Abu Dhabi Philippine Academy

Monday 20 May 2013 (UAE)

School name	Abu Dhabi Philippine Academy
Type of institute	private K-12 school
Curriculum or Student Nationality	Philippines/US
Qualifications or Courses
Head of school
Executive body or owner	Universal Future Education
Date founded	August 2010
Number of students (approx)	800
Number of staff (approx)	30
School location/area/map	Muroor
Postal address	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Telephone	renamed
Fax
Email
Website
School fees structure	3,000-6,400 dhs per year (2010-2011)
Teacher salary range	1,400 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed)
Student satisfaction rating	from 30 votes.
Parent satisfaction rating	from 8 votes.
Teacher job satisfaction rating (by teachers, not about teachers)	from 5 votes.

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The Abu Dhabi Philippine Academy has been renamed as the 21st Century Private Academy according to a Khaleej Times report 12 September 2010. Further updates will be added to the 21st Century School page.

The Abu Dhabi Philippine Academy (ADPA?) is the new name for the old 6th August School, according to a Khaleej Times report 12 August 2010. Or might be The Philippine Academy of Abu Dhabi, or Philippines/Filipino Academy in Abu Dhabi, or similar.
Telephone contacts for ADPA admission and enrolment enquiries - mobile +971-50-2333184, +971-50-2333185, +971-50-2333187 (KT report). Or try the school operators, Universal Future Education (UFE) tel +971-2-6774300.
Dr Daniel Sistona, previously the principal at the Abu Dhabi Pioneers School, will become the vice-principal of the new school.
Tuition fees reported as AED 3,000-5,400 for students moving from the Pioneers Filipino school, or up to AED 6,400 for new students.
Additional fees charged for books, bus transport, uniform and books. Actual figures not supplied.
Kasey Conrad, consultant at UFE said to the KT "We are doing the analysis of salary schedule and salary package for both schools and we hope to complete that by Sunday. We’ll prepare our salary scale based on the teacher’s experience and education,"
Dr Sistona said in the KT report that "Around 80 per cent of those previously attending the Pioneers International Private School have already enrolled, and 80 per cent of teachers may be taken in by the new school,"
ADPA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Abu-Dhabi-Philippine-Academy-ADPA/117059731679990 (unknown if official ADPA page or not).

ADEC announced the appointment of Universal Future Education (UFE) to operate the new school in the 6th August School building in Abu Dhabi. UFE were also announced as the operators of the new school to be established in the Saad Bin Obaida School building.
ADEC also said that the curriculum for the 6th August School would be an ADEC-approved English-language curriculum with supplementary Philippine language and cultural studies ... The school will provide a high quality American-focused KG-12 education.
School capacity will be up to about 1,320 students, and will accommodate the 450 students left stranded after the closure of Pioneer International School.
Start date at the new school will be about 13 September 2010 after the Eid break at the end of Ramadan.
Fees and salary information not supplied.

The August Sixth School in Muroor is an old government school which the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has said will be reopened for students left without places after being chucked out of closed Abu Dhabi villa schools in 2010.
According to a 20 April 2010 report in The National, the school might only be a temporary reprieve until 2013 as it "will be required to move again to new buildings within three years."
Curriculum will be English or UAE Ministry of Education Arabic (unclear which).
School capacity is up to 800 students?

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