khda rating – uptown primary school

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KHDA Rating Uptown Primary School "Uptown has been especially pleased with a couple of areas of the inspection, in terms of judgments made by KHDA. As a Taaleem School, we are particularly proud of what we have to offer. In particular, our outstanding features, which highlight our curriculum (IB World School), support our students, leadership and community partnerships with our parents have highlighted real strengths in our schools. While we always like to believe we are doing an outstanding job, it is nice to have this confirmed through the inspection process." - Tim Waley, Principal, Uptown School Dubai's 148 private schools educate more than 207,500 students offering 13 different curricula according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) School Census of 2011/12. Private schools cater to 87 percent of Dubai’s population, with the government school system open only to Emirati students. 67 percent of Emirati students choose to attend private schools. The KHDA, along with the Ministry of Education, oversees all educational institutions in Dubai. KHDA’s Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) carries out detailed inspections of every private school in Dubai and along with the Regulations and Compliance Commission (RCC) are responsible for the licensing of schools and their adherence to regulations and guidelines. School ratings are given in four categories: Outstanding, Good, Acceptable and Unsatisfactory. Uptown Primary School 2013-14 KHDA rating: Good with outstanding areas. -- www.uptownschool.ae

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Uptown School is an authorised International Baccalureate (IB) Primary Years School and PYP IB World School. Uptown School is in the candidacy process for its IB Middle Years Programme, with the IB Diploma Program to follow. Uptown delivers the IB curriculum to grades Pre-K (3 by September 15) to Grade 9. In academic year September 2014 Grade 10 will be added with Grades 11 and 12 in 2015 and 2016.

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KHDA Rating – Uptown Primary School

"Uptown has been especially pleased with a couple of areas of the inspection, in terms of judgments

made by KHDA. As a Taaleem School, we are particularly proud of what we have to offer. In particular,

our outstanding features, which highlight our curriculum (IB World School), support our students,

leadership and community partnerships with our parents have highlighted real strengths in our schools.

While we always like to believe we are doing an outstanding job, it is nice to have this confirmed

through the inspection process."

- Tim Waley, Principal, Uptown School

Dubai's 148 private schools educate more than 207,500 students offering 13 different curricula

according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) School Census of 2011/12.

Private schools cater to 87 percent of Dubai’s population, with the government school system open only

to Emirati students. 67 percent of Emirati students choose to attend private schools.

The KHDA, along with the Ministry of Education, oversees all educational institutions in Dubai. KHDA’s

Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) carries out detailed inspections of every private school in Dubai

and along with the Regulations and Compliance Commission (RCC) are responsible for the licensing of

schools and their adherence to regulations and guidelines. School ratings are given in four categories:

Outstanding, Good, Acceptable and Unsatisfactory.

Uptown Primary School 2013-14 KHDA rating: Good with outstanding areas.

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www.uptownschool.ae