DSSR · Education Allowance

Taif, Saudi Arabia Education Allowance Rates

Effective date: March 5, 2017 Last updated: March 5, 2017
Kindergarten
$150
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 1
$150
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 12
$150
Annual maximum · at post

Historical rate trend

Taif rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 12
Mar 5, 2017 $150 $150 $150
Jan 12, 2014 $150 $150 $150

WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The DSSR education allowance reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for the cost of educating dependent children in kindergarten through grade 12 while stationed at Taif. The State Department publishes an annual per-child maximum for each grade — the rates shown here are the at post maximums, which cover tuition and required fees at an adequate school serving the post. Away-from-post (boarding) and home-study rates apply where an adequate school is not available locally. Mobility, HR and payroll teams use these ceilings to budget dependent-education costs and set education grants.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/SA?type=education"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2017-03-05",
  "results": [
    {
      "education": {
        "grade_1": 150,
        "grade_10": 150,
        "grade_11": 150,
        "grade_12": 150,
        "grade_2": 150,
        "grade_3": 150,
        "grade_4": 150,
        "grade_5": 150,
        "grade_6": 150,
        "grade_7": 150,
        "grade_8": 150,
        "grade_9": 150,
        "k": 150,
        "type": "Post"
      },
      "iso_code": "SA",
      "location": "Taif",
      "postcode": "11046"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Education.asp"
}

Taif rate FAQ

What is the education allowance for Taif, Saudi Arabia?

The current DSSR education allowance annual per-child maximum (at post) for Taif, Saudi Arabia ranges by grade — kindergarten is $150, grade 1 is $150 and grade 12 is $150. Maximums for all grades (K–12) are queryable via the API.

How is the Taif education allowance determined?

The State Department sets an annual per-child maximum for each grade (K–12) based on the cost of an adequate school at or near Taif. The at-post rate applies when an adequate school is available locally; an away-from-post (boarding) rate applies when it is not. The allowance reimburses actual tuition and required fees up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Taif education allowance changed over time?

In Jan 12, 2014 the grade-12 maximum was $150; it is now $150. The full year-by-year history for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 12 is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Mar 5, 2017
Last updated
March 5, 2017

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