King Abdullah Academy (KAA; ar, أكاديمية الملك عبد الله) is a Saudi Arabian international school located in Floris, an

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''. December 7, 2015. Retrieved on July 25, 2016. it serves ages 4–18, grades preschool through 12. The academy opened in the fall of 2016. There were no hearings from the Fairfax County government required for the occupation of the campus because land which KAA occupied was already zoned for educational purposes. In 2015 Michael R. Frey, the Fairfax County Supervisor, stated that residents of the area around the school had not expressed opposition to its placement there. Students in pre-school and elementary school (KG-5th Grade) are in co-gender classes while middle and high school students are non co gender. Enrollment
" King Abdullah Academy. Retrieved on July 25, 2016.

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High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia Private K-12 schools in Virginia International schools in the United States Saudi Arabian international schools 2016 establishments in Virginia Educational institutions established in 2016 Religious schools in Virginia Islamic schools in the United States {{Saudi-school-stub

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