Lost or Need a Re-Issue of Your Saudi High-School Certificate? MoE Opens the Window for Expat Students

📌 Who This Is For

If your child studied in a Saudi school and now needs their high-school (secondary) certificate — because it was lost, damaged, or simply never collected — the Kingdom’s Ministry of Education (MoE) runs a national service to re-issue it electronically.

This applies to all expat students who completed their secondary education inside Saudi Arabia, not just one province or one school. Indian families are a big group here: many youngsters finish school in the Kingdom, then need that certificate for university admission in India or elsewhere.

🗞️ The Current Window (Asir, 1448H)

The Asir Education Administration (تعليم عسير) has opened applications for re-issue of the general high-school certificate for the 1448H academic year.

• Window: 1448/02/05 to 1448/03/21 Hijri (approximately 19 July – 2 September 2026).
• This is the Asir region’s specific intake. Other regional education departments open their own windows on their own schedules — watch your region’s official account.

💡 Don’t wait for a local announcement if you’re in another region. The underlying service is national; check with your own regional Education Administration (or the central MoE portal) for your window.

✅ Who Can Apply — The Eligibility Rules

Based on the MoE service conditions (and the standard regional rules, e.g. Bisha service page), a re-issue is generally for students who:

1. Studied in Saudi general-education schools and obtained their secondary certificate from the Kingdom.
2. The certificate is typically 5+ years old for the “re-issue / replace old certificate” track (fresh leavers use the normal current-year issue).
3. The applicant (or parent) can log in through Madrasati or Nafath (national single sign-on).

⚠️ Not for certificates issued outside Saudi. If the school was outside the Kingdom, you need the Equivalency of Qualifications Issued Outside KSA service instead — a different process.

💻 How to Re-Issue Online (MoE National Service)

The Ministry’s “Issuing an Electronic Certificate” (نتائجي / Nataeji) service is free and mostly online:

1. Open the MoE e-services portal (exam.moe.gov.sa) via Nafath or your Madrasati account → Login.
2. Pick the request type: Replacement certificate (damaged or lost) / certificate-data modification / equivalency.
3. Fill in the required information.
4. A verification code is sent to the registered mobile number.
5. View the certificate and click “Issue Electronic Certificate” → then “Download Certificate.”
6. Add an email to be notified when it’s ready (peak times can delay issuance).

The electronic certificate carries a QR code that confirms its authenticity — accepted by universities and embassies without a physical stamp.

• Fee: Free.
• Expected time: roughly one business day for the electronic issue; up to 10 days if the Education Department must review/extract the record.
• If it fails online: call the User Care Center 19996 (24/7) or use Tawasul.

🇮🇳 For Indian Families: Why It Matters

An Indian student who finished Saudi secondary school usually needs that certificate (often with attestation) for:

• University admission in India (through the Embassy of India / Consulate General in Jeddah, or direct to the university).
• Equivalency when moving to a third country’s education system.

Re-issuing it now, while the regional window is open, saves a scramble later when admission deadlines loom.

💡 Quick Checklist

• Confirm the student studied in a Saudi school and got the secondary certificate from KSA.
• Check your regional Education Administration’s open window (Asir: 1448/02/05–03/21).
• Log in via Madrasati / Nafath and request a replacement on the MoE portal.
• Download the QR-backed electronic certificate.
• For India admissions, follow up on attestation through the Indian mission.

🔗 Related Reads

• How to Get a Newborn Baby Passport in Saudi Arabia
• Documents & Embassy Guide for Indians in Saudi Arabia
• Jawazat Tawasul on Absher — submit requests without an office visit

Source: Saudi Ministry of Education e-services (“Issuing an Electronic Certificate”), regional Education Administration announcements (Asir, 1448H), and the Bisha MoE service page. Hijri-to-Gregorian dates are approximate — always confirm the exact window with your regional Education Administration.