Emphasizing its position as an attractive destination for the best and most important international educational institutions
Dubai provides world-class educational options for 200 nationalities living and working in the emirate
Dubai private schools offer a high standard of education.
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Abdullah Al Karam: “The educational community in Dubai is characterized by a unique diversity of nationalities, cultures and educational curricula.”
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The school sector in Dubai continues to achieve stable growth rates, for the third year in a row, with the joining of four new private schools, with the start of the current academic year, including a branch of a prestigious international school dating back more than 600 years, which supports Dubai’s endeavors to diversify its educational scene And enriching it with the inclusion of schools that offer a high level of education in accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide all means of comfort and stability for more than 200 nationalities that Dubai embraces to always be the best city to live and work in the world.
The new schools, which will enter service during the new academic year, offer a variety of options that meet the needs of parents, with a capacity of approximately 7,000 seats, within three diverse educational curricula (British, American, and International Baccalaureate), distributed in various residential areas (Nad Al Sheba, Satwa and Dubai Investments Park).
Dubai hosts 10 branches of prestigious international schools, which reflects the emirate’s position as an attractive destination for the best and most important educational institutions, whether at the level of school or university education, just as it attracts the best specialized cadres in various fields from all over the world to its various vital sectors.
Dr. Abdullah Al Karam, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, said that the educational community in Dubai is characterized by a unique diversity of nationalities, cultures and applied educational curricula, as well as a diversity of educational options within high quality standards, which meet the needs of students and parents, which contributes In enhancing Dubai’s position as a distinguished international destination for education and learning, whether by attracting branches of prestigious international schools, or attracting qualified teachers, and families looking to benefit from the multiple educational options of world-class quality that Dubai provides for their children.
The diversity of educational options is one of the most important advantages that Dubai enjoys, through which it meets the needs of families and families through a series of private international schools that provide their curricula in various languages, and are spread in various regions of Dubai, to provide all segments of society that live and work in the emirate, a variety of Study options that suit different groups and cultures, and apply in its activities and school environment the best educational standards in the world.
The decision to move to Dubai has become an easy option for those wishing to live or work in the city, especially for those who have children in various stages of education, as well as young people of university school age, given the position it has become as an advanced educational and academic center that provides the highest international quality standards in the field of education. Through its pioneering educational complexes and institutions, which is reflected in the steady increase in the number of private schools in Dubai, and the growth rates they have achieved in the number of their students, which recorded an increase of 4.9% since the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, to exceed the number of students for the first time 300 thousand students They belong to 187 nationalities and cultures, and receive their education in 215 private schools within 18 diverse educational curricula.
The growth in the number of students is a direct result of the steady increase that Dubai is witnessing in the field of attracting distinguished cadres of specialists and creators in various fields.
The British curriculum is still at the top of the list of the most attractive educational curricula for students in Dubai, as about 35% of private school students in the emirate enroll in it, followed by the Indian curriculum 26%, then the American curriculum 16%, and the International Baccalaureate curriculum 6%.
Given the global infrastructure that suits various sectors, especially the education sector, Dubai has shown its attractiveness to education service providers and investors concerned with the education sector from all over the world, given the emirate's flexible and supportive environment for business and encouraging the launch of leading educational projects regionally and internationally. The new schools join the education community in Dubai, and expand the educational opportunities available to all students with high quality, and in accordance with international standards in the field of education.
During the last three years, 21 new private schools joined the educational scene in Dubai, which constitutes a qualitative addition to the private school education system in the emirate, and provides various options that meet the needs of families and families, and adds new curricula, including the Australian curriculum, where the first was opened An Australian private school, and the first official Chinese school outside China last academic year.
The Chinese School welcomed its students at the beginning of last year. The Chinese School in Mirdif applies the approved educational curriculum in the Chinese city of Hangzhou with its various study subjects, including the official Chinese language (Mandarin), science, mathematics, technology, engineering, moral education, sports, arts, etc., and Arabic is also taught as a second language. In addition to social and Islamic studies, in accordance with the standards approved by the UAE Ministry of Education.
The school meets the growing demand for studying the Chinese language from the community in Dubai, with all its great diversity, and also attracts talents from China and other regions to study, work and live in Dubai.
As part of Dubai’s keenness to provide various curricula and educational services, the first branch of the Australian International School, during the last academic year, joined the group of schools operating in Dubai to provide educational services through its headquarters in Al Barsha, and adopts the Australian curriculum, as it is the only educational institution recognized in the Middle East As an Australian school outside Australia, with a capacity of about 2,000 students, it provides them with all the Australian requirements in the field of education, and all the facilities that enable it to provide its educational services at the highest level. At accredited universities in Australia and the world at large.
“The school’s vision for our students is to foster a culture of innovation, and ultimately our goal is for them to appear in the community as intelligent, resilient, and productive thinkers that can be relied upon in their community,” said school CEO Karen McCord.
The school provides a future-focused curriculum that helps students understand, advance and determine their place in the world around them.
The educational style in the school is classified into three main axes, namely, learning for constructive communication, learning for understanding, and learning independently, with an emphasis on knowledge of how to learn.
The Japanese School is among the specialized international educational institutions that Dubai provides as one of the most important options to meet the growing needs of families who are looking for an educational institution that focuses on providing traditional curricula in a cultural environment that is highly specific with Japanese social and educational customs and traditions. The school currently accommodates 146 students and provides them with private education. For boys and girls from primary to preparatory, aged between six and 15 years, it follows the curriculum of the Japanese Ministry of Education, and aims to enable its students to build their abilities and develop their skills, by providing an interactive learning environment. The school also teaches English and Arabic as additional languages.
Given the presence of many German families living in Dubai, it was necessary to create a school that would offer the German curriculum to the growing German community in the city. Since 2008, the school has been serving 820 students, focusing on the latest technologies derived from the spirit of distinguished German engineering, and focusing on realism. Reinforcement and programming, adopting the innovative approach to learning, in addition to the quality of life of the school community.
School Principal Michael Lommel says: “Our goal is to achieve happiness in our school, as we have expanded the School Psychology Department, which provides an innovative application to measure and enhance quality of life, in addition to various programs and activities that enhance the interests and skills of our students, thus increasing social ties in The school community, in addition to focusing on the quality of life of teachers by including yoga, meditation, music, sports activities, in addition to academic interests within the training sessions for school teachers.
Dubai's embrace of the Russian International School since 1996 indicates the diversity of education in the city and the educational options it offers to its community. The school is located in Muhaisnah and has 174 students, the majority of whom are from the Russian community. Teaching from KG1 to grade 11, offering a syllabus that qualifies for graduation exams from the Russian city of Volgograd, while the syllabus is taught in Russian.
The school teaches its students Arabic and English, and focuses on building a generation of students who enjoy the tools of modern times and diverse cultures.
School Principal Marina Khalikova says: “Our school has developed a modern curriculum in line with educational standards, entrepreneurs’ innovations and IT technologies, as well as international assessments by enriching students’ academic capabilities, developing critical thinking skills and practical learning.”
quality of life agenda
Finally, the results of a study presented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed that the authority was able to build one of the richest education-related quality of life data sets in the world, which includes both students and school staff in the social and emotional aspects, as well as their physical health in private schools in Dubai. .
According to the results of the study, Dubai schools benefited from its various initiatives to support its agenda in quality of life, and encouraged school leaders, teachers, parents and students to think about and adopt the concept of quality of life, not only at the level of daily habits, such as regular exercise, but also at the level of long-term commitment. themselves and the sector as a whole, in addition to the increasing adoption of schools’ comprehensive school approach to quality of life.
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