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{{Infobox school
| name                    = International Indian School Dammam
| image                   = International Indian School, Dammam.jpg
| logo                    = International Indian School Dammam logo.jpg
| alt                     = Indian School
| image_size              = 260px
| motto                   = In Quest of Excellence
| motto_translation       =
| city                    = Al Safa, Ad Dammam
| province                = [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]
| postcode                = 34222
| country                 = Saudi Arabia
| houses                  = Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Topaz, Diamond, Emerald
| coordinates             = {{coord|26.38316664176175|50.18240973069135|display=inline,title}}
| other_name              = IISD
| former_name             = Indian Embassy School, Dammam
| type                    = Public school
| patron                  = [[H.E. Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan]]
| established             = {{Start date and age|1982|10|10|df=yes}}<ref name="Home">{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.iisdammam.edu.sa/|website=International Indian School Dammam|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
| closed                  =
| sister_school           = {{ubl|IIS Jubail|[[International Indian School, Riyadh|IIS Riyadh]]|[[International Indian School Jeddah|IIS Jeddah]]}}
| school_board            = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
| district                =
| age_range               =
| lower_age               = 3.5
| upper_age               = 17<ref name="SaudiGazette1">{{cite web|last1=Hussain|first1=Sadiq|title=IISD: A unique school with exceptional achievements|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/iisd-unique-school-exceptional-achievements/|website=Saudi Gazette|access-date=15 January 2017|date=2 April 2016}}</ref>
| grades                  = KG-12
| session                 = 1 April to 31 March
| superintendent          =
| principal               =
| chairman                =
| staff                   =
| faculty                 = 650
| gender                  = <!-- use | gender_label = to override the default label -->
| students                = 15000+<ref name="Principal">{{cite web|title=PRINCIPAL SPEAKS|url=http://www.iisdammam.edu.sa/principal.asp|website=International Indian School, Dammam|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
| classes                 = LKG to Class XII
| medium_of_language      = English
| campuses                = 2 (boys' section and girls' section)<ref name="SchoolProfile">{{cite web|title=School Profile|url=http://www.iisdammam.edu.sa/profile.asp|website=International Indian School, Dammam|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
| campus_size             = {{convert|9.8|acre|ha}}<ref name="SchoolProfile" />
| campus_type             =
| team_name               =
| publication             = Cascade
| newspaper               =
| yearbook                = Focus
| colors                  = {{colourbox|#072A6C}} Deep blue
| communities             = Indian
| feeders                 =
| alumni                  = Karan Singh Grover, Ali Fazal
| website                 = {{URL|www.iisdammam.edu.sa}}
| Alumni Network          = {{URL|www.iisdians.org}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''International Indian School Dammam''' ('''IISD''') (formerly '''Indian Embassy School Dammam''') is an English-medium [[K-12]] Indian school in [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is the largest school in the [[MENA]] region by number of students and second largest school in Asia. Most of its 15000+ students come from in and around [[Dammam|Ad-Dammam]], [[Al-Khobar]], [[Abqaiq]], [[Qatif|Al Qatif]], [[Al-Hofuf]], and [[Ras Tanura]]. The School is part of Global International Indian Schools which consists of 10 schools,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://iistaif.com/about-us | title=About Us – IIST-TAIF }}</ref> most notably including [[International Indian School, Riyadh]], [[International Indian School Jeddah]].
==History==
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The school was established in 10 October 1982 with 250 students and 15 teachers in a few portable cabins and inaugurated by the then Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]].
==About==
In 2006, it was divided into two separate buildings, with separate campuses for girls and boys, at a total of 9.8 acres.
In the academic year of 2023-2024, the school has 16,750 students, over 750 teachers, 38 administrative staff, and 75 janitorial staff on hire from a local contractor. It has a fleet of 70 buses on hire from a private company. It is affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] and has three streams – [[Arts]], [[Science]] and [[Commerce]].
The Ambassador of India is the patron of IIS Dammam. The school is governed by a Managing Committee which lays down broad policies and guidelines, leaving the principal and staff to conduct day-to-day affairs.
==Management==
IIS Dammam is governed by a Managing Committee selected by H.E. The Ambassador of India, who is also the Patron of the School.
The Managing Committee lays down broad policies and guidelines of the school leaving the Principal and the Staff to conduct the day to day affairs of the school.
The following are the Honorable Members of the Managing Committee:
● Sanoj Gopalakrishna Pillai  (Chairman)
● Mohammed Furquan
● Syed Mohammad Firoz Ashraf
● Misbahullah Ansari (First Alumnus to ever be a Member)
● Moazzam Ghulam Abdul Kadar Dadan
● Sadia Irfan Khan
==See also==
* [[Indians in Saudi Arabia]]
* [[List of schools in Saudi Arabia]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://iisdammam.edu.sa/ International Indian School Dammam]
* [https://iisdians.org/ Iisdians Alumni Network]
==Further reading==
* {{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Sadiq|title=IISD: A unique school with exceptional achievements|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/iisd-unique-school-exceptional-achievements/|work=Saudi Gazette|date=2 April 2016}}
{{International schools in Saudi Arabia}}
{{Indian international schools}}
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1982]]
[[Category:Indian international schools in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Education in Dammam]]