Seven girls’ schools will be opened on Sunday in North Jeddah, according to Abdullah Althagafi, director general of the Department of Education.
The schools — two will be elementary schools, one secondary and one a high school — will cost SR35 million
Althagafi said that due to the influx of new residents into North Jeddah and the increase in the number of female students, the department decided to open new facilities to accommodate the growing numbers.
The schools are well equipped with all means of modern teaching, including computers, laboratories and centers of learning with the latest equipment.
It is expected that the schools will accommodate more than 8,000 students.
The Department of Education in Jeddah has already begun receiving applications for registration in the schools, he said.
The administration is studying many areas and other neighborhoods in Jeddah to identify areas with small numbers of schools and will account for such in the expansion plans where needed.
Fahad Al-Otaibi, a resident of North Jeddah, expressed his satisfaction. “You cannot imagine how the suffering that we and other residents of the north of Jeddah have had in the past due to the lack of a sufficient number of schools, be it elementary, middle, or secondary schools,” Al-Otaibi said.
One of Fahad’s daughters attended a school in Al-Safa, located a long distance from their house. She was required to leave the house at 6 a.m., taking more than one hour due to traffic.
Fahad immediately began the transfer procedures for his daughter to move to one of the new schools.
7 new girls’ schools to be opened in N. Jeddah
