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The education sector in Abu Dhabi continues to grow and boasts an extensive plethora of private and public schools in the capital and beyond. Different curriculums cater for a diverse and multicultural population.
With varying tuition fees, the array of educational institutions includes nurseries, private schools, higher education, charter schools and public schools. International schools employ teachers from native English-speaking countries while public education is fully financed by the government and is provided for free to all UAE nationals up to university level.
Here Yalla Abu Dhabi Life has compiled an extensive list of schools available in the capital and surrounding areas.
With varying tuition fees, the array of educational institutions includes nurseries, private schools, higher education, charter schools and public schools. International schools employ teachers from native English-speaking countries while public education is fully financed by the government and is provided for free to all UAE nationals up to university level. …Read More
Address: Al Zahiya, Tourist Club Area
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 1994
Curriculum: Canadian
Abu Dhabi Grammar School is nestled in the heart of the capital, Abu Dhabi, UAE and has an enrolment of 1080 students. They operate as a private institution and provide the Nova Scotia curriculum to 50 nationalities from around the world. AGS is Nova Scotia, Canada’s longest running international program school.
Address: Al - 23rd St., Salama Bint Butti St - Muroor Rd
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 1975
Curriculum: CBSE
Abu Dhabi Indian School, which is a premier community school in the Gulf, could well be considered a twin of this youthful nation which came into being in the year 1971. The school began functioning in the year 1975 from the humble premises of the India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi, to cater to the needs of the children of the Indian community in Abu Dhabi.
Address: Al Karamah St,Al Rowda Area - 110 Bab Al Nabil St - Al Manhal
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 1992
Curriculum: American, British, GCSE, IGCSE
AIS, one of the top private schools in Abu Dhabi, was founded in 1992 by Mrs. Jihan Nasr, who has been a beacon in the field of education in the region for over four decades
Their priority is to help every student create their own destiny and become happy, productive individuals. Teachers nurture independent thinking and emotional resilience so they may navigate their futures successfully, and have built a loving, positive environment in which they can develop imagination, empathy, and curiosity.
Address: Sas Al Nakhl, Near Abu Dhabi Golf Club
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2008
Curriculum: MOE
At Sas Al Nakhl ADNOC School, teachers integrate creativity and life skills in all learning experiences. Teachers develop students to become responsible, highly competent citizens and leaders, and promote a global outlook that respects UAE heritage alongside world cultures.
Address: Malaqit St - Mohamed Bin Zayed City
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2014
Curriculum: British
Ajyal International School is a private school situated in the heart of MBZ in Abu Dhabi offering the National Curriculum of England (ENC) and providing an environment where students from a wide variety of backgrounds work happily and successfully towards their ambitions.
Address: New Al Falah City
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 2015
Curriculum: American
Ajyal International School – Al Falah serves the community by offering a high-quality 21st-century learning experience that educates and informs students, providing the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with its next generation of inventors, creators, physicists, chemists, engineers, and scholars.
Address: Al Shamkhah
District: Abu Dhabi City
Curriculum: Arabic
Al Aasimah Primary School is a diverse family of one providing opportunities for all students and staff to become sccessful, academically, socially, physically and emotionally. To develop and maintain high academic standars and positive behaviors, thus equipping students with the necessary tools to become life-long learners and global achievers
Address: Al Manhal
District: Abu Dhabi City
Curriculum: Arabic
Address: Al Shamkha City
District: Abu Dhabi City
Curriculum: British
Al Ansar International Private School is an International British School, following the UK National Curriculum, licensed by Sharjah Private Education Authority, and the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates covering from FS1 to Year 13. An accredited and licensed Cambridge Examination Centre which offers The Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) Framework, with completion of IGCSE, AS & A Levels.
Address: Mohammad Bin Zayed City, Shabiya 12
District: Abu Dhabi City
Founded: 1995
Curriculum: MOE
Al Bashair Private School succeeds in graduating students with the necessary skills to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, able to take responsibility and achieve excellence and success.