The Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia appoints the governing board and the principal of the school. The former chairman of Pakistan International School was Dr. Rajab Ali Khawaja who with his fellow management team worked for the betterment of school until 2019. As per the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, the Ambassador of Pakistan nominates the seven members Management Council from Parents, headed by a chairman under the supervision of Ministry of foreign Education Saudi Arabia. Management Council has been given comprehensive authority to run the school.
There are seven constituent units of the school, called wings, situated in the neighborhood of Nasiriyah within a radius of about half a kilometer. The wings are known as:
The staff is directly recruited from Pakistan or from the Pakistani community residing locally.
Facilities
The school caters for the educational needs of boys and girls of the Pakistan community in Riyadh from kindergarten to grade 12. Facilities provided by the school are:
Text books, practical note books, and progress reports are provided by the school on low charges.
Science Laboratories existed in 1990 in both boys and girls wings. These Laboratories were fully equipped with apparatus and the materials required for conducting practicals in Physics, chemistry, Biology, Computer and Home Economics for Secondary and Higher Secondary Classes.
Language Laboratories have been established to improve spoken proficiency in English.
Computer classes for both boys and girls have been started in Senior Boys and Girls wings.
A fleet of 10 air-conditioned buses is run by the school. The transport charges are SR. 175 per head per month, two buses are for the Pakistani community at Al-Kharj to pick and drop the students.
Each wing of the school has a canteen. Students can buy eatables and some stationery items from these shops.
Dispensaries/medical rooms are available under the supervision of Medical Staff.
Arabic is taught from grade I to VIII as a compulsory subject.
Religious education in classrooms is supplemented by congregational prayers in the school, and the holding of functions on days of religious significance. Instructions in the recitation of the Quran and functional Arabic Language are imparted.
Physical Education staff impart physical training in boys and girls wings.
Activity rooms and playrooms are provided in Junior Wings with visual aids, books, counting apparatus, models, TV, and DVD.
The school offers its facilities as a center of examination for Board and University exams to the private candidates.
Admissions
Admissions remain open throughout the year but normally held at the beginning of the Academic Session and after the Summer Vacation. Being the only recognized educational institution for the Pakistani community in the area, every Pakistani applicant is accommodated. An admission test/interview is given to the candidates by the Class Teacher or Wing Head. The age requirement for admission to Nursery is 3 and above, KG 4 and above and to class 1 is 5 and above and so on.
Medium of Instruction
Provision of both English and Urdu instruction in separate sections is available from grade V-XII.
Co-curricular Activities
All students join a house to ensure competition in activities. The students are encouraged to participate in the following activities:
