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The education section in Dubai is vast and extensive and offers all communities an array of options for children to reach their potential. Boasting over 200 public and private schools, of which 90 per cent are the latter, there are so many curriculums available including Arabic, American, British, French, Indian and Filipino.
With varying tuition fees, the array of educational institutions includes nurseries, private schools, higher education, charter schools and public schools. International schools employ teachers from native English-speaking countries while public education is fully financed by the government and is provided for free to all UAE nationals up to university level.
The education sector in Dubai continues to grow and boasts an extensive plethora of private and public schools in the capital and beyond. Different curriculums cater for a diverse and multicultural population.
With varying tuition fees, the array of educational institutions includes nurseries, private schools, higher education, charter schools and public schools. International schools employ teachers from native English-speaking countries while public education is fully financed by the government and is provided for free to all UAE nationals up to university level. …Read More
Address: Garhoud
District: Garhoud
Curriculum: MOE
Address: Al Twar 1
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2005
Curriculum: IB, MOE
Address: Dubai Investment Park 1
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2005
Curriculum: American, MOE
They provide a future-proof skill set designed to help students excel and stand out not only within their local community but also in a global environment. They are one of the few mid-market American International Schools in Dubai offering advanced placement courses for high school students and have some of the best indoor and outdoor sports facilities for any school in the UAE. They offer flexible payment options and provide discounts to families with more than two children enrolled with us.
NIS teaches an American curriculum and follows the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) Common Core Plus program, which provides a framework for curriculum consistency across grades KG-12 in alignment with research-based trends and ongoing developments within this curriculum worldwide and in the USA. AERO is supported by the U.S. State Department’s Office of Overseas Schools and the Overseas Schools Advisory Council.
Colleges and universities welcome students who studied Advanced Placement courses and who demonstrate a strong commitment to learning and self-development.
They are one of a few American curriculum mid-market schools in Dubai offering Advanced Placement(AP) courses in English Language and Composition, Calculus AB, Biology, and Chemistry. The school also offers a breadth of top-level elective courses (from Grades 9 to 12).
They are operated by the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a global group of 62 schools across seventeen countries (and growing). Being part of this group provides NIS with outstanding international learning connections, quality assurance, and excellent governance.
NIS is one of only a few American Curriculum international schools in Dubai to be awarded the NEASC accreditation, a globally recognized standard of excellence through which students are accepted to the best international universities.
NEASC works with schools to establish and maintain high standards for all levels of education. Colleges and employers look more favourably upon students who have come from a NEASC-accredited school.
Address: 27th Street, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Rd, Muhaisnah 1
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2006
Curriculum: American, MOE
Founded in 2006, SMS is a private, neighbourhood school which promotes international teaching and learning methods while also prioritizing and celebrating the traditions and core Islamic values derived from strong links with the culture of the Emirates.
Currently, there are 1710 students enrolled in the school from Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are presently 120 instructional staff of varying nationalities. SMS boasts separate male and female campuses for Grades 5 -12 along with a range of speciality laboratories (technology, biology, physics, chemistry), sports facilities, soft-surface playgrounds, STrEaM activity room, libraries, multipurpose halls, a health clinic and canteens.
SMS provides an enhanced US Curriculum based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are adhered to for Science. The Ministry of Education program is used for Arabic, Islamic Education and Social Studies.
SMS is currently a NEASC-accredited school.
Address: Al Warqa 1
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2003
Curriculum: American, MOE
Address: Dubai Academic City
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2002
Curriculum: MOE
