Frequently Asked Questions
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At ISG, we are committed to working with families to ensure each child is placed in an educational environment that best meets their needs. We continually invest in resources and professional development to better support our diverse student population. However, our learning support program has limited services and capacity, and we are only equipped to accommodate students with mild learning needs.
Our accommodations are designed for students within general education classrooms. We do not provide one-on-one support, small group or individual special education services, modified curriculum, therapies, or significantly differentiated curriculum. Typically, each division has one learning support teacher who assists multiple students across various grades and classrooms.
If your child requires learning support services, please contact [email protected] before applying. Our admissions team can offer a preliminary review of your child’s needs to determine if our support programs may be a fit. We may ask you to provide educational psychology reports, learning plans, medical documentation, and/or a list of current accommodations or modifications. Based on this information, we will advise if we can support your child and whether we recommend proceeding with the application process.
Please note that a recommendation to proceed is not a guarantee of admission. Final admissions decisions are made by our review team and are based on whether we can appropriately support a child's learning and whether we have capacity within our learning support program.
We continually invest in resources and professional development to support our diverse student population. However, our language support program has limited services and capacity. Language support is only available at certain grade levels and may be dependent on the staffing available at each school.
We are able to admit early elementary and primary students who are non-English speakers and those who have a basic use of English. However, due to the language demands of the curriculum and the limited support available, it becomes increasingly important that students have a strong use of the English language in the upper elementary and secondary years.
During the application process, applicants from Grades 1-12/Years 2-13 who are non-native English speakers may be assessed to determine whether we have the programs and resources available to support their language development. Applicants in Grades 1-8/Years 2-9 whose English language proficiency is still developing may be placed in an English Language Learners program. Students who do not meet the minimum English level requirements for the grade will not be admitted.
The minimum language requirements are described below. While we are able to accept students at these levels, admission may be dependent on whether a language support program is available at the specific grade level and campus. In addition, the language support program has a limited number of seats available, so students may be placed in the wait pool if there is no availability in the program.
Pre-K-Grade 1/FS1-Year 2: There are no minimum language proficiency requirements.
Grades 2-4/Years 3-5: Applicants must demonstrate a beginning level of English proficiency.
Grades 5-7/Years 6-8: Applicants must demonstrate an expanding level of English proficiency, They should be able to understand familiar topics regularly encountered in school, write basic texts with reasons and explanations and read text at an intermediate level.
Grades 8-12/Years 9-13: Applicants must be proficient users of English. They should be able to communicate in English in new or unfamiliar settings, read independently with considerable fluency, comprehend grade-level texts and produce clear, well-structured texts of differing lengths and degrees of complexity.
If your child requires language support services, we recommend contacting our admissions team to learn more about our minimum entry requirements, services and availability.
We receive many applications, and space in some grades is limited. ISG reviews applications for the following school year in two rounds, followed by rolling admissions. Submitting your child’s application during the first round of admissions for their grade/year gives them a stronger chance of acceptance, as it will be reviewed alongside the initial group of applicants. Please see our Admissions Process page for specific deadlines for the academic year.
We understand that many families move to KSA outside of the usual admissions period, and we will do our best to support your family’s needs. Pre-K-Grade 8 and FS1-Year 9 applicants may apply for rolling admissions throughout the academic year as long as seats are available and Ministry of Education requirements can be met.
Grade 9-12 and Year 10-13 applicants may be eligible for rolling admissions after the start of the school year depending on seat availability, the academic program they are applying to, and Ministry of Education requirements. Please reach out to the admissions team to see if your child is eligible to apply.
If you apply for your child to join ISG after the start of the school year, you may be required to submit documentation that your child has been enrolled in another school. Due to Ministry of Education and curricular requirements, it is difficult for ISG to accept students who have been out of school for a significant period of time.
ISG offers a technically advanced learning environment which requires students to access a personal device.
In ASD: Students in 3rd grade and above are required to have a device with a keyboard. This can be a tablet with a keyboard or a laptop.
In BSD all seniors are required to bring their own device and abide by the Bring Your Own Device Policy.
In ISG Dammam: Students are required to have their own devices starting at Grade 5. The Bring Your Own Device policy is here.
In ISG Jubail: Students are required to have their own device starting at Grade 5. The Bring Your Own Device policy is here.
In SVS: Students are not required to bring a device. All devices will be provided by the school. However students are expected to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy.
New families will receive new student information once all enrollment requirements are met. Additionally, before school begins, ISG will host an orientation event for all new students and families.
We encourage you to visit one of our campuses to see our facilities and learn about ISG’s programs.
Weekly tours are available by appointment only. If you are scheduling an in-person visit, you must bring a valid ID to clear security. A visitor's badge will be provided and must be worn visibly during your time with us.
To schedule a visit, please sign up via the Book a Tour page.
If you are unable to visit in person, please view our virtual tours:
If you are unable to visit in person, please contact [email protected] for more information about our virtual tours.