As a school committed to excellence, we will educate and inspire our students to be responsible, productive, and ethical world citizens with the skills and passion to think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively, and learn continuously.  We will accomplish this in an American educational environment characterized by high measurable standards and a clearly defined, appropriately interrelated college preparatory curriculum, implemented by superior staff in partnership with students, parents and the community.

The American International School-Riyadh is a fully accredited K-12 school by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools.  AIS-R currently has an enrollment of 1061 students and the campus is located in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.  The school includes the Elementary building, Middle and High School building, gymnasium, an auditorium/theatre, track, two libraries and eight technology centers.  The high school comprises 319 of the 1061 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12.  Fifty different nationalities make up the student body.  American and Canadian students account for 42% of the population.  The parents of AIS-R students come from a variety of business, government and other professional backgrounds.  AIS-R operates under the authorization of the Ministry of Education and is an IB World School.

AIS-R provides a college-preparatory educational program in the English language and offers both the U.S. High School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in grades 11 and 12.  Students have the option to take the IB external examinations in individual subjects.  In this case, the student would be awarded and IB Certificate recording the level of achievement in that particular subject.  AIS-R's school year consists of two semesters beginning in mid-August and ending in early June.  Students enroll in a maximum of eight courses using a 4 X 4 block alternating Day 1/Day 2 schedule.  One-half credit is awarded for the successful completion of each semester course with a passing mark of D-.  Graduation requirements include a minimum of 25 credits including 12.5 hours of community service for each year at AIS-R.  Higher Level and Standard Level IB courses include: English A1, Arabic, French, Spanish, History, Economics (HL only), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Visual Art.  Math Studies and ITGS are offered at the SL level.

The international and frequently changing composition of the student body does not permit equitable or accurate comparison between students.  Therefore, class rank is not reported as a measure of a student's academic standing.  The cumulative GPA reflects courses taken at AIS-R only.  Grades from previous schools are not included.  IB Higher Level II courses are weighted by an additional .3 on grades of B+ or higher.

An active co-curricular program compliments the high school curriculum and includes Student Council, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Drama, Musical and Fine Art productions.  Varsity and Junior Varsity teams compete in the International Schools Sports League of Riyadh (ISSLR); the Saudi Arabian Intra-Kingdom Activities Conference (ISAC) in Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis, Cricket, Badminton, Softball and Cross Country.