WELCOME TO DHAHRAN HIGH SCHOOL

Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Dhahran High School (formerly Dhahran Academy High School) offers a rigorous academic curriculum designed for college preparation. Course outcomes and performance indicators, designed to ensure that students are on course towards meeting graduation standards, require students to demonstrate what they know and can do at each grade level. Based on standardized national test score performance, our DHS "average" student is capable of a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Our high academic standards prepare students for the global economy and a future of increased competition on an international platform. Additionally, we strive to create an atmosphere that encourages students to develop into well-rounded human beings who can participate in any society. One example of that is our membership in the National Honor Society. As an international school with an American curriculum, we enjoy a rich cultural environment that allows for the exchange of diverse ideas, while encouraging tolerance and understanding. We are a small community, enabling each student to know and appreciate one another. It is our vision to provide a program that enhances all students' unique talents and abilities.

We look for competence, caring, and commitment from our DHS faculty. The majority of our teachers are sponsored from the United States and Canada. Dhahran High School provides mentoring for new teachers through first year orientation and ongoing support for all teachers through staff development opportunities at overseas conferences, regular in-service and an annual evaluation program. Teachers work together to develop integrated lessons whenever possible, through a program of "peer coaching". Staff members also serve on committees to assist in school and district planning.

We strongly believe in the importance of partnership in education, and we include parents and students in the culture of the school by involving them in decision-making on education and discipline. The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and our Student Council are models of shared decision-making, where parents and students are invited to participate in discussions about the issues of our school. Additionally, there are opportunities for parents to become members of the District's Board of Trustees.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the Mission of Dhahran High School to educate students living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia within a college preparatory American curriculum high school. To promote personal excellence, our multicultural school community provides a safe, dynamic, creative, and positive learning environment. Dhahran High School is a family-centered school committed to the physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of its students. We blend zeal for learning with moral character development through our insistence upon respect, responsibility and a commitment to service and consideration for others.

BELIEF STATEMENT

At Dhahran High School we believe that...

  • Students are our highest priority.
  • Life-long learning is essential for success in a changing society.
  • Each person has intrinsic value and deserves to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
  • Reinforcing honesty, moral character and ethical behavior is essential to student development.
  • Talent should be complemented by integrity, perseverance, and a commitment to work.
  • Education is more meaningful when learning relates directly to life experiences.
  • Students learn at different rates and in different ways.
  • Students learn best in a safe, supportive, positive environment.
  • Education is the shared responsibility of home, school and community.
  • Critical and creative thinking are essential to learning.
  • Clear attainable goals and high expectations lead to improved performance.
  • Effective communication is vital to building an informed, supportive community.
  • Community service fosters personal and social responsibility.
  • Compassion emerges from cultural understanding.

 

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