[3] The directorate was also headed by the following until 1953: Majid Kurdi, Hafiz Wahba, Muhammad Amin Fuda and Ibrahim Al Shura.

In 2002, King Fahd issued a royal decree which merged General Presidency for Girls' Education with the Ministry of Knowledge.

The curriculum is identical with that of general education except where instruction was adapted to meet the needs of students with visual/hearing impairment who use Braille Method and similar systems to teach prescribed subjects.

In February 2021, Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Othman has been appointed as undersecretary for private universities at the Ministry.

[7] In September 2018, the Ministry of Education and Arizona State University partnered with each other in order to launch Building Leadership for Change Through School Immersion program which would commence from February 2019.