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Impact and Partners

Growing with schools, teachers and ministries

Every figure on this page comes from a SKOOL21 record or report, and each says what it does and does not show.

Students reached each year
YearStudentsSchoolsTeachers trained
202425,000100600
Saudi Arabia and Malaysia
202530,000150400
Indonesia: 200 in Jakarta and 200 in Yogyakarta
202690,000
60,000 in the Philippines and 30,000 in Saudi Arabia		232
200 renewing plus 32 new schools		1,500
Philippines

Source: SKOOL21 records. Students reached means learners in partner schools using SKOOL21 materials in that year. Across 2024 to 2026 that is 145,000 students.

Evidence

What the evidence shows, and what it does not

Field study · Saudi Arabia · December 2025

How teachers, students and parents rate the programme

4.52TeachersVery High
4.00StudentsHigh
4.82ParentsVery High
Source
SKOOL21 field study in Saudi Arabia, December 2025, run with DOME PDS and STEM Nexus and led by Dr Ali Sabra.
Method
Average out of 5 on a five-point scale, with about 230 respondents in each group, chosen by convenience sampling with school administrations. Internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.91 for teachers, 0.90 for students and 0.88 for parents.
Limits
It measures perceptions, not test results, and it is not an independent evaluation.
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Malaysia · Grade 2 pilot class

Aggregate score rose from 60.55% to 69.01%

+8.46pointsaggregate gain
23studentsone class
12of 23 studentsattended all four analysed sessions
Source
The programme’s own analysis of one Grade 2 class in a grant-funded STEM programme in Malaysia.
Method
Aggregate assessment score for the class, which rose from 60.55% to 69.01% over the programme.
Limits
There was no comparison group, and 11 students attended only two or three of the four analysed sessions. Individual student results are not published.

The field study, dimension by dimension

Mean rating for each part of the questionnaire, on a scale of 1 to 5. Bars start at 1.

Teachers · about 230 respondents4.52
  1. Student skills4.85
  2. Shift in understanding and pedagogy4.59
  3. Institutional support and knowledge transfer4.28
  4. Digital citizenship4.18
  5. Current and future careers4.09
  6. Sustainable Development Goals4.04
  7. Coding, robotics and AI3.88
Students · about 230 respondents4.00
  1. Digital citizenship4.88
  2. My skills and abilities3.85
  3. My learning experience3.69
Parents · about 230 respondents4.82
  1. Observations on my child’s behaviour4.84
  2. Personal and skill development4.83
  3. Digital citizenship4.79

Source: STEM Program Impact Assessment, December 2025, DOME PDS, STEM Nexus and SKOOL21. Teachers rated Coding, robotics and AI lowest, and the report notes that further reinforcement or training in this area may be beneficial.

Country stories

How each market began

SingaporeSan FranciscoSaudi ArabiaJordanPhilippinesIndonesiaTurkeyZimbabweMalaysiaJamaicaPanama
Countries named in the records on this pageSKOOL21 offices: Singapore and San Francisco
2023

Saudi Arabia and the Gulf

Began in Saudi Arabia in 2023, reached Jordan in 2024 and then the other Gulf countries. More than 200 schools have joined over three years. 30,000 students in 2026.

2023 to 2026

Philippines

Partnership began in 2023 and the first rollout matured in 2026, with 32 schools in the City of Taguig through partner CAL, 60,000 students and 1,500 teachers trained.

2024

Indonesia

Started in 2024. In 2025, two in-person training events, in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, trained 400 school teachers, 200 in each city.

2024

Turkey

Started in 2024 with a Turkish translation of the books, which are now used in 40 kindergartens.

2025

Zimbabwe

Started in 2025 with the Ministry, which approved the books the same year. Training for public school teachers began in 2026.

2023

Malaysia

Started in 2023. Two international schools use the programme today.

2023 to 2026

Jamaica

Started in 2023. In 2025 to 2026 the Ministry of Education included the books on its supplementary resources list for primary schools.

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Teachers at a round table building kit models during a training session in Indonesia
Teacher training, Indonesia
Visitors talking with the SKOOL21 team at an exhibition stand
The SKOOL21 stand at an education fair
Pupils working in groups at blue tables with their kits
A classroom session
In their words

What partners and schools say

Pupils working in groups at blue tables with their kits
What sets Skool21 apart is their innovative approach integrating engineering design processes, bilingual communication, and scalable digital solutions that have already been replicated in multiple schools.
Dr Ali Sabra, Founder and Directing Manager, Dome PDS. Dome PDS is a long-standing SKOOL21 partner, and Dr Sabra is also SKOOL21’s Regional Director. From a recommendation letter for the UN SDG Action Award, May 2026.
Kit pieces sorted in trays, seen from above, with a teacher’s handbook
The Skool21 Innovators programme reflects our commitment to delivering meaningful, hands-on STEM education.
The Principal, Sri Bestari International School, Malaysia. From the foreword printed in the school’s edition of the Level 2 workbook.
A circuit built on its board beside the open workbook
Students can understand and carry out the projects effectively, and they can complete them within the class time without difficulty, reflecting the suitability of the content to their level.
Technology Department, School evaluation of the Grade 4 programme. STEM Report 2025 to 2026. School name withheld.
By country

What each record shows

CountryWhat the record showsSource
Saudi ArabiaNational Curriculum Center licence for the SKOOL21 STEM Resource series for KG, in English, issued 25 August 2026. Earlier Ministry of Education licence for ten titles, 2023.Licensing certificate; ministry letter
PhilippinesCity of Taguig procured STEM learning packages for Kindergarten to Grade 3 through partner Computer Assisted Learning (CAL), June 2026.Notices to Proceed, 30 June 2026
ZimbabweApproved for use as reference materials in primary and secondary schools, June 2025.Ministry letter
MalaysiaGrade 2 pilot class in a grant-funded STEM programme, with the result shown above.Programme analysis
JamaicaMinistry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information 2025 to 2026 Supplementary Educational Resources List for the primary level includes the STEM Resource Book for Grades 1 to 5 and the STEM Innovators Handbook for Grade 6.Ministry resources list
Every approval, in the issuer’s wording
Partner network

Distributors across regions

Local partners supply, support and train schools in their market.

  • MENA
  • Africa
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Turkey
  • Indonesia
  • Panama
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Two visitors talking at the SKOOL21 exhibition stand, in front of the wall of workbook covers
SKOOL21 at an education exhibition
Languages

Editions in more than one language

SKOOL21 workbooks are available in Arabic, Mandarin, Turkish and Vietnamese editions, alongside English.

Vietnamese edition cover, Level A
VietnameseSTEM Nhà Sáng Tạo, Level A
Turkish edition cover, Level B
TurkishAkıllı Makineler Eğitim Kitabı, Level B
Mandarin edition cover, Grade 8
Mandarin创新者手册, Grade 8
Arabic edition cover, Ultra STEM
Arabicألترا ستيم, Ultra STEM edition