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Education is the kindling of a flame, talent at JPGS and justifiably occupies many pages
not the filling of a vessel.” - Socrates of our yearbook. In the Infants and Prep school we
have enjoyed many events, including a fabulous
Funky Mad Hair Day, Think Pink Cancer Aware-
The year 2022 marks 55 years since the school ness Days and celebrating Saudi National Day in-
opened. This is a significant milestone and one cluding a fantastic Book Week and Character Day
which needs to be recognised. In its 55th anni- Parade.
versary year, the school celebrated its first British
Schools Overseas Inspection and became a recog- Sport and enrichment activity could occupy a
nised British School Overseas (BSO), full mem- yearbook on its own. With increasing numbers
bership of the British Schools in the Middle East participating in every sport, JPGS has enjoyed a
(BSME) and full accredited membership of the great year. Our involvement in BSME, RSAC, SI-
Council of British International Schools (COBIS). I AKAC tournaments ensured a very busy year for
am very proud of what each of us did in response all our teams. Congratulation to our U19 girls for
to the pandemic and what our school achieved in winning the RSAC Football Tournament and our
preparing pupils to return to full face to face teach- U14 Boys winning the RSAC U14 Basketball Cup
ing. This year was the first year for all our pupils in this year as well. We also hosted Sports Relief,
Year 11, 12 and 13 to sit external examinations and Red Nose Day, a colour run for charity alongside a
we are looking forward to a very successful set of Ramadan Food Appeal for the more needy in our
examination results in August 2022. community.

2021-2022 has been a successful year. To those Leadership and enrichment opportunities have
who have, directly or indirectly enriched the lives continued to be developed this year. The Duke of
of our pupils this year. I would like to pay trib- Edinburgh Bronze Award saw its first adventur-
ute to our previous Board of Governors and thank ous journey in Saudi Arabia. with many pupils
them for their service and dedication to the school. completing this award.
To our new Board of Governors, Senior Leader-
ship teams, Heads of Departments and Coordina- Model United Nations and Enrichment Clubs all
tors, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Support Staff, feature in the pages which follow to give you a fla-
Maintenance Teams, our parent volunteers and to vour of these activities. Finally, The International
our parents, I extend my sincere thanks and best dimension of the school must be emphasised as it
wishes. is on the pages of The UN International Day, where
both pupils and staff dressed up in their national
The Jeddonian is a snapshot of the highlights and costumes, shared their countries, history, food and
memorable events of the year, and a record of the culture with the rest of the school.
pupils and staff members who formed the JPGS
community in 2021-2022. I hope it will remind To those returning next year I look forward to see-
you of good times with friends, the new people ing you back in August, refreshed and ready to
you met, our diverse cultures, sports, cultural, tackle another year of opportunities and successes.
performing arts events, your year of learning and
striving to be better in all that you do. I pay special tribute to those who are leaving school
this year. Our school motto – ‘Laborando Progred-
Academically the school enjoyed a great start at imur’ - Work, so that we may make progress. – is
the beginning of the academic year with the best a reference to the quality of education provided
ever KS2 ,KS3, IGCSE and A’ level results. We are here at JPGS and our vision of providing the very
on track for another very successful set of results best opportunities for all our pupils. I hope you
in the August 2022 results. Suitably buoyed, the feel you have been guided through JPGS - that you
school has gone on from here and four pupils have attained the qualifications you were capable
were selected for interviews for Oxbridge places of and that you needed, and that you developed
and one of our pupils, has received a conditional the personal qualities and confidence to choose the
offer to read Medicine at Oxford with many going right pathways in life. I hope you will remember
to the world leading universities in the UK, USA with pride and affection the support, friendships,
and Canada. opportunities at JPGS. To you all I extend my very
best wishes for the future.
The School has continued to excel in Art, walk
round the quadrangle and the Art rooms and the I hope you enjoy the JPGS Jeddonian Yearbook of
quality of work on display will testify to this in 2021-2022 and wish you all a relaxing, safe and
general. The pages dedicated to the GCSE and A’ happy summer holiday.
level subject underlines the breadth and depth of
artistic talent that abounds at JPGS. The Perform- Mr Khalil Ahmed FCCT
ing Arts at JPGS showcased our first school pro- Interim Headmaster/
duction of Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Blood Head of Grammar
Brothers was a great hit and showcased the huge
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