ISG-Abqaiq
ISG-Abqaiq was an international curriculum school located in the small city of Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia.
Overview
ISG-Abqaiq was a member of the International Schools Group, and was a K-9 facility supporting only day students until its closure (see below). Alumni from all ISG (previously SAIS) schools are encouraged to visit the alumni page linked below to update the registry.
Closure
In December 2008, the ISG Abqaiq School closed due to many financial deficits. The land of the school was owned by Aramco and generously donated for the ISG Abqaiq School to use rent free. At the time when the school was in declining enrollment with only a few students per grade level, there was not enough revenue generated by tuitions or the Aramco donations to keep the school open. At the same time as the school was closing, ISG and the National Guard worked together to start a school in Al-Hasa. There were issues with the school license, co-educational experiences instead of separate gender, and the costs of building, staffing, financing and equipping a new school with limited enrollment. Superintendent Norma Hudson and Assistant Superintendent Rashed Al-Doulab were supportive of the new school, as was the leadership of the National Guard. However, the obstacles could not be overcome even with good and positive efforts by both the National Guard and ISG.
Schools attended by alumni
The 9th grade graduates have been readily accepted into some of the top high schools and universities:
High schools
- Avon Old Farms, Conn., USA
- Kiski School, Penn., USA
- Houghton Academy, N.Y., USA
- St. Lawrence Seminary, WI., USA
- Western Reserve Academy, Ohio, USA
- Marion Heights Academy, Ind., USA
- Madeira School, VA., USA
- Trinity Pawling, N.Y., USA
- The Grier School, Penn., USA
- The Williston Northampton School, Mass, USA
- Lake Forest Academy, Ill., USA
- Maur Hill - Mount Academy (formally Maur Hill Prep School), Kansas, USA
- Cranbrook Kingwood School, Michigan, USA
- The Blue Ridge School, Virginia, USA
- Emma Willard School, N.Y., USA
- Bahrain International School, Manama, Bahrain
- Dhahran Academy, Dhahran, KSA
- Rahima Academy, Dammam, KSA
- Indian Springs School
- Wayland Academy, Wisconsin, USABILITY
- Houghton Academy, Houghton, NY, USA
Universities
- University of Texas, USA
- University of Georgia, USA
- University of Arkansas, USA
- University of Florida, School of Medicine, USA
- Alfred University, USA
- Washington University, USA
- Denison University, Ohio, USA
- University of Central Florida, USA
- Marquette University, USA
- University of Jordan, School of Medicine, Jordan
- Ateneo DeManila, Philippines
- St.Paul University, Philippines
- Assumption College, Manila, Philippines
- N. E. D. Karachi, School of Engineering, Pakistan
- Ohio Wesylan University, Ohio, USA
- Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada