CBSE Gulf Sahodaya


The Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools in the Gulf, or CBSE Gulf Sahodaya is a body of 193 principals of Central Board of Secondary Education-affiliated schools in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Established in 1988, it intends to promote cooperation among member schools and conducts joint examinations for classes 10 and 12 annually besides organizing cultural, literary, educational, art, sport and other curricular activities and festivals. It also holds the annual Principals Conference to discuss and plan the progress and development of the member schools.

Organizational structure

The council is divided into 6 chapters, each one representing a GCC member state.

National Sports and Literary Competitions

Under the guidance of CBSE the CBSE Gulf Sahodaya hosts National level competitions in each of the 6 GCC member state countries, each one being considered as a cluster and a part of the CBSE National games and literary competitions. These national level events called the 'Cluster Meet' is an annual event hosted in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabi and United Arab Emirates where students take part in athletic competitions such as Football, Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Running race, High Jump, Javelin Throw, Shot put etc. and literary competitions such as Debate Competition, Quiz Competition and Science Exhibition.