The Al Tarbiyah Al Ahliyah Intermedia and Secondary Private School in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, won first place on a national level, and is now competing for the Best School Award in the sixth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge with the participation of all its students. The school launched and participated in several initiatives to boost the culture of reading, supporting the Arab Reading Challenge. The activities included partnering with the local community to broaden the positive impact of reading, hosting training workshops for students, teachers, and parents, launching e-passports, volunteer clubs, and the digital wall. All the school's departments participated in supporting motivational educational methods. In addition, its students published several stories, such as "A Flower Nestled at the Top", and a short movie titled "Travel Book". The school also provides 14 buses equipped with audio libraries to transport students.

The Al Ahed Al Zaher Secondary School in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain won first place on a national level, and is now competing for the Best School Award in the sixth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge with the participation of all its students. All the school's departments participated in supporting motivational educational methods. The school raised awareness about the Arab Reading Challenge through several initiatives that encourage reading, such as The Beacon of Reading, Aldaad Club, Reader's Café, Creative Storytelling, Book Expo, Guardians Read, Book Publishing Competition, Reading Through the Ether, and the Home Library Competition. It also published recordings and videos of its students' participations on the school's radio, education platform, and social media.

The Al Mokhtar Gazoulit School in Morocco's capital, Rabat, won first place on a national level, and is now competing for the Best School Award in the sixth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge with the participation of 100% of its students. The school has participated in every edition of the Arab Reading Challenge since its launch. All the school's departments participated in supporting motivational educational methods. The school instilled the culture of reading and raised awareness about the Arab Reading Challenge through several initiatives, such as The Arab Reading Club, a workshop for writing short stories, marking the UN Arabic Language Day and World Book Day, setting up a social media account dedicated to the students' participations, involving students in songs and plays, and organizing training workshops for students with experts, writers, and educators as special guests.