UK curriculum popular in UAE

dubai — Private schools offering the British curriculum have always been a preferred choice for parents in the UAE looking to send their children to the United Kingdom for their higher education.

Although British nationals only represent roughly two to three per cent of the population in the UAE, the British curriculum has constantly remained within the top three offered in the UAE’s private school sector. The popularity rests not only on the large presence of British Nationals in the UAE, but as it is also favoured by number of other nationalities such as Indian, Pakistani, as well as nationals from different Arab and Commonwealth Countries.

There is also the demand from non-UK nationals to attend higher education in the UK with the British curriculum seen as at least a proponent and sometimes a prerequisite to entry. The popularity of the English curriculum in the country presents an attractive opportunity to investors and operators offering the British curriculum, Colliers International’s recent white paper has revealed.

The white paper showcases the current state of the private school industry with focus on British Schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi presenting the recent trends, growth drivers, and challenges; and also provides an outlook of the industry until 2025. By end of academic year of 2014-2015, schools offering the British curriculum stand at number one in Dubai and number three in Abu Dhabi.

The paper revealed that out of a total of 255,000 private school students, of the Uae’s population is british, but the UK curriculum schools have constantly remained in the