Madinat Al-Oloum is an Arabic term which means “The Science City”. The name of the school was conceived in a vision of creating an educational institution that promotes science and technology in the modern world guided by the teachings of the Islamic
Creating well - prepared individuals, cognitively and behaviorally while focusing on developing psychomotor skills.
Madinat Al-Oloum International School is a K-12 international educational institution that reflects the diverse cultural and demographic community of the city of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The students and the teaching and administrative staff are a mixture of more than 10 nationalities from all over the world.
The school is located along King Abdullah Road near King Abdullah Palace. It was founded in 2009 with an initial enrollment of 313 students and with a total of 43 teachers and administrative staff. By now, the enrollment has increased to more than a thousand (1110 as of the academic school year 2016-2017), and as a result, the total number of teachers and administrative staff has also increased to more than two hundred (219 as of the academic year 2016-2017). This change in the number of enrollees made the school to establish another branch to house nursery, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 3 classes. At present, the school has three buildings, two are in Marwa Street along King Abdullah Road where the grades 4 to 12 girls’ and boys’ sections are located, and the other is in Jareer Street where KG and grades 1 to 3 for both boys and girls are located.
To achieve the school beliefs and aims, and to meet the school expectations and the need for modern education in the changing times, the school was established with programs that follow an American curriculum and that is based on the Common Core State Standards.
On September 30, 2010, the school received its first recognition and accreditation from the North-West Accreditation Commission which later on became a part of the AdvancED Accreditation Commission in April of 2012.
Aiming to meet the school vision and mission, the school did its best to increase the school’s strength every year. Throughout its history, Madinat Al-Oloum Intenational School has maintained a commitment to providing the highest caliber of artistic, scientific, religious, cultural, and educational experience to all students including the skilled, the talented or the gifted students, and the academically struggling students as well.
