5.3.1: Female Students Applications' Tracking Access Measures

Saudi Arabia pays considerable attention to basic services which respond to the needs of the population, with education in the forefront of these needs. Therefore, the Ministry of Education seeks to provide education opportunities for all within an adequate education environment, in the light of the Kingdom’s education policy. The Ministry also seeks to raise the quality of output and to increase the efficiency of scientific research. As a result of the Kingdom’s efforts, the number of students enrolled in general education has increased by more than fourfold, compared to 1980. Notably, the growth of enrolment has been higher for female students, whose numbers have increased by an average annual rate of about 5.3% over the same period. A clear trend of parity can be seen in general education enrolment for both sexes. This corresponds with the gender ratio in total population. Saudi Vision 2030, announced in April 2016, seeks to achieve economic diversification and sustainable development, through a wide range of economic reform and initiatives stemming from the Vision Realization Programs.

KAU’s strategies 3 and 4 have been developed to cope with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which was issued in 2016, and which closely monitors women’s involvement in education. Hence, KAU, since 2016, has been also monitoring these figures and working on enhancing the figures that would empower women’s education and satisfy the Vision 2030 goals. The ratio of female students in KAU is more than 56% which is excellent knowing that the number of males in the Saudi population is slightly more than that of females.

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Follow-up

KAU also monitors FEMALE students' applications and admission through its Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Follow-up. 

The Vice Deanship has 3 units, 2 of which are directly related to monitoring students' admission applications and graduation monitoring through out the study duration. Here are the 2 related units and their related tasks to application rate, acceptance rate, and study completion rate of FEMALE students. The other units and tasks can be fetched from the vice deanship page.

• The Academic Follow-up Unit

1. Performing all the students' needs pertaining to their studies such as the deferment of study, dropping courses, and appointing supervisors

2. Forming committees and granting additional chances to improving grades or exceeding regular study periods

3. Checking students status as to being under enrollment and/or addressing the faculty as such

4. Amending marks for students whose results are (IP) or (IC) in previous semesters and addressing Admissions and Registration as such

5. Issuing status reports for continuing students

• The Records Unit

1. Receiving files from the Admissions Unit upon registering students

Cabinet Resolution No. (63)

This special resolution, as well as another set of resolutions have been issued to support the Saudi WOMEN whose graduating number is increasing, in terms of availing enough employment opportunities, availing the suitable working environment, providing WOMEN with the proper policies related to their babies and dying husbands, as well as permitting employers to start applying remote employment for WOMEN. These resolutions should support higher education for girls and some formal procedures for women's work in the government and private sectors.

This decision states, on page 8:

1 - The Higher Education Council studies determining the inputs, outputs, curricula and paths of university education for girls in a way that meets the requirements of development and meets the needs of the labor market.