Post by duncan42 on Apr 2, 2018 8:14:01 GMT
o,
I am preparing to move to KSA in the coming months. What is still an open question is the availability of schooling for my children. I understand that non US-citizens are not eligible nowadays to live in the Aramco compound. Access to Aramco schools is however linked to living on the Aramco compound. There seems to be a range of schools in Al-Khobar & Dhahran, however admission processes have now been closed for the next academic year (i.e. 2018-2019).
What experience have people made trying to gain access to schools "mid-year" ? Is it common to arrive without a school place and then get one on short-notice?
I was told about people getting a place in Bahrain and spouses driving the kids there every day. Looking at google maps that looks like quite a long-ish journey. Additionally women driving in KSA is only starting, so its another question whether this will all be possible from day 1.
I would be grateful to learn about how people have coped with this challenge. Thanks in advance.
regards
d.
I am preparing to move to KSA in the coming months. What is still an open question is the availability of schooling for my children. I understand that non US-citizens are not eligible nowadays to live in the Aramco compound. Access to Aramco schools is however linked to living on the Aramco compound. There seems to be a range of schools in Al-Khobar & Dhahran, however admission processes have now been closed for the next academic year (i.e. 2018-2019).
What experience have people made trying to gain access to schools "mid-year" ? Is it common to arrive without a school place and then get one on short-notice?
I was told about people getting a place in Bahrain and spouses driving the kids there every day. Looking at google maps that looks like quite a long-ish journey. Additionally women driving in KSA is only starting, so its another question whether this will all be possible from day 1.
I would be grateful to learn about how people have coped with this challenge. Thanks in advance.
regards
d.
