Najd National Schools

Najd National Schools

Najd National Schools (Arabic: مدارس نجد الأهلية‎) is one of the main educational institutions located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is in the northern part of the capital, Riyadh and is built in a very prominent part of the city; between King Fahd Street and Olayya Street which are one of the most used streets in Riyadh. The school was first built in 1983 by Mr Rafic Hariri as a contribution to community development. The current principal of Najd National Schools is Dr. Zaid bin Muhammed Albattal (Arabic: د. زيد بن محمد البتال‎) ,past principals include Dr.Abdulrahman Alkougail and Fayez Abdullah Alsaweed.


The school has been running for more than 25 years. It is supervised by the Saudi Ministry of Education. It has a generally high quality of teaching, and can be especially noted for its strength in the field of foreign languages (namely English and French). It is for this reason, along with the school's good reputation that many parents choose to send their children to study at Najd. The school prepares its students to pass several international foreign language exams as the TOEFL, SAT and DELF. An overwhelming number of Najd School graduates excel in higher education because of their proficiency in foreign languages.

In addition, the school organizes many extra-curricular activities such as the annual Kashafa camp (which is the equivalent of Boy Scouts, just not on a regular basis and not in the wilderness) and a variety of school plays. For a number of years it has also been known to send a number of its students on an educational trip to Lebanon.

Notable former students include HRH Prince Mansoor bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.


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