Tutoring that fits the Saudi school week
Saudi Arabia is one of Qlive’s largest student groups, with families in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Khobar and smaller cities across the Kingdom. Our teachers have taught 1,00,000+ hours of live classes, one-to-one. Schools here usually run Sunday to Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. Many Indian schools also run separate sessions or shifts, so one family’s free afternoon is another family’s school time. We start from the hours that are actually free in your week.
Most families pick a slot in the late afternoon or evening, after school and a break, or a weekend morning on Friday or Saturday. Saudi time is two and a half hours behind India, so a 5 pm class in Riyadh is 7:30 pm for a teacher in Kerala. Every time you see from Qlive, in class confirmations, reminders and the Qlive Learn app, is shown in Saudi time, so nobody has to convert.
The syllabi children in Saudi Arabia follow
Many children in Saudi Arabia study in CBSE schools, including the International Indian Schools and the many private Indian schools in Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province. We also teach children in:
- British and IGCSE schools, through GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level
- American curriculum schools
- IB schools, at PYP, MYP and Diploma level
- Saudi Ministry of Education schools
- Kerala and other Indian state boards, for families preparing to move back
Tell us the school and grade and we match a teacher who teaches that syllabus. A Grade 8 CBSE science teacher and a Year 9 British science teacher are not the same thing, and we treat them differently.
Arabic, Hindi and the other languages
For children from non-Arabic speaking homes, school Arabic can be the subject that causes the most worry. Parents may not read it themselves, and gaps in the alphabet and basic reading in the early grades make every later year harder. Our Arabic teachers work from the level your child is really at, whether that means letters and sounds, simple reading, or the grammar and writing of the school textbook. Children with larger gaps can follow the Foundation programme, which rebuilds Arabic step by step.
Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Tamil and French are also common in Indian schools in the Kingdom, and we teach all of them. Where it helps, we match a teacher who speaks your home language, which makes a big difference for a young child in the first few classes.
Board exams and senior classes
For CBSE students, Class 10 and Class 12 board exams shape the last few years of school. Teachers work through the NCERT syllabus, solve past papers and do timed practice, while Pulse checkpoints every two to three weeks show which chapters are secure. Term exams are included for some programmes, such as CBSE Grade 9 and 10 maths and science, at no extra cost.
Many families in Saudi Arabia are also thinking about Class 11 streams and what comes after school, often in India. Our teachers cover physics, chemistry, biology, maths, accountancy, business studies and economics for the senior years, and your Student Success Partner can arrange a change in focus when exams get closer.
How it works for families in Saudi Arabia
- A free assessment. An adaptive test of about 40 questions, guided live by a Qlive counsellor. You get a report on what your child is strong at, what they are working on and the specific gaps.
- A matched teacher. Chosen for subject, syllabus, grade, your free times and, where it matters, language. A 45 minute demo class is available first if you want one.
- A fixed weekly slot. Classes are usually 60 minutes, live on Google Meet with the learning on Qlive Space, Qlive’s AI-powered, activity-based learning platform. Classes are recorded.
- A Student Success Partner. A person on your side who keeps your child’s goal in view, whether that is a board result or choosing the right stream, and brings in what helps. They are a message away in the Qlive Learn app.
Before each class the Qlive Learn app asks you to confirm, change the time or skip that day, then sends reminders 15 and 5 minutes before with a button to join. Each class also has a chat in the app with the teacher and the Qlive team. Worksheets are set in Qlive Pulse, and you get a notice in the app when work is assigned and when it has been marked.
Fees are set per student after the assessment, depending on subject, grade, curriculum and number of classes. Families in Saudi Arabia usually pay by international bank transfer in USD, or by card.
Start with a free assessment
The first step is the same for every family: book a free assessment. It shows you exactly where your child stands in the subject, and you are under no obligation to book classes afterwards.
