International Indian Public School, Riyadh

Not to be confused with International Indian School, Riyadh.

Private school in As-Sulaimaniyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

International Indian Public School Riyadh

Location

As-Sulaimaniyah, Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Coordinates| 24°41′27″N 46°42′17″E﻿ / ﻿24.69083°N 46.70472°E﻿ / 24.69083; 46.70472
Information
Former name| SEVA School (1995–1998)
School type| Private
Opened| 1995; 30 years ago (1995)
School board| Central Board of Secondary Education
Educational authority| Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia
Chairperson| Mrs. Amandeep Kaur(2024-2025)
Principal| Mr. Mohd. Irfan Habib Shaikh
Grades| K–12
Gender| Co-education (till kindergarten)
Gender-isolated (from first grade)
Age range| 4 to 18
Education system| Indian
Language| English
Affiliation| CBSE Gulf Sahodaya
Website| iipsr.edu.sa

International Indian Public School Riyadh (IIPS-R), formerly SEVA School is a K–12 gender-isolated English-medium community-based international school in as-Sulaimaniyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1995, it primarily serves the Indian diaspora of the city and provides Indian curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education. It is a member of the CBSE Gulf Sahodaya[1] and is approved by the Ministry of Education, Government of Saudi Arabia.

## History

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International Indian Public School was established in 1995 as SEVA School. In 1998, its name was renamed to its current name. In 2012, Imtiaz Ahmed, an area sales manager for Saudi Scaffolding Factory was elected as the new chairman of the school.[2] In the same year, Ali Hasan Adnan, a student from the school bagged a prestigious scholarship from the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology to pursue his higher education.[3] In 2015, the school organized a science exhibition on the birth anniversary of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam.[4] In 2016, the school honored around 200 of its students for its outstanding performance and for winning various positions in diverse competitions including sports.[5] In 2019 Mr Salman Khalid took over the charge of Chairman with following members: Dr Farook Badiuddin,Dr Rashid, Dr Pervez, Mr Sudhakar and Mrs Shalini

## See also

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* List of schools in Saudi Arabia
* Yara International School

## References

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1. ^ "Saudi Chapter – CBSE Gulf Sahodaya". Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
2. ^ "IIPS announces new officers of managing committee". Arab News. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
3. ^ "IIPS student wins prestigious scholarship". Arab News. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
4. ^ "IIPSR marks students' day". Arab News. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
5. ^ "IIPS-Riyadh honors outstanding achievers". Arab News. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-06.