5 new private schools have joined the school system in Dubai

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has revealed that five new private schools have joined the emirate’s school system with the start of the new academic year and the start of the educational process in various schools in the Emirate of Dubai. Attracting the best schools, academic staff and curricula emphasizes the diversification of options available to male and female students and parents and cements Dubai’s position as a premier educational destination in the region.
The authority said the five schools will add about 12,000 academic places to the capacity of private schools in Dubai, introducing British and Indian curricula that are among the most attractive to students, while opening new schools. With the growth in the number of male and female students reaching them in the academic year 2022-2023, this year brings the total number of private schools operating in Dubai to 220 schools, with more than 326 thousand male and female students. A variety of educational curricula meet the needs of the Emirate community, while the number of private schools in the city and the growth of the private school education sector reflect the growing demand of families, people from all over the world see Dubai as the best city in the world to live and work.
The private schooling sector in Dubai continues to grow and in an extension of the growth it has seen in the past few years, 27 schools in the emirate have joined the private schooling system in the last four years. The extent to which the private sector invests in this sector, which is one of the main components of the comprehensive education system of the Emirates, and its development strategies in general, is a pillar of the development process anywhere in the world due to its impact on the preparation of a qualified human workforce.
A unique destination.
At the start of the new academic year, His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Karam, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, confirmed that the growth in the number of private schools in Dubai supports the vision of intellectual leadership. Make the private education sector one of the world’s leading sectors, and the addition of five new schools in the academic year for the new 2023-2024 season is a testament to the dynamism of the sector and the strength of the business environment in Dubai.

He said, “At the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, we are keen to work closely with the education community in Dubai to meet the growing needs of Dubai’s population and develop the capabilities of the private school sector to live, work and invest.
Various syllabuses.
Private schools in Dubai offer 17 academic curricula, the first of which is the British curriculum, which currently attracts about 36% of private school students, followed by the Indian curriculum, with the percentage of students in the emirate reaching about 25%, followed by the American curriculum at 15%, and then the International Baccalaureate curriculum at 7%. So, in addition to other courses that suit the needs of many communities, such as French, German, Australian, Japanese and Chinese courses in Dubai. .
Dubai’s global infrastructure serving various sectors, especially the education sector, and the emirate’s flexible and business-friendly environment that encourages startups, ensure its attractiveness to education service providers and investors from around the world. New schools of various programs, including pioneering educational programs, are allowed to join the educational community in Dubai and expand the circle of educational opportunities available with high standards in line with the highest international standards in the field.