Our Story

During this year, Dur Alkuttab, an educational limited
liability company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was founded.
This company maintains focus on establishing state-of-the-art
school campuses, that offers updated educational programs to
support KSA future Human Capital, National Economy, and 2030
KSA Targets.

DAK management performed a comparative
analysis of schools in three major cities in KSA
(Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah). The market study
revealed tremendous growth potential in the private
sector.

The company opened the DAK Head Office in the
AlNarjis district of Riyadh and began selecting
locations for their upcoming school projects. The
AlQuds school project in Riyadh began and the
company’s first CEO, Paul Whittle, was recruited.

A team of international educational consultants
were hired to perform a research study of all
curriculums in the market and develop a modern
curriculum for DAK schools.

My First Lesson (MFL) was purchased by DAK in the
Granada district. The company received a CACHE
and NCFE Approved Centre Certification and MFL
staff received teacher training. The school opened
for the 2018/2019 Academic Year and led the pilot
curriculum study.

During that year, DAK partnered with the Ministry of
Education by sponsoring the 2018 Taleem
International Exhibition and Forum for Education. DAK
was presented with an official award for their
participation at the event.

DAK successfully completed the architectural designs
for three B.I.T International School campuses, with an
operational capacity ranging from (1000 – 3000) students.

Dr. Ilham AlDakheel was invited as a consultant for
the company and, in May of 2019, she was recruited
as the new CEO of Dur AlKuttab. DAK Schools
expanded from preschool to full-fledged K-12
education and changed from private to
international curriculums

The locations of the first batch of DAK Schools
gained approval by DAK Board Members: AlNada,
AlQuds, Riyadh Valley (RVC) at King Saud University,
Granada, Qurtobah, AlRabwa, AlRayan (Dammam),
AlSharaa (Jeddah).

Al Rayan campus project was launched over a
(3600 m²) area with a (6000 m) built up area to
serve (900) students.

At the peak of the COVID-19 global pandemic, DAK
developed two distinct education programs: B.I.T.
and Kuttab to meet the needs of students and
families in a new era of digital learning. B.I.T.
(Business, Innovation, and Technology) is a futuristic
school designed to prepare students for the Fourth
Industrial Revolution. Whereas, Kuttab educational
programs equip graduates with a well-known
international degree and mastery of Arabic
language and Quranic recitation.

The Qurtobah school project (B.I.T.) completed and
AlRayan and AlRabwa broke ground. The
architectural designs for Riyadh Valley Project,
AlNada, and AlSharaa (Jeddah) were finalized.

MFL successfully launched virtual classes for
students during COVID-19.

DAK launched branding project for both Kuttab
International Schools and B.I.T. International Schools
followed by a soft marketing campaign in light of
the MoE regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

My First Lesson (MFL) School rebranded to Kuttab
International Schools and gained the esteemed
International Cambridge accreditation. Kuttab
International Schools successfully obtained its
operational license and opened for the 2021-2022
Academic Year with under its new branding.

B.I.T. International Schools project in Qurtobah
received its official license and opened for the
2021-2022 Academic Year in compliance with MoE
and MoH guidelines.