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As the chill of winter settles in, school mornings in Makkah are about to feel a little different. Beginning Sunday, November 2, 2025, the General Directorate of Education in Makkah has approved a ...
News Saudi Arabia » Makkah » Education: 2 million students return to schools in Makkah and Madinah regions Sunday
JEDDAH — Nearly two million students from the educational departments of Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and Taif will return to schools on Sunday. The general directorates of education in these four regions ...
News Saudi Arabia » Makkah » Education: Saudi Arabia welcomes 4.5 million students for new academic year
Over 4.5 million public school students across Saudi Arabia will begin the new academic year on Sunday, August 23. While teachers in Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, and Taif return on August 23, students in ...
News Saudi Arabia » Makkah » Education: Saudi Education Spending More Than Doubles as School Year Begins
Education spending in Saudi Arabia more than doubled in the week ending August 22nd, 2026, as families prepared for the start of the new academic year.
News Saudi Arabia » Makkah » Education: RYET Signs MOU with Intersect and Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology to Expand Saudi-China Education and Technology Platform
MOU adds the vocational and research capabilities of the Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology ('NIST') to a Saudi-China platform strategy linking RYET, Intersect and Wadi Makkah, with ...