The teaching staff at Manarat Al Riyadh is highly qualified and international. Mostly, MAR employs western- American qualified and experienced teachers, particularly at IGCSE, A Level and SAT.

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All classrooms are equipped with projectors and smart boards that enable students to learn in an environment that is technologically appropriate to the age.

The latest technology is available in the computer laboratories, which have an excellent student- work station ratio.

IGCSE and A level (Advanced Level)
High School Diploma, SAT, SAT II

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Entrance test and interview

Generally students are required to sit an entrance test in English, Maths and the sciences.

Students requiring admission to the A level stream do not take an entrance test – instead a decision is made based on their IGCSE scores. Likewise strong SAT Reasoning Test scores can assist in admission to grades 11 and 12, American stream.

In addition to an aptitude test, an interview is conducted by the Principal and/or Vice-Principal with the applicant and his/her parents to establish the goals that are set for the school-parent partnership.

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A wide range of extracurricular sporting, leisure and hobby activities are available to students both during and after the school day.

Physical education

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Gymnasium, 2 squash courts, swimming pool, outdoor basketball courts, football pitches, grass and artificial surfaces areas for cricket.

Manarat Al Riyadh International School, one of Maarif for Education Schools, Educational edifice of a very long history in education, it widens the creativity and innovation horizons using internationally recognized standards, it is at the forefront of the national and international contests in terms of results and participations.

The curriculum is based on a combination of the British and American systems.
At the Primary Level and first two years of Intermediary (Grades 1 to 8), MAR follows an American curriculum. From 2013-14, MAR is replacing the separate teaching of Physics, Chemistry and Biology with General Science, with the introduction of interactive science material to support.

At the senior level, MAR offers a choice between American and UK-based curricula with preparation for external assessments. For the UK-based stream, IGCSE and A level (Advanced Level) courses form the main core of the curriculum at the Secondary Level (Grades 9 to 12). In addition to the above subjects, business related subjects such as Economics, Business Studies, and Accounting are delivered.

English at IGCSE (grades 9 and 10) is offered as either English as a first language and English Literature or English as a second language.

The British stream students study the IGCSE and A Level courses over a period of four years, while the American stream embarks upon a four-year High School Diploma, during the course of which they sit SAT and SAT II exams in grades 11 and 12 respectively.