Top 10 Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Qiyas National Exams for Males

Recently, the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (Qiyas) has announced its Annual National Ranking of High Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The rankings, which were done according to students performance in the General Aptitude Test (GAT) and the Scholastic Achievement Aptitude Test (SAAT), included mostly private schools and a couple of public schools. The rankings provide unprecedented insights on the best schools in Saudi Arabia.

Among the schools sponsored by the government, Dar Al-Hikma Secondary School in Qatif was ranked as the best public high school in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for both the GAT and SAAT performance for the year 2013.

60% of the top 10 schools in Saudi Arabia came from the Eastern Province's main cities: Dhahran, Qatif and Dammam, while 20%-30% came from the Western province of Mecca and Jeddah which is the most populous region in Saudi Arabia. The remaining 10%-20% came from the central region of Riyadh,  the capital and most populous city of Saudi Arabia.

Top 10 Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
For the Best General Aptitude Test (GAT)- Qiyas
Rank	High School	Location	Public/Private
1	Dhahran Ahlia Secondary School	Dhahran	Private
2	Al Jama'a Ahlia Secondary School	Khobar	Private
3	Dar Al-Hikma Secondary   School	Qatif	Public
4	Dar Al-Thikr Ahlia Secondary School	Jeddah	Private
5	Al-Bassam Ahlia Secondary School	Dammam	Private
6	Al-Falah Secondary School	Mecca	Private
7	Dhahran Secondary School	Dhahran	Public
8	Najd Ahlia Secondary School	Riyadh	Private
9	Manarat Al-Riyadh Secondary School	Riyadh	Private
10	Ibn Al-Qayyim Educational Complex Secondary School	Qatif	Public

Source for the list in Arabic is here