Outsourcing of school transport has been a trend over the last couple years, resulting in better service in some cases but a drastic increase in transport expenses in almost all cases. Parents of students who go to schools that have outsourced transport services in the last couple of years complain that they have had to shell out more than doubleRead more

Student winners and supporters of the arts and culture competition were honoured by the Community Development Authority (CDA) at a ceremony attended by Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The ceremony was oganised by the Human Rights Sector of the CDA. The CDA initiative was in cooperation with the KnowledgeRead more

Four villa schools in the Capital will be shut down by the end of this academic year, affecting a total of 3,980 students. Al Dhafra Private School (American/British curriculum), Al Manara Private School (Ministry of Education), Al Taawan Private School Branch (British) and Al Talae’e Private School (MoE) will cease operations by June and July, according to the Abu DhabiRead more

The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has announced the winners of its schools awareness activities for Earth Hour earlier this year when schools and students from all over Oman participated in energy saving and arts competitions to help increase environmental awareness all over the nation. Al Qala’a Elementary School in Izki was the most successful of 26 schools who enteredRead more

A student delegation from The Sultan’s School recently took part in a twinning conference in Beirut, Lebanon, alongside other Unesco associated schools as part of the United Nations’ commitment to contribute to peace and security through international collaboration in education, science and culture. The central focus of the conference, organised by the Lebanese National Commission for Education, Culture and Science,Read more

Nearly 4,000 pupils will be displaced by the closure of four villa schools, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) said yesterday. Al Dhafra Private School, Al Manara Private School, a branch of Al Taawan Private School and Al Talae'e Private School will not be allowed to continue operating from their current premises from July - forcing 3,980 pupils to moveRead more

More than 3,300 pupils are ready to chalk out career paths after receiving their final test results from India. After several delays, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Grade 12 exam results yesterday morning. Pupils at 29 UAE schools took the external exams in the science, commerce and arts streams. The tests were administered by the centralRead more

Grade 12 students across the UAE celebrated as they received their board exam results today morning. Anant Srinivas Subramanian, astudent of Delhi Private School, Sharjah is among the top-scoring students inthe UAE. Scoring 98.2 per cent in the science stream, Anant woke up to the goodnews of being one of the toppers. “I was expecting a good scorebut being aRead more

Delhi High Court has ruled that the marks secured by a student in the secondary school examination cannot be obtained even under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as this would defeat the objective of replacing marks with grades introduced in 2010. The high court's ruling came after a plea filed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) againstRead more

Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks. Millions of dollars in international aid to build and repair Iraq's dilapidated schools have for years gone unspent. Now, Iraq's government risks losing the funding as the World Bank weighs whetherRead more