// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Arab Unity School go to therapy? It had a lot of "class" issues.
| Arab Unity School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 | |
| 25°14′11″N 55°25′48″E / 25.23639°N 55.43000°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private International school |
| Established | 1974 |
| Director | Arwa Taher |
Principal | Nigel McQuoid |
| Gender | Boys and Girls (Different sections, only after Year 4 till Year 11) |
| Language | English |
| Website | arabunityschool.ae |
Arab Unity School is a school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
History
[edit]The school has about 3000+ students from FS 2 to Year 13, to the IGCSE curriculum and for A levels.[1] The founder and director was Zainab Taher, who died in Mumbai on Monday, 2 May 2022.[2] Arab Unity was founded in 1974.[3]
In 2002, it became the first school to in the Middle East to obtain 'Fellowship Centre' status from Cambridge International Examinations.[2]
The school is a pioneer in the introduction of ICT skills tests into the school curriculum.[4]
KHDA inspection report
[edit]The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), an educational quality assurance authority in Dubai, has published the following the inspection ratings for Arab Unity School.
| School name | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | Curriculum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Unity School | Acceptable | Acceptable | Unsatisfactory | UK |
The 2009 rating of "Unsatisfactory" was an all-time low for the school.In 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 the school received the rating of "Acceptable".
Sports
[edit]Arab Unity specializes in cricket, basketball, and football. In 2006, the school won the under-18 Pepsi inter-school cricket championship.[5] Student Adil Khalil won the cricket 'Best All-rounder' award at under-15 inter-school level for 2008–09.[6] Arab Unity School also won the inter-school cricket championship in 2015.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Arab Unity School"[permanent dead link], JustLanded.com, accessed 19 January 2009.
- 1 2 "Cambridge body gives 'fellowship status' to school", Gulf News, 2 October 2002.
- ↑ "Baniyas Square – a testimony to early glory", Gulf News, 29 March 2003.
- ↑ "Arab Unity School" Archived 7 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, University of Cambridge International Examinations, accessed 19 January 2009.
- ↑ "arab unity shine in pepsi inter-school cricket final", Al Bawaba, 22 February 2007.
- ↑ "Shyam Bhatia awards: Javed steals show with all-round effort"[permanent dead link], Xpress, 15 January 2009.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20090408024404/http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/Education/10300574.html
- http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Education/10300570.html
 | This United Arab Emirates-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |