Mrs Reem Al-Ghamdi
June 2026
My son at BISJ moved from a B to A* in Chemistry and earned a KAUST offer for engineering. The Cambridge 9709 Paper 3 work and the Hajj-season catch-up plan wer...
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Why Jeddah students
Jeddah's IB Diploma cohort is the strongest on the Red Sea coast, anchored at Continental School Jeddah (full IB DP focus), American International School of Jeddah (AISJ — IB DP alongside AP) and Jeddah Knowledge International School (JKS — Cambridge + IB), with bilingual MoE-licensed schools moving toward Diploma candidacy under Vision 2030. IB Chemistry (HL and SL) is examiner-marked against the same global rubric used in Geneva, but in Jeddah the May exam window collides with Hajj season in some years (the Islamic lunar calendar shifts ~11 days annually), and Saudi National Day (23 September), Founding Day (22 Feb) and Ramadan reshape the IA submission calendar that ETEC monitors. Our Jeddah IB DP Chemistry tutors are matched by school, HL/SL track and the May timeline — drilling Paper 1/2/3 technique, IA structure and the TOK/EE links Continental and AISJ examiners specifically reward for KAUST, Red Sea Project STEM placements and Ivy League applications.
Exam boards we cover
HL Chemistry is the standard route for Continental School Jeddah (IB DP focused), American International School of Jeddah (AISJ) and Jeddah Knowledge International School (JKS) students targeting top medicine, engineering or quantitative university courses. Heavier content and a more demanding internal assessment.
SL Chemistry suits Jeddah Diploma students keeping a balanced six-subject load. Same internal assessment framework, lighter syllabus depth.
Syllabus coverage
Our IB Chemistry tutors cover the full specification with extra depth on the topics where Jeddah students most consistently lose marks.
Moles, empirical formulae and atomic spectra.
Ionic, covalent, metallic bonding and intermolecular forces.
Enthalpy, Hess, rate laws and Arrhenius.
Kc, Ka, Kb, pH and buffers.
Oxidation states, electrochemical cells and electrolysis.
Functional groups, mechanisms, NMR, IR and MS.
Research question, data collection and uncertainties.
IB Paper 1, 2 and 3 mark-scheme drilling.
We work with students at leading IB institutions across Jeddah.
What we fix
How we fix it:Jeddah is the pilgrim gateway to Mecca and Medina, and many Hijazi families host visiting relatives or travel themselves during Hajj — a season that shifts roughly 11 days earlier each Gregorian year and routinely cuts into Chemistry revision. We pre-record catch-up Chemistry lessons before the Dhul Hijjah window and run flexible evening sessions in Saudi time so the BISJ / AISJ / Continental revision arc never breaks.
How we fix it:Jeddah international schools — MoE-licensed and BSO/IB alike — shift to roughly 3-hour Ramadan days, which gutts Chemistry contact hours right before May/June exams. We back-plan Chemistry sessions in evening Saudi time slots through Ramadan and Eid, keeping the BISJ Cambridge and AISJ AP/IB revision plans intact.
How we fix it:Mocks at British International School Jeddah, Jeddah Knowledge International School and Sheikh Khalifa International School cluster in January, with AISJ AP mocks in February. We run a 6-8 week Chemistry mock-prep block using each school's most recent past papers and ETEC-aligned marking conventions.
How we fix it:Jeddah families targeting KAUST (Thuwal, 80km north) gifted tracks, Red Sea Project STEM recruitment or Saudi government US/UK scholarships need Chemistry grades calibrated to AAA / AP 5 / IB 7 thresholds. We benchmark every Jeddah student against those bars from day one and align Paper 3/4 depth to KAUST entry-level expectations.
How we fix it:Since 2021-22 the MoE moved Saudi schools to the August-June Western academic year, disrupting Jeddah parents who remember the old Hijazi rhythm. Our Chemistry plans mirror the new MoE/ETEC calendar exactly, week by week, so families coming from Dar Al Fikr or Manarat never lose the thread.
Why ComboTutors
We match by board AND specific Jeddah school: BISJ students get a Cambridge IGCSE/A-Level Chemistry examiner (0580 / 9709-aligned); AISJ students get an AP CollegeBoard or IB DP specialist; Continental School Jeddah students get a pure IB DP HL/SL Chemistry tutor — all calibrated to ETEC-licensed schemes of work and MoE oversight requirements.
Jeddah families don't want average grades; they want KAUST offers in Thuwal, Red Sea Project STEM placements, MIT admits and Russell Group places. Our Chemistry tutors build to AAA / AP 5 / IB 7 standards and integrate Saudi government scholarship deadlines and Common App / UCAS timelines into a single revision plan.
Every Chemistry plan accounts for Hajj season travel through Jeddah, Ramadan 3-hour timetables, Saudi National Day (23 Sep), Founding Day (22 Feb) and the post-2021 Western academic year — with examiner-level Paper 1/2/3 depth no in-person Jeddah provider matches, scheduled in Saudi time (AST, GMT+3).
June 2026
My son at BISJ moved from a B to A* in Chemistry and earned a KAUST offer for engineering. The Cambridge 9709 Paper 3 work and the Hajj-season catch-up plan wer...
June 2026
Targeting MIT from AISJ meant AP 5s were non-negotiable. FRQ drilling on Chemistry got me there, and the tutor knew the CollegeBoard rubric and the IB DP overla...
June 2026
We relocated from London to Jeddah mid-cycle and the 2021 Saudi calendar shift threw our daughter's Chemistry prep at Continental. ComboTutors rebuilt the IB DP...

June 2026
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June 2026
My son started tutoring for A-Level Physics about three months before his exams. His tutor was incredibly patient and broke down complex topics like electromagn...

June 2026
We needed help with GCSE Science for my son who found chemistry particularly challenging. His tutor made the sessions engaging and relatable—using real-world ex...
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IB Chemistry in Jeddah
British International School Jeddah (BISJ) sits Cambridge for IB Chemistry — IGCSE codes (e.g. 0580 Mathematics, 0620 Chemistry, 0625 Physics) and Cambridge International A-Level (9709, 9702 etc). BISJ is BSO-rated Outstanding. Our BISJ-matched Chemistry tutors are Cambridge examiners or specialists who teach to that exact code.
Yes — Continental School Jeddah is IB Diploma-focused and we have dedicated Continental-aligned IB DP Chemistry tutors for both HL and SL. We also cover IB DP at AISJ and Jeddah Knowledge International School (JKS), with match by HL/SL track, not just subject name.
KAUST (Thuwal, 80km north of Jeddah) gifted-student tracks, Red Sea Project STEM recruitment and Saudi government US/UK scholarships expect AAA at A-Level, 5s in AP or 40+ in IB. Our IB Chemistry tutors benchmark every Jeddah student against those thresholds from day one and integrate KAUST, Common App and UCAS deadlines into the revision plan.
Yes. We schedule IB Chemistry sessions around Hajj season (which shifts ~11 days earlier each year) and Ramadan, when Jeddah schools shift to roughly 3-hour days. Evening Saudi time (AST, GMT+3) slots keep the BISJ / AISJ / Continental revision arc intact for Hijazi pilgrim families.
Yes — we align every IB Chemistry session to the school's scheme of work and mock dates. For MoE/ETEC-licensed Jeddah schools (BISJ, AISJ, Continental, JKS, Manarat Jeddah, Dar Al Fikr, Sheikh Khalifa International) we already hold the term plans.
IB Chemistry tutoring for Jeddah families starts from SAR 180/hour, with AP and IB HL premium tracks at SAR 200-220/hour. First trial lesson free, no minimum-term contracts.

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