The Qassim Province, also known as the Qassim Region, and officially the Emirate of Al-Qassim Province, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it has a population of 1,370,727 and an area of 58,046 km². It is known to be the "alimental basket" of the country, for its agricultural assets.
Buraidah is the capital of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. Its known for its dates festival which is the biggest in the world with various types of dates. It has been called the city of dates. On November 8, 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" included the city of Buraidah within the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities, in the field of gastronomy.
Unaizah or officially The Governorate of Unaizah is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and north of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest city in Al-Qassim Province with a population of 163,729.
Public education—from primary education through college—is open to every Saudi citizen. The second largest governmental spending in Saudi Arabia goes for education. Saudi Arabia spends 8.8% of its gross domestic product on education, compared with the global average of 4.6%, which is nearly double the global average on education. Islamic studies are part of the education system alongside scientific and social studies that vary from educational institution to another.
The Pakistan International School, Al-Khobar, more popularly known by its former name as the Saudi Arabian International School (SAIS) due to its huge Pakistani student body and teaching staff, is a school serving the Pakistani community of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia residing in the cities of Khobar, Dammam, Dhahran, Thuqbah, Ras Tanura, AbqaiqSafwa City, Jubail and Safwa City. The study curriculum of the school is based on that of Pakistani education standards.
Pakistan School and College, Kuwait (PS&C) is a school in Salmiya city, Kuwait, still known as Rumaithiya School.
Pakistan International School Jeddah is a school located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The school is one of the oldest in the city. Initially it was privately owned, but later in the late 1990s the embassy of Pakistan took control. Often abbreviated as PISJ and formerly known as Pakistan Embassy School, the institution is under the direct control of the Pakistan embassy.
The International School of Pakistan (ISP) was founded in 1975. It is an independent co-education school. It is located in Abraq Khaitan, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political head is known as the Minister for Education (Pakistan) | Minister of Pakistan and the ministry's bureaucratic head is the Education Secretary of Pakistan.
Qassim University is a major public university in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2004 jointly between King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, each of which used it as its Qassim campus. The main campus of Qassim University covers about eight square kilometers in the heart of the region. Qassim University has over 38 Colleges, offering over 30 PhD, 70 master's, 120 Bachelor's and diploma degrees. Qassim University hasover 50,000 students. 6000 Faculty and staff members. During 2016/2017 academic year, 7019 male and 9692 female students were newly enrolled at Qassim University. Qassim University is among the top 7 Saudi universities. In 2015, QS ranked Qassim University as 46 among Arab Region Rankings.
Karachi's educational system is divided into five levels: primary ; middle ; high ; intermediate ; and university programs at undergraduate and graduate level.
Pakistan International School Riyadh is a Pakistan International School located in the An Nasiriyah locality of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The school was founded in 1968 under the permission of the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. It serves students ages 4–19 from Kindergarten to Class XII, where a Higher Secondary School Certificate is awarded at the end. As of 2015, the school has 9000 students. From 1968 until 1989, the school was managed by the Armed Forces of Pakistan. On 4 December 1990, the Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh assumed management of the school.
International Indian School Riyadh (IISR), formerly the Embassy of India School, Riyadh is a K–12 gender-isolated English-medium international school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1982 upon persuasion from then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, it was the first community-based institute in which was established to primarily serve the Indian diaspora in the country. It offers curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education and is approved by the Ministry of Education, Government of Saudi Arabia.
The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education commonly known as FBISE) is a Government of Pakistan board for examining the intermediate and secondary education in Pakistan and abroad for Pakistan International School. It is authorized with financial and administrative authority to organize, manage, regulate, develop and control intermediate and secondary education in general and accomplish examinations in the institutions affiliated with it.
Pakistan Urdu School is a private school in Isa Town, Bahrain and was founded in 1956 by Bahraini and Pakistani trustees as an alternative English medium school for the Pakistani community in Bahrain. The majority of students are Pakistani nationals.
Pakistanis in Qatar are citizens of Pakistan and holders of Pakistani passports.
Pakistan International School are schools based outside Pakistan which promote the national curriculum. These schools fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and cater mainly to students who are not nationals of the host country such as the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. For overseas Pakistani families, these schools allow continuity in education from Pakistan as most prefer to stay in the same curriculum, especially for older children. Pakistan international schools typically use curricula based on the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and offer both Urdu language and English language classes. Some schools also offer International General Certificate of Secondary Education. The first Pakistan international school was opened in Isa Town, Bahrain in 1956 as the Pakistan Urdu School.
OPF Boys College Islamabad is an educational institution located in the centre of Islamabad, Pakistan. The college is run as a project of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF). The college started functioning on 12 September 2001.
