Dubai School Population To Double In 10 Years - KHDA
The student population of Dubai is growing at a rate of seven per cent a year according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
Dubai's school regulator announced that nine new schools have opened for the academic year 2013-14. Four of these schools offer an Indian curriculum, four offer a British curriculum and one offers a French/IB curriculum. The addition of these schools means that there is now a total of 159 private schools in Dubai.
“The KHDA encourages investment by the private sector to meet the demand for growth in the Dubai student population. The two areas of highest demand based on our analysis of waiting list data are for places at Indian and UK curriculum schools,” said Mohammed Darwish, Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), speaking to local media.
The new Indian curriculum schools opened in April, while the remaining new schools opened their doors this September and the immediate intake capacity of the nine schools is 20,000 students.
The schools are located in different areas in Dubai to cater to students living in Al Quoz, Al Khail, Al Wuheida, Dubai Sports City, Dubiotec, Al Safa and Meydan.
