The Ministry of Education defines the subjects and number of hours for each subject, and the subjects are modified on an annual basis. Private schools can teach other subjects in addition to those approved by the Ministry of education on condition the Ministry approves the type and content of the subject. The number of hours for subjects varies from one cycle to another. The main method used in basic education is the lecture. This is despite instructions issued by the Ministry of Education to develop methods appropriate for modern educational achievements.
Performance is evaluated through schools exams, and the main educational tool is the textbook.
Instead, language teachers are asked to be in charge of school libraries, whereby six class periods are deducted from their teaching loads. This release of teaching periods, however, does not exist in all cases. Achievements Only 23 of the government schools have a library room, and the number of library books per pupil ranges from 0.8 to 4.3. Four hundred and forty four langauge teachers have been trained briefly in librarianship. The Saudis have donated 57 computers to the schools.