The school was opened in 1994. The school is named ‘Al-Rashad” which- in Arabic- means the guidance and metaphorically it personifies the school as the guide which leads the students in their educational journey. The school had transferred the system of education from the governmental system of education to the British system of education in the scholastic year 2012-2013. The school achieved the academic accreditation with the degree of efficiency in the year 2013-2014. The school had five top achievers among schools in the Middle East in the scholastic year 2014-2015. The school exceeds the international averages in the English language in the IBT in the scholastic year 2015-2016. The school consists of three sections. The Kindergarten section, Section one which includes (KS1, KS2 & KS3 girls section) and Section two which includes (KS2 & KS3 Boys section).