Distribution of partnership schools within the Kingdom
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Based on our awareness at Mawhiba of the importance of the school environment, as one of the basic components of the concept of creativity and talent, we launched the “Mawhiba Classes” program in the academic year 2009/2010, in cooperation with a number of government and private schools in the Kingdom, where the schools were selected according to precise specifications, in terms of infrastructure, teaching methods, evaluation methods, learning methods, and teacher qualification.
Talent chapters
The “Mawhiba Classes” program is implemented in cooperation with the most important educational and teaching expertise houses.
To provide gifted students* in the educational stages from the fourth grade of primary school to the third grade of secondary school, with an additional advanced curricula, approved globally, in addition to the curricula approved by the Ministry of Education.
* Enrollment in Mawhiba classes is exclusive to students registered in the National Program for Discovering Gifted Students .
Program axes
Choosing schools
This axis revolves around developing appropriate methods, standards and tools to select distinguished schools (government and private) that meet the specifications for partnership with Mawhiba, and applying these standards to schools wishing to join the Mawhiba Classes Program according to the various evaluation mechanisms and stages, and then preparing recommendations for selecting schools that meet the criteria for joining the program, in addition to selecting local evaluators to select schools and training them to use Mawhiba’s methods and standards in selecting schools, developing tools and mechanisms to improve the performance of participating schools, as well as coordinating professional development and training work for members of the partnership schools with the training axis.
Training and professional development
The training axis aims to enlighten the target groups on the subject of talent and creativity, the characteristics of gifted students, and how to deal with them, and to provide a rich educational environment that nurtures the gifted in classes, schools, and the community to which they belong. It also aims to provide teachers with strategies for dealing with the Mawhiba curricula and integrating them into the curricula of the Ministry of Education, and to deepen the understanding of teachers of gifted students in particular of the activities of the Mawhiba curricula, as the training covers school coordinators and principals, teachers, and parents.
Curricula
This axis aims to follow up on the implementation of advanced additional curricula in science and mathematics subjects. These books consist of many advanced activities that will be an alternative to the Ministry’s curricula, not a substitute for them. These curricula will focus on developing several aspects of the gifted student’s personality, such as knowledge and advanced understanding of the concepts and topics presented by enriching his knowledge with modern and in-depth information. This is represented by advanced skills specific to the academic subjects, such as knowledge of major ideas, clarity of concepts, depth of cognitive structures related to the academic subjects, and the development of values, attitudes and traits such as investigation, risk-taking, creativity, confidence, open-mindedness, cooperation, and skills in their various aspects such as generalization, reasoning, thinking skills, self-reflection, communication and dialogue.
Calendar
The evaluation axis aims to follow up and monitor the success of the Mawhiba Classes program, root the culture of student-centered learning and evaluation for learning and not just in learning, and work on preparing training programs targeting all program teachers that address different forms of evaluation such as authentic evaluation, performance evaluation, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, evaluation through projects, and the student’s achievement file.
To achieve the above, the end-of-year test was applied to Mawhiba students in mathematics and science from the advanced Mawhiba additional curricula starting from the 2011-2012 academic year, where the focus was on the system of standards that Mawhiba curricula seek to achieve regarding the level of performance of gifted students in partnership schools and to help measure the degree of their progress later.
Parent support
The Parent Support Axis aims to integrate parents into the educational process of their sons and daughters, by holding meetings that include introducing Mawhiba curricula and assessment methods, introducing them to their role in the educational process, and supporting the program’s activities in communicating with parents.
Program start date
The start date of the program will be determined in accordance with the new academic calendar after it is announced by the Ministry of Education.
Program end date
The end date of the program will be determined in accordance with the new academic calendar after it is announced by the Ministry of Education.
· Study advanced curricula in science and mathematics, which will develop several aspects of the talented student’s personality by focusing on advanced knowledge and understanding, generating creative ideas, using arguments, focusing on accurate details, logical thinking and reasoning, and forming abstract mental images.
Level |
Student Grade in the AY 2024- 2025 |
MMCA Score |
Level 1 | Grade 3 & 4 & 5 | 1550 & above |
Level 2 | Grade 6 & 7 & 8 | 1550 & above |
Level 3 | Grade 9 & 10 | 1550 & above |
3. The student must be enrolled in the academic year and belong to the target category.
4. The student must reside in the city where the program is conducted, and their previous school must be in one of the cities where the program is implemented, according to the approved list of cities and grades.
To view the available cities and classes, click on the attachment:
1. The student must achieve the required qualification score for the program in the 2025 Mawhiba Multiple Cognitive Abilities Test within the targeted grade levels.
2. The student must be enrolled in the academic year and belong to the target category.
3. The student must not be enrolled in the Mawhiba Advanced Program in Science and Mathematics.
4. Registration must be completed during the announced period through the online registration system.
5. The student must ensure their contact information (phone number, email) is updated on the Mawhiba portal, as this is crucial for completing the registration process.
6. The accuracy of the data confirmed in the registration application is the applicant’s responsibility.
7. Admission results will be announced via text messages to the phone number registered in the application. The applicant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the submitted information.
8. Failure to complete the registration procedures at the designated school within the period from 13/04/2025 to 24/04/2025 will result in the automatic cancellation of the application, and the seat will be offered to the next student on the waiting list.
9. Failure to respond to communication from the school coordinator within the specified period above will result in automatic disqualification, and the seat will be allocated to the next student on the waiting list.
The nominated student is entitled to enroll in one of the Partnership Management Programs with Schools: either the Mawhiba Classes Program or the Mawhiba Advanced Program in Science and Mathematics; however, enrollment in both programs simultaneously is not permitted.
• If a student who does not meet any of the nomination criteria attempts to access the registration link, a message will appear indicating the unmet requirement:
• The grade does not match the criteria/not available (Registration is not available for this grade in the student’s city based on their gender).
• The gender does not match the criteria (Registration is not available for the student’s gender for this grade in their current city).
• The city does not match the criteria (Registration in this city is not available for this grade and gender).
• A student may withdraw from the program at any time during the registration period. However, once the preferences are submitted and finalized, the withdrawal request becomes void.
• Admission is based on merit, considering the MMCA test score and the availability of seats, according to the student’s preferences. The highest-scoring students will be placed in their first choice, followed by the remaining preferences. If seats are filled, students who are not placed will be moved to the waiting list.
• Upon accessing the registration system, a summary will be displayed showing the student’s expected grade level for the upcoming year, gender, and the cities where they are eligible to register. Example: Middle School – Seventh Grade – Partnership Program – Girls – Yanbu.
1 • Registration Opens: 10/03/2025
2 • Registration Closes: 08/04/2025
3 • Admission Announcement: 13/04/2025
4 • Registration Completion Period: 13/04/2025 – 24/04/2025
Distribution of partnership schools within the Kingdom
Mawhiba Classes” is a program implemented in cooperation with the most important educational and teaching expertise from government and private schools that are selected according to distinguished standards and specifications in terms of infrastructure, teaching methods, assessment methods, learning methods, teacher qualification and training, to provide gifted students in the educational stages from the fourth grade of primary school to the third grade of secondary school with additional advanced curricula that are internationally accredited, in addition to the curricula approved by the Ministry of Education.
Joining classes |
Talent Scale Test |
Fourth |
The third |
Fifth |
Fourth |
Sixth |
Fifth |
First intermediate |
VI |
Second intermediate |
First Intermediate |
Third Intermediate |
Second intermediate |
First secondary |
Third Intermediate |
Second secondary |
First secondary |
Students from the fourth grade of primary school to the third grade of secondary school, who obtained the required score in the Mawhiba scale for multiple mental abilities in grades from the third grade of primary school to the first grade of secondary school for the year 2025 in the cities available for the next academic year, according to what is announced in the table of cities and available grades.
In addition to the curricula approved by the Ministry of Education, students in this program study additional advanced Mawhiba curricula in the fields of mathematics and science, which are specific to teaching gifted and creative students, within dedicated classes in a group of distinguished schools that have met the criteria for joining Mawhiba Partnership Schools.
Riyadh - Jeddah - Mecca - Medina - Dammam - Khobar - Qatif - Al-Ahsa - Taif - Unaizah - Buraidah - Yanbu - Jubail - Jazan - Arar- Tabuk - Turaif - Abu Arish .
Teaching Mawhiba curricula in the program is available in both Arabic and English, depending on the school the student is enrolled in based on his choice. The test at the end of the program is identical to the language of instruction.
Yes, students’ performance is evaluated twice during the year:
First evaluation: Teachers’ evaluation of students within three frameworks. In this evaluation, students’ performance is measured in each framework independently according to the following:
The first: (referenced) in which the student’s performance is evaluated in light of the degree of achievement of the objectives specified in the subject.
Second: (norm-referenced) in which the student’s performance is evaluated in comparison to the performance of his classmates.
Third: Growth Reference) which compares the student’s current performance with his previous performance. Each framework is divided into four levels of performance, ranked by the best performance from 1 to 4.
The second evaluation: (the annual Mawhiba test) is held at the school under the supervision of a Mawhiba team, and is implemented at the end of the academic year, with the aim of ensuring that students have benefited from the program. Its scores are not included in the students’ overall achievement, but if students’ poor performance on this test continues for two consecutive years, they may be excluded from the program .
The program is implemented using the same mechanism used in general education and according to the decisions of the Ministry of Education.
Interactive e-books via (Semanor platform), and the student can view them and download a copy of them through his account on the Mawhiba e-learning platform.
All gifted students are placed in a special class and are supplemented by distinguished students from the school's student body.
The financial contribution depends on the type of scholarship the student receives. There are two types of scholarships:
• Free scholarships for 3 years are offered to the first intermediate and first secondary grades, in some partnership schools, and admission preference is based on the scale score.
• Knowledge support grant: This is a reduced grant of up to 50%, offered to all grades, in all partnership schools. The guardian is responsible for paying the financial contribution to the school the student is enrolled in.
Mawhiba provides financial support to students who benefit from the Social Security Program, according to its approved mechanisms. This amount is determined later and is not considered an alternative to financial contribution.
Gifted students are selected through the National Program for Giftedness Identification, an independent student selection project in partnership with the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas), which implements tests to identify gifted students.
The results of the Mawhiba Scale tests are determined later, and students are informed of the results via text message service. Announcing the results requires a period of no less than one month, during which the test is reviewed by “Qiyas”, then sorted and the criteria are applied to ensure fair distribution of accepted students, according to the programs available to them, by the “National Program for Discovering the Gifted”. The result is inquired about on the “Project Page” through the Civil Registry after the student receives a text message informing them of the results.
After announcing the results of the Mawhiba scale, students who have achieved the qualification level for the Mawhiba Classes programme are nominated, through the electronic distribution system, to choose the schools they desire within the group of partnership schools.
1. The student must be a Saudi national or have a Saudi mother.
2. The student must achieve the required qualification score for the program in the 2025 Mawhiba Multiple Cognitive Abilities Test within the targeted grades.
Level |
Student Grade in the AY 2024-2025 |
MMCA Score |
Level 1 |
Grade 3 & 4 & 5 |
1550 & above |
Level 2 |
Grade 6 & 7 & 8 |
1550 & above |
Level 3 |
Grade 9 & 10 |
1550 & above |
3. The student must be enrolled in the academic year and belong to the target category.
4. The student must reside in the city where the program is conducted, and their previous school must be in one of the cities where the program is implemented, according to the approved list of cities and grades.
To view the available cities and classes, click on the attachments:
1. The student must achieve the required qualification score for the program in the 2025 Mawhiba Multiple Cognitive Abilities Test within the targeted grade levels.
2. The student must be enrolled in the academic year and belong to the target category.
3. The student must not be enrolled in the Mawhiba Advanced Program in Science and Mathematics.
4. Registration must be completed during the announced period through the online registration system.
5. The student must ensure their contact information (phone number, email) is updated on the Mawhiba portal, as this is crucial for completing the registration process.
6. The accuracy of the data confirmed in the registration application is the applicant’s responsibility.
7. Admission results will be announced via text messages to the phone number registered in the application. The applicant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the submitted information.
8. Failure to complete the registration procedures at the designated school within the period from 13/04/2025 to 24/04/2025 will result in the automatic cancellation of the application, and the seat will be offered to the next student on the waiting list.
9. Failure to respond to communication from the school coordinator within the specified period above will result in automatic disqualification, and the seat will be allocated to the next student on the waiting list.
Yes, the grade shown in the system is the student’s current grade, but the student begins the program in the next grade at the beginning of the new academic year.
The student must re-register if he moves from one level to another. However, if he moves between classes in the same level, he does not have to re-register, but rather continues automatically.
No. The guardian is responsible for verifying that the student is not registered in both programs together. If this is proven, Mawhiba has the right to cancel the student’s registration in any of the partnership programs.
Yes, the student has the right to withdraw from the program if he wishes to do so, provided that he coordinates financial matters with the school and fills out the withdrawal form and explains his reasons through the talent coordinator at the school. After that, the student does not have the right to request to return to the program.
Yes, the student has the right to request a transfer from one school to another according to the following procedures:
- If the transfer request is internal within the same city, the transfer request is submitted through the Talent Coordinator at the student’s current school. The coordinator, in turn, submits the request to Talent to be studied. If there is a possibility in terms of capacity, the transfer is completed and the student is informed of this in order to transfer his file to the required school.
- In the event that the transfer request is external between partnership schools in different partnership cities, the transfer request is submitted through a talent coordinator in the student’s current school, provided with documents proving the family’s residence has moved to the city to which the transfer is requested. If the documents are correct and there is a possibility of transfer in terms of capacity in the school to which the transfer is requested, the transfer is completed and the student is notified of this in order to transfer his file.
Yes, the student has the right to freeze the scholarship for one year only if the guardian travels outside the country for work, study or treatment and the student accompanies him, provided that the freeze request is submitted through the school coordinator, providing the required documents proving the travel for the mentioned reasons.
No registration request for the program was rejected, but due to the large number of registrants compared to the number of available seats, the student was transferred to the waiting list and will be contacted during the coming period, God willing, if a vacancy becomes available.
Admission to schools is for students with the highest score on the Talent Scale and is limited to students registered through the system.
If all siblings are accepted into Mawhiba classes, their acceptance into a specific school will be based on each one’s score on the Mawhiba scale, as priority in acceptance goes to students with the highest score on the scale. Any student who does not pass the scale will not be accepted, even if his or her brother or sister is among those accepted into Mawhiba classes.
Registration is for current year students only, as stated in the program’s admission requirements. No registration request for the program will be rejected by Mawhiba. However, due to the large number of registrants compared to the number of available seats, some students will be transferred to the waiting list, and will be contacted during the coming period, God willing, if a vacancy becomes available.
The student may be in a city not targeted for registration.
No registration request will be accepted after the registration deadline announced on the official website and other sites.
Transfer does not prevent the student from being accepted into the program. The student can submit a transfer request to one of the schools in the city to which he is transferring, along with the necessary documents proving his transfer, and he will be notified if he is accepted.
Yes, students will be notified if there are no vacant seats.
Yes, this is possible directly through the registration system if all the required documents for the amendment are available. However, the student cannot complete the arrangement of desires in the program until the application is closed.
Yes, the student can submit an apology request for the Mawhiba Classes program directly through the registration system. During the registration period, he can withdraw the apology request by simply re-entering the registration system and then completing the arrangement of desires before the specified closing date.
Transfer does not prevent the student from being accepted into the program. The nominated student can submit a request to change the qualification city through the system, along with the necessary documents proving his transfer, and follow up on the status of the request through the system.
He was not nominated because the mother’s nationality was not updated in the student’s file on Mawhiba’s website. Please submit a data update request through the (Contact Us) page with the following documents (mother’s family card - birth certificate - student ID) and he will be able to register directly after updating the data.
The qualification score is one of the basic requirements for admission to the program and the specified score is the basis for nomination only. You can view other Mawhiba programs available to the student through his record on the Mawhiba portal.
The schools shown in the registration system are the schools that have seats available for students in the Talent Classes for this grade according to the student’s gender for the upcoming academic year. The included schools shown on the program page are a general list of each school that has a Talent Class available, depending on the grades, stages, and section (boys-girls).
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Last updated: 26 April 2025 - 06:59 AM KSA