Most international schools in Saudi Arabia use the US Common Core, UK (English National Curriculum or Cambridge), or International Baccalaureate curricula or a combination. Additionally, because most international schools are actually attended by Saudi children, many have a bilingual component.

Many international schools that serve Saudi children have Girls Schools where all the teachers are women, and Boys Schools, where all the teachers are men.  Boys from Kindergarten (Early Years) to Grade 3 attend the Girls section and then move over to the Boys section.