Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced that eight new private schools with 13,000 seats will join the existing private schools in the emirate until September 2020, as five schools will enter the service at the beginning of the new academic year (2019/2020). Private schools in the new academic year 211 offer 16 diverse curricula.

At least three schools will open in the following school year (early September 2020), pointing out that this number of new schools offers a variety of options for parents of students, and in turn enhance the quality and competitiveness of the private school system in Dubai, within an attractive school environment Diversity in cultures and educational curricula.

Mohammed Ahmed Darwish, Executive Director of the Authority's Systems and Permits Sector, said that the total capacity of the five schools that will be launched in the academic year (2019/2020) is estimated at 7,096 seats. Four schools, including the British Curriculum, adopt the curriculum. One school is an IB curriculum. "The new schools target new residential communities, as they are spread over different areas of the city, including Al Twar 2, Al Qusais, Jumeirah Village, Al Quoz and Jebel Ali."

Darwish added that «the total capacity of the three schools, which will be opened in early September 2020, amount to about 6240 seats, which indicates that the total capacity of the eight schools is 13,336 seats», pointing to the possibility of increasing the number of new schools that will enter the service early September 2020, resulting in an increase in the number of seats. ”

He stressed that the increase in the number of new private schools in Dubai during the past years has contributed to provide various options for quality education for students with current or new students, as the results of school inspection in Dubai last academic year indicates that the private schools sector continues to achieve a steady increase in the number of schools that provide quality education Or better, which increased from 38 schools in 2008 to 119 private schools that provide quality education last year, which confirms that the quality of education has become a well-established culture of the system of private education in Dubai ».

Darwish pointed out that Dubai will host special schools that meet the needs and aspirations of parents, from schools that focus on the concepts of environmental education, sustainability and the arts, and others that focus on innovation, technology and quality of life, pointing out that the Authority has worked to diversify the teaching and learning opportunities of high quality for students. By ensuring that there are multiple options for quality education for Emirati and resident families in line with Dubai's regional and international standing.

He explained that Dubai is progressing year by year at a steady pace towards enhancing confidence in the ability of the private education sector to reach a state of balance between the available educational opportunities on the one hand, and the increasing rates of turnout on the other hand, considering that parents are the first beneficiaries of the entry of new schools to The service in terms of diversifying the educational options available to their children.

Different options for parents of students

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has confirmed that the new private schools in the emirate offer different packages for parents of new and existing students, which will enhance competition in the private schools sector, leading to more quality education and more educational options. For parents on the other.

Dubai's continued growth in the number of new private schools in private schools over the past three years with 41 new private schools reflects the confidence of investors in the private education sector in Dubai, as well as Dubai's privileged position as a preferred destination for international teachers for work and life, where it hosts an educational community. It has a unique diversity of curricula, nationalities and cultures.

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