Noor Education Platform: Registration, Adding Children, Results, Transfers 2026

Noor is the official administrative platform of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, managing the entire student lifecycle from kindergarten through high school: registration, admissions, attendance, results, transfers, and the permanent academic file. Access at noor.moe.gov.sa. Every guardian in Saudi Arabia needs a Noor account — you cannot register your child in primary school without one.

Account types on Noor

New guardian registration

The fastest path today is Nafath (Unified National Access) directly from the Noor sign-in page:

Fallback for older users: choose "New Guardian Registration" on the home page, enter your details, and a verification code arrives by SMS on the Absher-registered mobile.

Enrolling children in first grade primary

This is the most-searched Noor query each year. Registration opens seasonally (typically May-July) — outside that window you won't see the option.

Age criteria (per Ministry of Education rules for 1447 AH / 2026):

• Standard: 6 years completed at the start of the academic year.
• Exceptional admission for children up to 90 days younger (about 5 years 9 months), on condition they completed a full year of kindergarten.

These rules are announced yearly — check the Ministry of Education for your season's official announcement.

Required documents (uploaded as images in Noor):

• Copy of father's or mother's national ID.
• Vaccination certificate from Sehhaty (usually pulled automatically).
• Title deed or Ejar-documented rental contract — to confirm geographic zone.
• Kindergarten-completion certificate (optional, but eases admission).

School choice: the system shows schools in your residential zone (typically 2-3 km). You rank them first to third. The first school is tried first; if rejected for lack of seats, it moves to the second.

Tracking results and alerts

From the guardian's account, for each child you see:

• Weekly schedule per term.
• Daily absence (SMS arrives the same day).
• Term grades: appear once approved by the principal.
• Year-end result: published after certification in Noor.
• School certificate: printable with an approved electronic seal.

Requesting a student transfer

Two types:

Internal transfer (within the same education office):

• From guardian's account: Services → Internal Transfer Request.
• Choose the new school (must have an open seat).
• Current school approves, then new school, then education office.

External transfer (between different education offices):

• Needs a documented justification: guardian's job transfer, permanent housing move, medical circumstances.
• Documents: transfer letter from employer or new housing contract.

Approval timelines vary by education office and seat availability — track the request status inside Noor.

Common issues and fixes

• "No data found": child's data not added in Absher — update dependents in Absher first.
• Rejection for a specific school: geographic zone or seats full. Pick an alternative.
• Forgotten password: on the sign-in page, choose "Forgot Password," you'll receive an SMS to Absher's mobile — or use Nafath sign-in instead.
• Account temporarily locked: unlocks automatically after a short period, or request reactivation from support.

Noor vs Madrasati

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Noor and the Full Educational Ladder K-to-PhD

Noor covers general education only. The full Saudi student journey passes through four sequential digital environments, each responsible for a stage:

The transition between systems is manual — Noor's role ends with high school, and the university unified-admission portal takes over.

Noor and National Exams

Results from the national exams required by universities (General Aptitude Test, Achievement Test, STEP for English) don't come from Noor — they come from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (Qiyas/ETEC).

Guardian Rights Through Noor

Noor is the executive interface for a number of guardian rights vis-à-vis the school:

1. Immediate access to your child's attendance, grades, and behavior reports.
2. File a complaint against the school or teacher via "Submit Complaint" in Noor, escalated to the regional Education Department.
3. Request a transfer for regulated reasons (guardian's job transfer, health circumstance, social circumstance).
4. Choose secondary track (Sharia, Sciences, Literary, Administrative) at the end of first-year secondary.
5. Appeal a grade: via "Appeal a Grade" in Noor — statutory windows are set by the student-evaluation regulation.

For official texts: Saudi Regulations Portal — Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers.

To access official texts of these rights: the Saudi Education System on laws.boe.gov.sa and its executive regulations on the Bureau of Experts portal.

Sources:

• Noor official system — noor.moe.gov.sa
• Ministry of Education — moe.gov.sa
• Sehhaty platform — sehhaty.sa (vaccination certificates).