SEK Education Group bolsters its international expansion with two new schools in partnership with Red Sea Global
The Spanish educational group consolidates its presence in the Middle East with the opening of two new schools in Saudi Arabia, which will open their doors in the 2025-2026 academic year.
SEK Education Group, with over 130 years’ experience in education, is set to open two new schools in Saudi Arabia in partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), in the forthcoming 2025-2026 school year. These schools, Turtle Bay International School and Daraah International School, will be located in the Red Sea region, specifically in Turtle Bay and AMAALA, and will offer education ranging from early childhood through secondary school and will provide International Baccalaureate Organisation (IB) programmes for up to 726 students.
SEK Education Group is the only network of schools from Spain with a presence in the Middle East, where it already has schools in Qatar (SEK-Qatar), Oman (New World International School), Bahrain (Beacon Private School) and Saudi Arabia (SEK-Riyadh). These two new schools consolidate its position in the country and in the region.
With this expansion, SEK Education Group contributes to the efforts of Red Sea Global, which promotes the sustainable development of the region in different sectors of activity, as well as the creation of the best services in this new area of development. All of this is in line Saudi’s Vision 2030, which is committed to raising the country’s educational standards to contribute to social development and economic diversification in a rapidly expanding region.
An educational quality and innovation project
The two new schools located in the Red Sea region will offer its innovative pedagogical model based on the concept of the Intelligent Classroom, which integrates active methodologies, advanced technology and flexible learning spaces for a personalised and meaningful education, in addition to offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme that SEK has pioneered in Spain. The new schools will also be laboratories for innovation in the use of artificial intelligence in school environments.
Education as an engine of social development
In the words of Nieves Segovia, president of SEK Education Group: “We are very proud to partner with Red Sea Global to provide an international education of excellence to students in Red Sea Village schools. The new schools will be spaces of innovation, sustainability and well-being, which will respond to the current challenges of educational transformation and promote the global mindset of our students.”
She added: “With these two new schools, we strengthen our presence in Saudi Arabia, which began with the opening of our SEK International School Riyadh in 2021, and allow us to continue contributing, through quality education connected to the world, to the social development of the countries in which we are present.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Darwish, Managing Director of Red Sea Global Group commented: “Providing international education in these destinations is key to our vision of creating and fostering inclusive and supportive communities for those who work in the destinations and their families”.
“SEK’s educational approach, enriched by decades of experience, will enable every student in our schools to thrive in a highly dynamic learning environment,” he said.
With the opening of these new schools, SEK now runs 15 schools in seven countries, in addition to those it already has in Spain, France, Ireland and the Middle Eastern countries mentioned above. Its international expansion also contributes to the projection of the Spanish brand in the education sector, opening up new opportunities for teachers and professionals in global environments.
SEK’s educational community, composed of over 80 nationalities, will benefit from this expansion at a key moment of social and educational transformation in the region, where interest in international educational programmes is on the rise.
Further information at: https://sek.sa/landing/turtle-bay-daraah/
About SEK Education Group
SEK Education Group encompasses an educational community that fosters the development of skills that guarantee relevant, comprehensive, international and meaningful learning. The goal of this learning is to ensure each of our students realise their full potential to build a better society. Founded in 1892, SEK Education Group brings together leadership, educational innovation and over 130 years of tradition and history.
SEK International Schools cater to over 7,000 day students between 4 months and 18 years of age from over 80 nationalities at its schools in Madrid, Barcelona, Almería, Pontevedra (Spain), Dublin (Ireland), Les Alpes (France), Doha (Qatar), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Muscat (Oman) and SEK International School Online. Camilo José Cela University promotes entrepreneurship and innovation, technology and digitization, social impact and well-being as its four strategic axes. Since May 2020 it is a certified B Corp company.
