Name of School	:	Al Dura (Gems) International School
	Address	:	P.O. Box 51477, Jeddah
			Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
	Contact Numbers	:	TN: (9662)674-8483
			FN: (9662)674-8381
	E-mail Address	:	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Date Established	:	May 2005
	Start of Operations	:	04 June 2005
	Permit from Host Govt.	:	178/S
	Date of issuance	:
	School Owner	:	Reem Bin  Yamin (Saudi National)
	No. of Enrollees (SY 2011-2012)	:	1,761 students
	School’s Category	:	Category IV

Background

The Gems International School (GIS) was established and founded by Reem Bin Yamin, a Saudi National in May 2005. The school aims to provide an affordable world-class quality education - knowledge, skills, and values to the children of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) based in Jeddah. The GIS offers pre-school, elementary and secondary education and it follows the Philippine curriculum. The school includes Arabic Language, Saudi History, Geography and Culture as additional subjects to be taught.

The school was issued a Government Permit No. 001, s.2009, by the Philippine Department of Education on 14 May 2009.

MISSION

The GIS, a Saudi-owned Filipino School, counts on itself to provide an affordable world-class quality education for the children of OFWs based in Jeddah.

The GIS, established in 2005 by a group of professional Filipino teachers, envisions itself as a primary institution that intellectually and morally develops young Filipinos to become global citizens with a deep sense of nationalism and patriotism.