Student
I have no idea how this school is still in business. When I first entered, it felt like entering an ancient villa made centuries ago, the building is really really shabby and the classrooms are extremely poor in condition, AC keeps...streaming water on the students, it doesn't drip, it streams down on us. So we cannot use the AC much. the desks and tables are very old schooled and uncomfortable, there are broken tiles and walls. the IGCSE boy's ground is literally just a compact small tiled rectangular court which can be a death area if you try to go to the canteen which is in the court, the football grounds are for literal babies...
The only good thing in class is that they have those big touchscreen TVs.
student care? gah
I have been constantly bullied and treated horribly by some of my classmates, even being cyberbullied. they did things that are against the Saudi Arabian laws but the school did not give appropriate action. The school has a huge banner on the wall about the infractions and their consequences but it's for show only, they follow nothing on it...countless reports, parents complaining, even me listening to their advice on how to handle bullies...nothing... absolutely nothing.
I believe that I have to take this school to the ministry and the police if they continue this.
The teachers...except for maths and sometimes physics and Quran.
they all are amazing, friendly, loving, and father-like.
If your child can handle excessive psychological and physical torture and abuse.
then go ahead and enroll them here for the sake of good teachers only...
but my personal opinion and I'm speaking from experience... do not ever enroll anyone here...for the sake of the person's health...
16 other reviews for Al-Rowad International School - (Reviews aren't verified )
Showing 14 reviews by parents and students.
Parent
The kindergarten section of the school is excellent and very well organised, there is a lot of focus on creating a balanced curriculum, build both english and arabic language skills for the student. They have a lot of acitivites and teachers are excellent.
Parent
Great school with a strong islamic values coupled with best teaching practices ensuring develop into leaders of the future using who upright models of in society as well as industry leaders
Parent
The school adopts an Islamic identity and has strong phocus on using English language throughout the activities. Staff are supporting and salah and Islamic teachings are daily.
Student
It's really the best school
Parent
providing quality education rooted in Islamic values
Parent
Academic and environment is amazing
Student
I'm a girl and I study in this school but i have a lot to talk about.
First, I'll start with the horrible stuff in this school. The way the school looks from inside is OK besides that this school is REALLY old. The Building of KG and Primary 1-6 is OK and they're decorated and nice and all but it all starts from Grade 7. They don't repaint the walls there are a lot of rusts and Texts from students on the Walls. Tables are REALLY, REALLY OLD and most of them feel uncomfortable to sit on that I bring a small pillow so it could make me comfortable. Second, BULLYING. Bullying is really popular in school even from a young age. I Don't know about boy's section. But for Girl's section oh god a true nightmare. Girls bully others for the slightest things like; hair, face, clothes, body. I've never gotten bullied before, but I SAW girls getting bullied by others whether its verbal, cyber,... read full review
Student
I was in this school from kg3 to grade 5, some teachers are really good and kind but some are terrible teachers.
The facilities are old and dirty
If you want your child to go to the top universities in the world I don't suggest this school
Parent
I want to share my experience during admission interview of my child 4 years to kg1 , the teacher did the interview was very rude and tough which made my child scary and silent without responding to her questions , this makes her more nervous and in a very rude way she told me your son is rejected try to look for other school .
This initial behaviour gave me an impression about how bad the staff running the education process in this school , thanks God that my child wasn't accepted by this group of failed teachers .
Student
I am a student from KG-1 Until Grade 8 Boys section I don't pre fare that your student enter this school every thing is bad but only the good thing is Islamic Side there is a tahfeez Classes from Grade 1 until Grade 8
and the new andistrmation olny need money bad school and baaaaad education.
Parent
The school is overcrowded, its a nightmare to drop/pick up your kid every day.
Teachers lack educational skills and scientific knowledge.
The school treats girls is a very restricted closed minded way. No P.E uniforms are sold by the schools, and the girls are not to wear pants! The principle makes the students wear skirts on top of their pants during P.E!
Any complaint you raise, receives silence or aggressive response from the school.
If you care about your kids education, keep them away from this school. Transferring my kid for sure.
Parent
The management changed .No one seems to know what they doing . Inexperienced staff
No security.
Student
big building, big classrooms and several cafeterias.
Parent
have a mixed review of this school.
Administration: I rate 0.
They placed my child in the wrong KG class which affected him in Grade1. When I moved him up they failed to register him to the right Arabic classes.
The entire process of registration to collection of books and finding classrooms is a huge boiling pot of mess and incompetence! The school internal logistics fail miserably.
Admin is incompetent, methods used in the process students into their classrooms are at least 50 years out of date and there is no sign of the school wanting to improve anything.
We went twice to collect workbooks both times, not the entire list was given to us and the parents do not have a list to go by.
Some struggle to speak English and they teach English curriculum, my child went to the wrong class for two years the teachers said nothing!
On the other side, Islamic education and British ... read full review
