Ellesmere College Riyadh - Salwa Campus vs EtonHouse International School Granada

	E Ellesmere College Riyadh - Salwa Campus Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	E EtonHouse International School Granada Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year SAR 50,000 - 68,000	Fees / year SAR 52,000 - 67,500
Age range	Age range 3 - 18 years	Age range 1½ - 11 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Cambridge IGCSE, American Curriculum, Cambridge A Levels	Curriculum IPC (International Primary Curriculum), British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, Reggio Emilia Approach
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils 200
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language Arabic, English
Opened	Opened —	Opened 2025
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location —	Location EtonHouse International School Granada is in the Granada district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main campus address is 6451 Abdullah Bin Hayawiya Street, AlShuhada District, Riyadh 13241. The adjacent EtonHouse International Pre-School Granada is at 7427 Muhammad Ali Junah, Ghirnatah, Riyadh 13241. The Granada location is central to families living or working in Riyadh, providing convenient access within the city.
Stages	Stages —	Stages The school offers a bilingual, two-site pathway for early years and primary. Early years run from Pre-Nursery to Kindergarten 3 (18 months to 6 years). Primary runs from Kindergarten 3 to Year 5 (5 to 11 years). The curriculum combines the Reggio Emilia-inspired approach in early years with the International Primary Curriculum in primary.
School type	School type —	School type The campuses operate as international day schools with separate Pre-School Granada and EtonHouse International School Granada campuses in Riyadh. There is no public information indicating boarding facilities. The schools emphasise a bilingual English/Arabic program and an international, child-centered learning environment.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix Not publicly disclosed. The school promotes an international, dual-language community and collaboration with a global EtonHouse network, indicating a diverse student body in principle.
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support Public information about formal SEN provisions is not listed. The focus is on a bilingual, inquiry-based curriculum and safeguarding/well-being measures within a multinational learning community. No explicit SEN accommodations are described in the publicly available materials.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation Saudi Arabia.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation No religious affiliation is stated in the public materials. The program emphasises bilingual education and Saudi cultural heritage without reference to a specific religious framework.
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure EtonHouse International Pre-School Granada operates from 7:30am to 2:30pm. EtonHouse International School Granada runs curriculum hours from 7:30am to 2:30pm, with an after-school extracurricular slot from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details Public information about a school bus service is not published. Families relocating should confirm transport options with the admissions team. If bus services are available, details about providers and routes would be communicated by the school.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details —	Fee details Application and Registration Fees - Application fee: SAR 1,000 (non-refundable) payable at time of application. - Registration fee: SAR 5,000 (non-refundable) payable within five working days after issuance of the Letter of Offer to confirm placement. Tuition Fees (yearly and termly by year group) - Pre‑Nursery — Yearly: SAR 55,000; Termly: SAR 18,334. - Nursery — Yearly: SAR 50,000; Termly: SAR 16,667. - Kindergarten 1 — Yearly: SAR 50,000; Termly: SAR 16,667. - Kindergarten 2 — Yearly: SAR 52,000; Termly: SAR 17,333. - Kindergarten 3 — Yearly: SAR 52,000; Termly: SAR 17,333. - Grade 1 — Yearly: SAR 54,000; Termly: SAR 18,000. - Grade 2 — Yearly: SAR 54,000; Termly: SAR 18,000. - Grade 3 — Yearly: SAR 60,000; Termly: SAR 20,000. - Grade 4 — Yearly: SAR 60,000; Termly: SAR 20,000. - Grade 5 — Yearly: SAR 65,000; Termly: SAR 20,666. - Grade 6 — Yearly: SAR 67,500; Termly: SAR 22,500. - Grade 7 — Yearly: SAR 67,500; Termly: SAR 22,500. - Grade 8 — Yearly: SAR 67,500; Termly: SAR 22,500. Billing schedule and payment terms - All fees are payable in full in Saudi Riyal (SAR). Payment may be made on a termly or an annual basis. - Fees listed are exclusive of 15% VAT; VAT is not applicable for Saudi nationals. - Any proration of tuition is calculated on a weekly basis according to the number of term-weeks remaining in the academic term. - Families have five working days to confirm acceptance of a placement by payment of the registration fee. Boarding fees - No boarding fees are listed; the school does not publish separate boarding fees for the Granada campus. (No boarding provision/boarding fees are included in the campus fee schedule.) Other costs and fees - No separate amounts for school uniform, transportation, meal plans, or specific extracurricular/activity fees are listed in the published tuition schedule. - Uniforms can be purchased from the campus (school-supplied uniform purchase option used across EtonHouse campuses). - Additional optional or third-party charges (for example third-party bus transport, optional ECAs, individual music tuition or external exam fees) are not specified in the published tuition table and may incur separate charges if applicable. Refund information - The application fee (SAR 1,000) and the registration fee (SAR 5,000) are non-refundable. - Tuition proration is applied on a weekly basis for the remainder of term-weeks when applicable. Beyond these points, no additional published refund schedule or detailed withdrawal refund table is provided in the campus fee schedule. Discounts and concessions - Sibling discount: second child receives 5% off gross school fees; third child onwards receives 10% off gross school fees. The sibling discount will be revised if an enrolled sibling ceases to be enrolled. - Full-year upfront payment discount: 5% off the net yearly school fees when fees are paid in full up-front. Fee payment options - Accepted payment method: wire transfer (bank transfer). Payment details are provided once the full set of application documents is received. No published indication that credit card payment is accepted. Notes - All amounts above are stated in Saudi Riyal (SAR) and are presented as published for the campus fee schedule.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details —	Curriculum details The school offers a bilingual program with English and Arabic instruction and Mandarin available as an additional language, delivered by native-speaking educators in an inquiry-based environment. In Early Years (Pre-Nursery through Kindergarten 3), the approach follows EtonHouse Inquire.Think.Learn, inspired by Reggio Emilia. In Primary Years (Kindergarten 3 through Year 5), learning is based on the International Primary Curriculum, with an emphasis on hands-on inquiry. Mathematics is taught with a focus on real-life applications using Singapore Maths heuristics to build problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. The learning environment includes facilities such as a swimming pool, a soccer field, music room, and ateliers to support a broad, well-rounded program and wellbeing. External qualifications for the Granada campus are not listed on current pages; however, broader EtonHouse materials indicate a future K-12 pathway potentially including Cambridge IGCSEs and International A-Levels.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions —	Admissions 1. Book a personalised tour to meet our principals and educators and to experience the Granada campus firsthand. The tour provides insight into the bilingual, Reggio Emilia-inspired learning environment. Booking is available through the campus's tour option. 2. Submit the online application with a non-refundable SAR 1,000 application fee at the time of submission. A full set of application documents is required, and payment details are shared after the documents are received. 3. If eligible and a vacancy exists, you will receive a Letter of Offer. After receiving the offer, families have five working days to confirm placement by paying a non-refundable SAR 5,000 registration fee. 4. Pay school fees in Saudi Riyal; fees are exclusive of 15% VAT, and VAT is not applicable for Saudi nationals. A 5% discount applies to the second child and 10% to the third child onwards for siblings. Payments are by wire transfer, with details provided after the full set of application documents is received. 5. Admissions operate on a rolling basis; relocation and readiness are accommodated as long as eligibility is met and a vacancy exists. The academic year runs from August to June, and admissions can begin at different times throughout the year.
Scholarships	Scholarships —	Scholarships The school does not publish any information on existing scholarships.
Waitlist	Waitlist —	Waitlist The school does not publish any information on existing waitlist.
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