Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
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The school is located in the Al Salamah District of Jeddah on Mohammed Mosaud Street (Behind Iceland), 21462. The area is a mixed residential and commercial district with good access to main roads and local amenities. The campus serves an international community in central Jeddah.
JKS serves students aged 3 to 18 across Primary (K-5), Middle (6-10) and Upper School (11-12). It is authorized to offer the three IB Programmes—Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme—and is the Kingdom's first IB Continuum School. Students may graduate with both an American Diploma and an IB Diploma.
The school is co-educational and operates as a day school; there are no boarding facilities.
The school provides Student Counseling Services, including an Academic and College Counselor and a Social Counselor. It also offers Resource Rooms and on-campus health facilities (School Clinic) to support learning and wellbeing.
Affiliations include IB Continuum authorization and accreditation by NEASC/CIE and CIS; the school offers an American Diploma alongside the IB Diploma.
No formal religious affiliation is stated; the campus includes Prayer and Ablution Areas with seven prayer rooms for staff and students.
The eight-day scheduling cycle runs through eight school days before repeating. In Upper and Middle School there are five lessons per day with two breaks; in Primary there are six lessons per day with two breaks. Upper/Middle lessons are 70 minutes long for the first four periods and 60 minutes for the fifth; Primary lesson lengths vary by grade.
Public details about a school-provided bus service are not published on the school's pages. For transport options, contact the school directly.
Application / Registration fees
- Registration fee (listed as "REGISTRATION FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE) FOR NEW STUDENT ADMISSIONS ONLY") applies per grade as shown below. The registration fee is non-refundable and payable only for new student admissions.
Tuition fees — Girls section (annual and three-installment amounts)
- Toddlers: Annual tuition SAR 22,050 (USD 5,864); three-installments SAR 7,350 (USD 1,955); registration fee: none.
- KG 1: Annual tuition SAR 29,400 (USD 7,819); three-installments SAR 9,800 (USD 2,606); registration fee: none.
- KG 2: Registration fee SAR 3,000 (USD 798); annual tuition SAR 33,000 (USD 8,777); three-installments SAR 11,000 (USD 2,926).
- KG 3: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 37,500 (USD 9,973); three-installments SAR 12,500 (USD 3,324).
- Grade 1: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 47,550 (USD 12,646); three-installments SAR 15,850 (USD 4,215).
- Grades 2–3: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 48,600 (USD 12,926); three-installments SAR 16,200 (USD 4,309).
- Grade 4: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 50,850 (USD 13,524); three-installments SAR 16,950 (USD 4,508).
- Grades 5–6: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 52,350 (USD 13,923); three-installments SAR 17,450 (USD 4,641).
- Grades 7–8: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 54,750 (USD 14,561); three-installments SAR 18,250 (USD 4,854).
- Grade 9: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 56,880 (USD 15,128); three-installments SAR 18,960 (USD 5,043).
- Grade 10: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 58,980 (USD 15,686); three-installments SAR 19,660 (USD 5,229).
- Grade 11: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 62,040 (USD 16,500); three-installments SAR 20,680 (USD 5,500).
- Grade 12: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 62,550 (USD 16,636); three-installments SAR 20,850 (USD 5,545).
Tuition fees — Boys section (annual and three-installment amounts)
- Toddlers: Annual tuition SAR 22,050 (USD 5,864); three-installments SAR 7,350 (USD 1,955); registration fee: none.
- KG 1: Annual tuition SAR 29,400 (USD 7,819); three-installments SAR 9,800 (USD 2,606); registration fee: none.
- KG 2: Registration fee SAR 3,000 (USD 798); annual tuition SAR 33,000 (USD 8,777); three-installments SAR 11,000 (USD 2,926).
- KG 3: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 37,500 (USD 9,973); three-installments SAR 12,500 (USD 3,324).
- Grade 1: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 47,550 (USD 12,646); three-installments SAR 15,850 (USD 4,215).
- Grades 2–3: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 49,200 (USD 13,085); three-installments SAR 16,400 (USD 4,362).
- Grade 4: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 51,300 (USD 13,644); three-installments SAR 17,100 (USD 4,548).
- Grades 5–6: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 54,000 (USD 14,362); three-installments SAR 18,000 (USD 4,787).
- Grades 7–8: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 56,040 (USD 14,904); three-installments SAR 18,680 (USD 4,968).
- Grade 9: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 57,780 (USD 15,367); three-installments SAR 19,260 (USD 5,122).
- Grade 10: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 60,000 (USD 15,957); three-installments SAR 20,000 (USD 5,319).
- Grade 11: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 64,290 (USD 17,098); three-installments SAR 21,430 (USD 5,699).
- Grade 12: Registration fee SAR 5,750 (USD 1,529); annual tuition SAR 64,800 (USD 17,234); three-installments SAR 21,600 (USD 5,745).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The tuition billing schedule for the academic year is three installments: First installment — April 2025; Second installment — September 2025; Third installment — December 2025. Registration fees are non-refundable and entrance/assessment fees are non-refundable where indicated.
Boarding
- No boarding program or boarding fees are listed on the school's published tuition/fee pages for the academic year. The school's fee schedule presents day-school tuition only.
Other costs and additional fees
- Entrance exam / assessment fee: SAR 575 (non‑refundable).
- Additional test fee: SAR 39 (approx. USD 10) per extra subject test.
- Score reports in excess of 4: SAR 41 (approx. USD 11) each.
- IB Diploma Programme examination registration fee: USD 195.
- IB Diploma Programme examination fee (per subject): USD 138.
- IB Diploma administrative fees (courier, postal & other charges): USD 115.
- The published fee pages do not itemize separate uniform, book, cafeteria or transport fares as fixed line items in the tuition tables; additional services such as external examinations and transport (if used) are charged separately where applicable.
Refunds
- The registration fee is explicitly identified as non‑refundable (for new student admissions). The entrance/assessment fee is also listed as non‑refundable. No separate general tuition refund schedule or refunds-for-withdrawal policy is published on the fee pages.
VAT / Tax
- The published pages indicate VAT treatment: the pages show prices with 15% VAT and also note that an additional 15% VAT may be applied on tuition for non‑Saudi students under the General Authority of Zakat & Tax.
Fee payment arrangements / contact for payment
- Fee payments are managed through the school's parent portal (Portal Login: jksportal.net) and by the school finance office; the school contact shown for enquiries is jksinfo@jks.edu.sa and the school phone number is 920004094. Use those contacts for invoicing and payment arrangement details.
The school states that its student body represents 24 nationalities; it serves both local Saudi and international families, though the exact local-to-international ratio is not published.