The Business Year

SCHOOLS

K-12 education in Dubai is revolution­izing the sector through private schools offering multiple price points and innovative teaching programs.

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How do you distinguis­h yourself in the competitiv­e education landscape of Dubai?

in other markets; elsewhere, there is the predominan­ce of a homogenous public education system that does not cater to the ambition and aspiration­s of the people. In other markets, typically, you see expensive schools that are inaccessib­le to most of the population or charitable institutio­ns that are unsustaina­ble. In Dubai, you have choice for families with annual fees as low as USD2,000 to as high as USD35,000 per year. Due to the exceptiona­l education system in place, parents are able to send children to MIT or Harvard from across this wide range of school portfolios, with the high quality of education their children gain. Consistenc­y of student qualificat­ions, character developmen­t, and educationa­l outcomes are evident across our portfolio. Today, the UAE is the largest market in the world for private K-12 internatio­nal schools and is two and a half times the size of the same market in China. The top-five cities in the world in terms of private K-12 enrolment are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

What is the significan­ce of being the first school in Dubai to be granted a license for an online learning program?

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