School Profile

ISG-Jubail was established in 1978 as Jubail Academy, initially contracted by the Royal Commission to serve expatriate families in the Jubail Industrial City area.  ISG-Jubail is fully accredited by The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.  The school is a member of the ISG Dhahran District which is composed of seven schools throughout Saudi Arabia, with three divisions, American, British and International.

ISG-Jubail serves a student population from  4 –16 years of age.  All students are placed in their age-appropriate class unless there are exceptional circumstances.  All initial placements are probationary.

The school currently serves a total population of over 400 students. Approximately 9% of the students in the School are Pakistani, 14% are British, 17% are South African, 20% are American, 9% are Canadian and more than 30 nationalities are represented. The school is spacious and offers a variety of working environments for students.

We offer excellent learning resources and good sporting/recreational facilities.  Teaching resources are typical of those found in a western international school.  The school utilizes the most current textbooks and technology available.  The school has a comprehensive library and three fully-equipped computer labs.

For Reception class up to and including Primary VII the school adopted the INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CURRICULUM in 2005 to reflect its international student population. The IPC curriculum is intended to meet the needs of global schools with multi-national, expatriate student populations. Further details of this are available by following the links on the school website, or by visiting the IPC website directly.

IPC students are tested using a variety of external and internal measures including:  National School Tests for England and Wales (Primary II – Primary VII); Stanford Achievement Test (all classes) and N.F.E.R. tests in English, Mathematics and Non Verbal Reasoning.  We also administer the Gates-MacGinitie Reading tests (Primary III – Primary VII).

Grades 7-10 follow an American Curriculum using a textbook adoption which is in line with all of the other American division schools in ISG Dhahran District. Students in Grades 7 - 10 are offered elective classes which currently include Band, French, Spanish, Art, Literature, Technology, Physiology, Drama and Multimedia Yearbook.  Compulsory classes include P.E. and I.C.T., Health, Arabic Culture and Arabic Language.  These classes, along with the core subjects of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies help to prepare students for courses in American curriculum high schools and boarding schools around the world.  The annual testing program for the American curriculum school is the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT).  We administer the tests to all grades each year.  We also offer the SSAT test for students in the 8^th - 10^th grades looking to go to boarding schools.

The school has a varied extra-curricular activities program.  Children are able to take part in a wide range of activities including student council, chess, computers, rock climbing, volleyball, basketball and softball, to name just a few.  Off site visits to regional and local places of interest are a regular feature which support and extend the regular curricular activities.  The school participates in the Kingdom-wide athletics conference; hosts, as well as visits, tournaments and events held by other schools in the Eastern Province.  Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a world-wide, non-profit organization which is dedicated to eliminating poverty housing and homelessness worldwide.  At ISG Jubail, we would like to provide our students with the opportunity to be part of a ‘Global Community Service Learning Project’. 

Teachers meet the certification requirements to teach within ISG Dhahran District schools.  ISG-Jubail is therefore staffed with a significant number of teachers certified in North America and the United Kingdom.  Our class sizes are relatively small (12 – 22).  The primary benefit of this is that we are able to provide more one-on-one interaction between teacher and student, and a greater degree of pastoral care.  Also note that we have a School Nurse on duty during each school day.

All our staff members are encouraged to take an active role in their own professional development.  The schools in our District are members of Near East South Asia Schools (NESA) as well as members of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS).  Additionally, ISG – Jubail is a member of the IPS Schools Network.  These organizations, along with others, offer a wide range of professional development opportunities for staff throughout the year.

ISG RE-ACCREDITED BY MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

Our well-resourced school offers opportunities for students from Kindergarten  to Grade 10.  Our teachers are suitably qualified to deliver American and IPC curriculum instruction to students of over forty nationalities.

Our Mission

ISG - Jubail promotes learning to empower life long learners. We value the multicultural diversity of our expatriate community and respond to an expectation of academic excellence while providing an environment where all students can achieve to their highest potential.

...that all our resources should be committed to providing opportunities for students to achieve to their highest potential.  Promoting student learning is our focus

…the school should be a safe and supportive environment.  We believe it is important to create an atmosphere where all students can experience success.

…the school should promote student learning, having clearly defined educational goals, and academic outcomes which are measurable and attainable.  The school should set high expectations for staff and students.

…strong partnerships among stakeholders and the local community will contribute to an effective learning environment.

…staff should be employed who model the values and behaviors expected of students.  We believe staff should be committed to promoting the ideal that all of us strive to become life long learners.

Classes and Ages