27 new schools to open in Dubai by 2016

Wednesday, 30 September 2015 at 15:39

Dubai will be getting a record 27 new private schools over the next year. According to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), there will be 196 private schools operating in the emirate by 2017, with a capacity of over 341,000 students. A survey by WhichSchoolAdvisor.com found that over a third of parents in the UAE would change their children’s schools if there were more options. One of the founders of WhichSchoolAdvisor.com, James Mullen tells ARN News what parents should look into when considering a new school for their children.

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