2026

Smart School Evaluation System

Entrant

Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC)

Category

AI Innovation & Transformation - AI in Education

Client's Name

Country / Region

Saudi Arabia

The Smart School Evaluation System is an innovative, AI-powered solution that combines predictive evaluation and decision intelligence to transform school evaluation from a periodic, resource-intensive activity into a continuous, proactive, and risk-based process.
The solution was developed for the education sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to address key operational challenges associated with traditional school evaluation approaches, including heavy reliance on periodic field visits, limited capacity for continuous monitoring, delays in obtaining evaluation insights, and the underutilization of valuable institutional and educational data.
The system integrates data from multiple educational sources, including school self-evaluations, external school evaluations, student learning assessment results, teacher licensing records, and other relevant educational datasets. Machine learning models analyze these data to predict external evaluation outcomes, classify schools according to established performance levels, identify the key factors influencing performance, and highlight schools that may require further attention or review.
The solution also incorporates an advanced decision intelligence layer that detects unusual patterns, generates school-level risk scores, identifies indicators requiring further review, and prioritizes schools according to their level of need. Its explainable AI capabilities identify the factors underlying each prediction and present them in a clear and interpretable manner, enabling evaluation professionals to understand, validate, and appropriately use the system’s outputs.
The solution enables faster, more consistent, and evidence-based decision-making, allowing evaluation teams to focus their expertise and resources on schools and areas with the greatest need. By transforming institutional data into intelligent, interpretable, and actionable insights, the Smart School Evaluation System enables early intervention, more targeted external evaluations, and continuous improvement in education quality.
The solution is designed around the principle that AI should augment professional judgment rather than replace it. Human oversight, professional expertise, accountability, and institutional responsibility remain integral to the evaluation and decision-making process.

Credits

Chairman of the Board of Directors
His Excellency Dr. Khalid Abdullah Al-Sabti
President of Education and Training Evaluation Commission
Dr. Waleed Mohammed Al-Saleh
VP for Data & Digital Transformation
Dr. Yousef A. Al-Ohali
Data Analysis Team Leader - Data & Digital Transformation Sector
Abeer S. Al-Suhaim
Expert - Data & Digital Transformation Sector
Hessah Aljuma
 
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