Education in Dubai encompasses the many levels of primary, secondary and collegiate education catering to various ethnic and linguistic groups. The school system in Dubai does not differ from the school system in the United Arab Emirates. There are many public and private schools serving Emiratis and expatriates. The medium of instruction in public schools is Arabic with emphasis on English as a second language, While most of the private schools use English as their medium of instruction. The Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates is responsible for school's accreditation. The Dubai Education Council was established in July 2005 to develop the education sector in Dubai. [1] Annual fees for all schools vary greatly from free for public schools to a few thousand or tens of thousands dirhams per year for private schools. A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun A fee is the Price one pays as Remuneration for Services especially the Honorarium paid to a doctor lawyer, Consultant
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Primary education
Some private primary schools conduct entrance tests. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory A test or an examination (or "exam" is an Assessment, often administered on paper or on the computer, intended to measure the test-takers' or Most private schools cater to one or more expatriate communities. Delhi Private School, Our Own English High School, the Dubai Modern High School, and the The Indian High School, Dubai offer either a CBSE or an ICSE Indian syllabus. Our Own English High School is a chain of schools started by the Varkey Group of Schools across the cities of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai Modern High School (originally The Modern High School Dubai is an Indian-curriculum school in Dubai, founded in 1986 The Indian High School IHS TIHS. IHS is the first expatriate educational institution to be established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1957 at which point The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education ( ICSE) examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for A syllabus is an Outline and Summary of topics to be covered in a course. Dubai English Speaking School, Jumeirah Primary School, Jebel Ali Primary School, Jumeirah English Speaking School, King's School and the Horizon School all offer British primary education up to the age of eleven.
Secondary education
Dubai British School, Dubai College, Dubai Gem Private School, English College Dubai, and Jumeirah College are all British eleven-to-eighteen secondary schools which offer GCSE and A-Levels. Dubai British School is a new Beacon school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which opened in 2005. Dubai College is a British system International school in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, established in 1978. The English College Dubai is a mixed/coeducational school in Dubai that follows the British Curriculum Jumeirah College is a British system international school in the Al barsha area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, St. Mary's Catholic High School offers the British curriculum GCSE and A-Level programmes to the Dubai community. The Emirates International School, Wellington School and Cambridge International High School are also secondary schools that offer a combination of GCSE, IGCSE, and IB courses to the expatriate community. Wellington School can refer to Four schools in England: Wellington School Somerset. The International General Certificate of Secondary Education, or IGCSE, is an international Qualification for School Students. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Cambridge International and St. Mary's are popular choices for the Indian expat community. The International School of Choueifat and Emirates International School offer both British and American curricula. The International School of Choueifat is a very bad collection of international schools run by the SABIS school system in various countries of the Middle East Dubai English Speaking School and Jumeirah English Speaking School are the number one primary schools of choice for many expats, with Dubai College leading the list of secondary schools.
A growing number of K-12 schools offer the American syllabus. K–12 (pronounced "kay through twelve" "kay to twelve" or just "kay twelve" a designation for the sum of primary and Secondary education The American School of Dubai (ASD), which is located in Jumeirah and Dubai American Academy (DAA) in Al Barsha are popular choices. The American School of Dubai ( ASD)previously known as the Jumeriah American School is located in the Jumeirah community of Dubai, United Arab Dubai American Academy is GEMS school that teaches classes from PreK to grade 12 based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ASD offers an accredited American high school diploma; DAA offers both an American-accredited high school diploma and the International Baccalaureate [IB] diploma. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish There are also some primary and high schools that offer Canadian and Japanese syllabi. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In successive international tests of Mathematics, Japanese children consistently rank at or near the top (see TIMSS)
On 5 December 2007, Rochester Institute of Technology announced that it will be opening a satellite campus in Dubai in fall 2008. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The school, RIT Dubai, will be located in Dubai Silicon Oasis. RIT Dubai is a Satellite campus of Rochester Institute of Technology in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Silicon Oasis is a technology park under development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was launched in October 2002 by Sheikh Mohammed bin [2]
Tertiary education
Many expatriates tend to send their children back to their home country or to western countries for university education. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects However, a sizable number of foreign accredited universities have been set up in the city over the last ten years. Some of these universities include the American University in Dubai (AUD), The American College of Dubai, SP Jain Center Of Management (part of India's reputed Business School SP Jain Institute of Management & Research), XLRI Dubai Campus for Management (in collaboration with Al Abbas Institute of Technology),Al Ghurair University, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Heriot-Watt University, Middlesex University, Dubai, SAE Insitute, Dubai the Higher Colleges of Technology (Dubai Women's College and Dubai Men's College campuses, University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dublin's Dubai business school, European University College Brussels, Dubai, Mahatma Gandhi University, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, British University of Dubai and Zayed University. The American University in Dubai ( AUD) (in Arabic SPJCM, ( Shriyans Prasad Jain Center of Management is a twin Campus Global Business School having campuses in Dubai and Singapore, S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR is one of the premier B-Schools in India founded by Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan in 1981 Al Ghurair University is a University founded by the Al-Ghurair Group, the business group behind several United Arab Emirates organizations like Mashreq Birla Institute of Technology & Science, (िबरला प्रौद्योिगकी एवं विज्ञान संस्थान िपलानी (known as BITS Heriot-Watt University Dubai is a campus of the Scottish Heriot-Watt University in the city of Dubai. Middlesex University is a University in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which The SAE Institute (SAE in short formerly also known as the School of Audio Engineering and the SAE Technology College) is a private college founded in 1976 The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT was established in 1988, and is the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE with The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT was established in 1988, and is the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE with The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT was established in 1988, and is the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE with The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD (in Arabicجامعة ولونغونغ في دبي is a private university located in Dubai United Arab Emirates Mahatma Gandhi University, also known as M G University, was established on 2 October, 1983 in Kottayam. Manipal University, formerly known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education or MAHE for short is a deemed university in Manipal, Karnataka Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (commonly referred to as SZABIST is a Pakistani university with headquarters at Karachi and campuses at Zayed University (ZU is a higher educational institution United Arab Emirates. Also, in 2004, the Dubai School of Government in cooperation with the Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government was set up. The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and Its long-term objective is to become a knowledge centre in the Arab world. The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research has been established as well in Dubai Health Care City. Beginning in Fall 2008, Michigan State University will offer undergrad and graduate degrees in Dubai.
References
- ^ HH Sheikh Mohammed issues decree establishing Dubai Education Council, DEC, 14 July 2005
- ^ Bob Finnerty (2007-12-5). In recent years Dubai 's Government has shown an intensive interest in expanding higher education institutes in the city Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RIT to Open Dubai Campus in Fall 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
External links
- Government of Dubai-Education Council - Official website
- Schools in Dubai - list of private schools with further details
- The Dubai Schools - Free education resource for parents and students