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{{Infobox school
|name           = International Indian School Jeddah
|logo           = IISJ Logo 2013.png
|logo_size      = 
|motto          = Knowledge is Light
|established    = 1969 (est.) 
|type           = [[Public school (government funded)|Public school]] 
|patron         = [[Ausaf Sayeed]]
|chairman       = Mohsin Hussain Khan
|principal      = Muzaffar Hassan
|students       = 18,000 (est.)
|staff          = 600 (est.)
|system         = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
|publication    = Vista
|houses         = Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
|city           = [[Jeddah]] 
|state          = [[Makkah Province]] 
|country        = Saudi Arabia
|campus         = [[urban area|Urban]], {{convert|8|acre|m2}} approx.
|website        = {{url|iisjed.org}}
}}
The '''International Indian School Jeddah''', ({{lang-ar|المدرسة الهندية العالميه بجدة}}; {{lang-hi|अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भारतीय विद्यालय जेद्दा}})
formerly known as the Embassy of India School, is an elementary and secondary school for the children of Indian nationals in [[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]], with boys and girls taught separately in English. It was founded in 1969.<ref name="home page" />

== History ==
On the encouragement of the local Indian community, Rafiuddin S. Fazulbhoy started the school on a small scale in 1969. It was then called "Embassy of India School, Jeddah". The construction of the present girls' section started in 1982 with the foundation stone laid by Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] and was completed in 1984. The construction of boys' section was started in 1992 and completed in 1994. As of 2011, the school teaches more than 12,000 students. Later on another building was added for KG Section in 2011 and yet another in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/iisjs-4th-campus-ready-for-3500-more-students/|title=Saudi Gazette/ Saudi Arabia|website=saudigazette.com.sa}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://iisjed.com/aboutus.asp|title=Info|publisher=|access-date=2013-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317014444/http://iisjed.com/aboutus.asp|archive-date=2013-03-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Administration==
The Indian [[Ambassador]] to the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]] is the Patron of the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/288673|title=IISJ to Have Nominated Advisory Committee|date=7 September 2006|publisher=}}</ref> The Indian Consulate oversees the functioning of the school through an Observer in the rank of a [[Consul (representative)|Consul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/849201|title=IISJ bids farewell to school observer|date=12 December 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

The administration of the school is carried out by the Chairman and five members of the Managing Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/697861|title=IISJ plans higher fees; says expansion needed to admit more students|date=1 February 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

==Courses offered==
The school offers five subjects for primary and secondary levels to prepare the students for [[AISSE]] examinations.

In senior secondary Humanities, Commerce and Science are offered as course streams. The optional subjects include Mathematics, Computer Science, Informatics, Home Science, Physical Education, Biology and languages like Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, etc.

==Affiliation==
The school is affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], [[New Delhi]]<ref name="home page">{{cite web|url=http://www.iisjed.com|title=International Indian School Jeddah|first=Global Indian International|last=School|website=www.iisjed.com}}</ref> under the Affiliation Number 5730001. The CBSE School Code is 90072. It is also a CBSE Examination Centre.

==Facilities==
The school caters for the educational needs of boys and girls of the [[Indian people|Indian]] community in [[Jeddah]] from kindergarten to grade 12. Facilities provided by the school are:

In International Indian School Jeddah to support learning, campuses are equipped with Computer labs, Biology Labs, Chemistry Labs, Physics Lab, language and Math labs.

All the classrooms in International Indian School Jeddah are equipped with [[Epson]] smart board which makes learning easy for the students. 
The Library of IISJ has more than 150,000 books which are available for students and teacher.

International Indian School Jeddah has an Auditorium for cultural and academics activity which can accommodate more than 2500 students at a time.

Medical rooms are available under the supervision of qualified Medical Staff.

==Sports==

The Sports activity in IISJ is Supervised by a team of experienced Physical Education Teachers.
 
IISJ has a well maintained Facilities For learning and developing skills in different Sports.

* Football Ground
* Cricket Pitch
* 5 Basketball Courts
* 3 Badminton Courts
* Volleyball Court 
* Table Tennis Tables
* Table Tennis Robot

==Achievements== 
The founder of the school, Rafiuddin Fazulbhoy, was awarded [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman|Pravasi Bhartiya Samman]], highest honour conferred on overseas Indians, by the President of India in 2008.

The school is known for its participation in setting a [[Guinness World Records]] in collaboration with Al Abeer Medical Group on 14 November 2017 (World Diabetes Day) for the largest Human Mosaic.

In 2017 IISJ U-19 [[cricket]] team won SCC Inter-School cricket championship organised by [[Saudi Cricket Centre]].

In 2018 IISJ U-19 [[association football|football]] team was placed third in CBSE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018-19 held in India organised by [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]].
 
In 2020 IISJ U-19 [[cricket]] team was the finalist up of SCC Inter-School cricket championship organised by [[Saudi Arabia national cricket team]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2008jan09/mauritius_pm_bilimoria_trinidad_center_among_diaspora_awardees.html#.Vyj5nNJ95dg|title=Mauritius PM, Bilimoria, Trinidad center among diaspora awardees - TwoCircles.net|first=|last=TwoCircles.net|website=twocircles.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/862956|title=Emerging opportunities in India highlighted|date=9 January 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pbd-india.com/Pravasi-samman.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316183126/http://www.pbd-india.com/Pravasi-samman.html |archive-date=2016-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the academic year 2017-18,for the first time IISJ had 2 head girls

==See also==
*[[List of schools by country]]
*[[List of schools in Saudi Arabia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iisjed.org/ Official website]
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{{International schools in Saudi Arabia}}
{{Indian international schools}}

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1969]]
[[Category:Indian international schools in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:International schools in Jeddah]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in Saudi Arabia]]