International Indian School Dammam (IISD) (formerly Indian Embassy School Dammam) is an English-medium
K-12
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Indian school in Saudi Arabia led by Sunil Peter. It is the largest school in the
MENA
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region by number of students. Most of its 16000+ students come from in and around
Ad-Dammam,
Al-Khobar,
Abqaiq
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,
Al Qatif,
Al-Hofuf, and
Ras Tanura. The School is part of Global International Indian Schools which consists of 10 schools,
most notably including
International Indian School, Riyadh
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,
International Indian School Jeddah
The International Indian School Jeddah, ( ar, المدرسة الهندية العالميه بجدة; hi, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भारतीय विद्यालय जेद्दा)
formerly known as the Embassy o ...
.
About
The school was established in 10 October 1982 with 250 students and 15 teachers in a few portable cabins and inaugurated by the then Indian Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
. In 2006, it was divided into two separate buildings, with separate campuses for girls and boys, at a total 9.8 acres.
In the academic year of 2023-2024, the school has 16,750 students, over 750 teachers, 38 administrative staff, and 75 janitorial staff on hire from a local contractor. It has a fleet of 70 buses on hire from a private company. It is affiliated to the
Central Board of Secondary Education and has three streams – Arts, Science and Commerce.
The Ambassador of India is the patron of IIS Dammam. The school is governed by a Managing Committee which lays down broad policies and guidelines, leaving the principal and staff to conduct day-to-day affairs.
Management
IIS Dammam is governed by a Managing Committee selected H.E. The Ambassador of India, who is also the Patron of the School.
The Managing Committee lays down broad policies and guidelines of the school leaving the Principal and the Staff to conduct the day to day affairs of the school.
The following are the Honorable Members of the Managing Committee:
● Sanoj Gopalakrishna Pillai (Chairman)
● Mohammed Furquan
● Syed Mohammad Firoz Ashraf
● Misbahullah Ansari (First Alumnus to ever be a Member)
● Moazzam Ghulam Abdul Kadar Dadan
● Sadia Irfan Khan
See also
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Indians in Saudi Arabia
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Saudi Arabia ar, الهنود في السعودية, translit=al-Hunūd fī as-Saʿūdīyah, lit=) are the largest community of expatriates in the country, most of them coming from the states of Andhra Prade ...
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List of schools in Saudi Arabia
References
External links
International Indian School Dammam
Further reading
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{{Indian international schools
Educational institutions established in 1982
Indian international schools in Saudi Arabia
1982 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Education in Dammam