Dhahran Ahliyyah School


Dhahran Ahliyya School , originally a private Arabic-medium day school, is now a dual language school moving gradually toward a more international curriculum. DAS was founded in 1977 and has achieved American accreditation from AdvancED, so it can offer both a Saudi diploma and an American diploma.
Dhahran Ahliyya Schools is an authorized school for International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and is pursuing authorization for its Middle Years Programme as part of an IB World School.

School’s population

The total number of students reached 2025 in 2017–2018. Class sizes range from 22 to 27 with an average of about 25 per class. The composition of the student body is about 95% Saudi Arabian citizens and about 5% Arabs of other nationalities.

Scholarships

No scholarship programs are available so all students pay the standard tuition and some also pay for transportation provided by the school. Dependents of employees of Saudi Aramco pay less than 50% of the total tuition as part of the agreement between the school and the company for lease of the building.

Languages

Teaching is provided in Arabic and English.

Clubs, community services and athletics

All students in third elementary and above are involved in club activities and community service projects during normal school hours.
Club activities popular among the students are Model United Nations and Lego Robotics. The school sends students to international conferences in various countries. DAS hosts two annual MUN conference for both genders. The DAS robotics team has come home from national and international competitions such as the FLL and FTC with: First place in the FLL world festival 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri; First place in Open-European Championship in Delft, Netherlands.
DAS is also an active organizer and sponsor of the Annual Charity Running that is held in the city of Dhahran.