the 2017-18 year, the Starbucks café will close down and will be replaced with an undecided facility. [2]

Houses

There are four houses at BISR, each named after a famous British explorer of Arabia. They are:

The houses compete against each other trying to earn the most house points (rewarded when doing something good) the house with the most points will win the house cup.[3]

They may have sports days/house events or swim galas.[4]

Results

The school was last inspected in 2009,[5] at which time the inspectors found that:

In 2012, 91% of GSCE exams resulted in A* to C grades, 52% resulted in A* or A grades. In 2012, 80% of A Level exams resulted in A* to C grades, 33% resulted in A* to A grades.[7][8]

This school is accredited.[9]

Opportunities

There are many school trips such as Thumamah, Tabuk, Dharan, Taif, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, China, Wales, UN Meetings, Microsoft offices and many more. Also,

the school accommodates many schools outside the country such as china[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ bisr.com.sa
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  3. ↑ Student
  4. ↑ Student
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  8. ↑ http://www.teacherhorizons.com/Asia/Saudi_Arabia/Riyadh/British_International_School/results%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  9. ↑ bisr.com.sa
  10. ↑ vle.bisr.com.sa (requires login)
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