Raghwat Al Janoub Maintenance and Cleaning
School cleaning in Al Arid, Riyadh
Al Arid in far north Riyadh spreads widely with large villas and apartments on relatively spacious plots, near Riyadh Golf Club and several international schools. Schools here occupy larger campuses with extensive outdoor play areas and courts, so cleaning includes wide outdoor corridors and grounds alongside interior classrooms and halls, making the job less compact than schools in denser districts.
Why a school needs specialist cleaning
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Protecting pupils' health
Children touch every surface and then put their hands to their faces, so we focus on washrooms, the canteen and door handles.
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No disruption to lessons
We schedule the work after pupils leave or during holidays, so the school day never stops and children never mix with equipment.
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Cleaner air in the classroom
Riyadh dust clogs the filters of split AC units faster than you would expect, and a dirty filter blows that dust back over pupils all lesson long.
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A team that knows school buildings
A school is not an office: it has labs with chemical sinks, a canteen under health rules, and stairs that hundreds of feet cross every day.
Why the job is different in Al Arid
Schools in Al Arid have large outdoor courts and exposed walkways, so clearing sand and leaves from grounds takes a significant part of the daily schedule before interior classroom cleaning even begins. The whole method is set out in our full account of school cleaning.
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Wide courts and exposed outdoor walkways
Schools in Al Arid have large sports courts and open walkways connecting buildings, requiring daily clearing of sand and dust accumulated from student activity and outdoor play. This outdoor work alone takes hours before interior classroom cleaning even starts.
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Adjacent parks increase dust and leaf fall
Al Baijan Park and Masharef Hills Park sit right beside these schools, so wind brings tree leaves and sand to entryways and windows regularly, especially in autumn and winter when leaf drop is heaviest.
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School buildings spread across separate zones
Unlike schools packed into one structure, Al Arid schools are distributed across separate buildings for different grades, so staff move between classroom blocks, courts and admin areas. This spread increases the distance covered and the number of zones needing separate attention.
What's Included
Al Arid is bounded by Al Baijan Park and Masharef Hills Park, with villas and apartments spread around it, so dust, sand and leaves from the adjacent parks blow easily into classrooms and main entrances during windy conditions.
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Classrooms and desks
Wide courts and outdoor walkways need daily morning cleaning before students arrive, with an additional evening check.
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Corridors and stairs
Entryways and windows receive leaves and dust from adjacent parks, requiring repeated sweeping and vacuuming throughout the day.
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Canteen and eating area
Sand accumulated from courts and outdoor paths is cleared using stiff brooms and air-driven equipment before wet cleaning.
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Washrooms and disinfection
Admin buildings and classrooms in each separate building are cleaned independently based on each grade's needs.
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Labs and their sinks
During leaf-fall season we increase cleaning frequency especially at entryways, windows and outdoor walkways.
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Work outside teaching hours
Fine dust from parks enters classrooms through windows, so we focus on window edges and filtering incoming air.
Landmarks of Al Arid
Scheduling in Al Arid runs around Riyadh Golf Club, Al Baijan Park and Masharef Hills Park, so visits are arranged to reach school buildings near the club and parks without overlap, accounting for peak activity times at the grounds and courts.
- Riyadh Golf Club
- Al Baijan Park
- Masharef Hills Park
- Riyadh National Schools
How we work
Visit and survey
Schedule outside teaching hours
Clean top to bottom
Walk-through and handover
Some of our work
Photos from our team's work.
What is different about North Riyadh
North Riyadh is where the capital has grown fastest. Along the Northern Ring Road and King Salman Road, districts such as Al Malqa, Hittin, Al Yasmin, Al Narjis and Al Sahafa are largely new villas in light render, stone and glass, while the King Abdullah Financial District and the towers around Riyadh Front add curtain wall glass and marble lobbies. Beyond Al Arid and Al Qirawan the plots are still being built, so cement dust and fine sand from the open desert towards Banban settle on every surface, and the hard blended supply water leaves scale on glass and stone.
Other services in Al Arid
The room and the building around it are on one list.
