Online Tutoring in Saudi Arabia

Our class times where you are

Weekdays

12:00–20:00 Arabia Standard Time. The whole after-school stretch from about 14:00 to 20:00 AST is inside our day, which is 16:00–22:00 PKT for us.

Weekends

08:00–18:00 AST, so a full morning-to-evening choice rather than a single slot.

Our time (Pakistan)

14:00–22:00 PKT · Asia/Karachi

Arabia Standard Time is UTC+3 and the Kingdom observes no daylight saving, so the two-hour gap to Pakistan is fixed. During Ramadan school hours are shortened and household routines move heavily to the late evening; we shift Saudi students to later slots for the month, which our 22:00 PKT finish accommodates.

Curricula we teach

• Saudi Ministry of Education national curriculum — the default across the Kingdom and in all public schools
• UK curriculum (Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and A Level) — the largest international pathway in Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province
• US curriculum, including Advanced Placement
• International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP and Diploma)
• Indian curriculum (CBSE) at international community schools serving the South Asian expatriate population
• Secondary structure: Grades 10 to 12, with a common core in Grade 10 and then a science or humanities track

Exams students sit here

• General Aptitude Test (GAT / Qudurat) — verbal and quantitative reasoning, multiple sittings each year, run by ETEC/Qiyas
• Scholastic Achievement Admission Test (Tahsili) — Grade 12 science and health tracks, biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics
• General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama) — end of Grade 12, typically May to June
• STEP (Standardised Test of English Proficiency) — university entry and placement, multiple sittings per year
• IGCSE and A Level (May/June and October/November), IB Diploma (May) and Advanced Placement (early May)

01

Two hours behind, and fixed

Subtract two hours from our timetable and you have local time in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam or Madinah. Our weekday block of 14:00–22:00 PKT is 12:00–20:00 AST, and because neither country observes daylight saving the conversion is the same every week of the year.

The practical effect is that a Saudi student's entire afternoon and evening is covered. There is no need to choose between a slot that is too early for them and one that is too late for us.

• 16:00 PKT = 14:00 AST — straight after the school day
• 19:00 PKT = 17:00 AST — the most-booked Saudi slot
• 22:00 PKT = 20:00 AST — the latest we run, and useful during Ramadan
• Weekends: 10:00–20:00 PKT = 08:00–18:00 AST

02

Qudurat and Tahsili are the real exam season

For a Saudi Grade 12 student the terminal school certificate is not the pressure point — university admission is. The General Aptitude Test (Qudurat) measures verbal and quantitative reasoning across roughly 120 multiple-choice questions in about three hours, and Tahsili tests subject knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics for competitive science, engineering and health programmes.

Both are run by the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas) under ETEC, and both have multiple sittings a year, with demand concentrated around the spring. Preparation for them is the largest single category of paid tutoring in the Kingdom.

03

The national route and the international route

The large majority of Saudi students are on the Ministry of Education curriculum, taught in Arabic. Alongside it sits a growing British, American and IB international sector concentrated in Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province, which is where most of our Saudi enrolments come from.

Our teaching is in English, so we are a fit for the international sector and for the quantitative reasoning content of Qudurat. We say plainly that we do not teach the Arabic-medium subjects of the national curriculum, and we would rather turn that enquiry away than take it.

04

Two semesters again, and where Ramadan sits

From 1447 AH (2025–26) Saudi Arabia returned to a two-semester year after several years on a three-term system, and the Ministry published a stable four-year calendar. The 2025–26 year began on 24 August 2025 and students finished on 25 June 2026. Private and international schools may vary semester dates by up to two weeks.

The Ministry deliberately schedules mid-second-semester examinations away from Ramadan. That matters for planning: the weeks either side of Ramadan carry more assessment than the month itself, and a revision schedule built on the assumption that Ramadan is the quiet period tends to be a fortnight late.

05

How we work with Saudi families

GCSE and IGCSE Mathematics run as 90-minute sessions, two to four a week, in groups of no more than four. SAT preparation runs 90 minutes, two to three a week, in groups of up to six, timed against the real Digital SAT module structure rather than generic practice sets.

For students on the Extended route of Cambridge IGCSE 0580, we work a full past series under timed conditions before confirming the entry. Core is capped at grade C, and a student targeting a Saudi or overseas university place almost always needs Extended.