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Australian School of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi schools opening date for 2010 is 15 September 2010 for public government schools. Private schools might reopen earlier - check with Australian School of Abu Dhabi for correct dates.
| School name | Australian School of Abu Dhabi |
| Type of institute | private profit-making K-12 school |
| Curriculum or Student Nationality | Arabic / Australian |
| Qualifications or Courses | IBPYP, IBMYP, IB Diploma |
| Head of school | Mr Ronald Mitrovski (Principal) |
| Executive body or owner | Australian International Academy, Australia, Dr Salah Salman |
| Date founded | September 2006 |
| Number of students (approx) | |
| Number of staff (approx) | |
| School location/area/map | Khalifa City B - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 34170, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-2-5866980 |
| Fax | +971-2-5866982 |
| ausa1@eim.ae | |
| Website | www.australianschoolabudhabi.ae |
| School fees structure | |
| Teacher salary range | 07,083-16,667 dhs per month (2008-2009) |
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Australian School in Abu Dhabi (ASAD) (AIA?) tuition fee structure
| Grade/Year | KG1 | KG2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual tuition fees (AED) 2010-2011 |
- Updated fees information not supplied.
- Bus transportation fees AED 3,000-3,800 per year depending on area.
- Fees for AIA in Australia are about A$10,000-$16,000 (approx AED 30,000-48,000) per year. But that might be a completely misleading indicator of fees at AIA in Abu Dhabi.
Teaching jobs at the Australian School in Abu Dhabi
- Teacher salary range was AED 7,083-16,667 per month in 2008-2009. Updated information not supplied.
- Housing allowance 60,000-75,000 per year in 2009-2010? Not confirmed, if correct, is insufficient for a decent one-bedroom apartment in Abu Dhabi unless living in Khalifa City or Mussafah area.
11 August 2010
- New Australian School of Abu Dhabi principal is Mr Ronald Mitrovski according to ASAD information? Date of appointment not supplied. He was previously Assistant Head of Middle School at the Australian International Academy (AIA) Melbourne Campus?
- Domain www.australianschool.ae still not available. New domain might be www.australianschoolabudhabi.ae? But also not available when checked.
- Some information at www.aia.vic.edu.au/abu_dhabi/ - which says school name is Australian International Academy (AIA) but not clear if school has been renamed, or that's just an alternative name.
- AIA has two PO Boxes listed in their contact details - PO Box 36044 and PO Box 34170.
- Additional telephone number is +971-2-5866981. Email address updated, was previously jsey@eim.ae (unknown if still active).
- Fees information not supplied.
17 September 2009
- The Abu Dhabi Australian School (ASAD) has been an IB World school since June 2009 according to the IB Organisation (IBO) website (www.ibo.org). IB Diploma Coordinator is Ms Aseel Salman. AUH Aus school PO Box is 36044 according to IBO.
- Founder / owner / head of school is Salah Hamed Salman (who has long involvement with AIA schools in Australia)? Mr Salman received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) honours award in 2007.
- Previous information was that the director is/was Ms Deborah Jones?
- Head of Senior School is Graham Marshal?
- ASAD is the only Australian curriculum (vaguely) school in Abu Dhabi. There are none in Dubai, and two in Sharjah - AIS Sharjah and VIS Sharjah. As far as we know. If this is not correct, please add a comment to the forum, thanks.
- Popular with expat Arab community wanting a more western / IB style education.
- The school seems to attract many negative comments, but there are a few positive comments also, and the school is reportedly making changes for the new 2009-2010 academic year (it's not clear just what those changes are - maybe just staffing but every school in the UAE has teachers leaving every year).
- ASAD location map for old location in Al Mushrif (tel +971-2-4475640, fax +971-2- 4475642, street number 23). ADCCI and Abu Dhabi Education Zone have contact details as tel +971-2-666 4510, fax +971-2-666 4513. School has moved to new building in Khalifa City B (KCB).
- ASAD website at www.australianschool.ae unavailable? Domain is www.australinschool.ae according to some sources but that appears to be incorrect (probably a typo). Another possible domain is www.australianschool1.ae but website also unavailable.
04 September 2008
- The Australian School in Abu Dhabi (ASAD) might also be referred to as Abu Dhabi Australian School LLC (or Abu Dhbi Australian School - LLC according to ADCCI, or Austrilian School of Abu Dhabi according to their own website in 2007), or the Australian International Academy Abu Dhabi branch (see below).
- ASAD is a branch of the Australian International Academy (AIA) in Melbourne, Australia which is an Islamic school in Australia so presumably ASAD is also. AIA in Melbourne offers both VCE and IB
- ASAD started with grades KG and primary grades, expanding to Year 10 for 2007-2008 and eventually up to Year 12.
- School moved to Khalifa City B location for September 2007.
- School office in Khalidiya at Villa 10/3 Street 6 off Al Falah Street tel +971-2-6664510, fax +971-2-6664513.
- New school office in Khalifa City B - opposite Civil Defense Building, tel +971-2-5866980 / +971-2-5866981, fax +971-2-5866982
- Teacher salary scale and employment conditions available on ASAD website. But no fees information found. Estimate 20k-60k dhs per year for KG - grade 12.
- Conflicting contact details seen - PO Boxes 34170 and 36044, emails ausa@eim.ae and jsey@eim.ae.
- Australian school was previously the Modern Pakistani School but changed curriculums, teachers and students for September 2006. According to a Gulf News report 12 June 2006, Its monthly tuition fee ranges from Dh100 to Dh200, whereas the new Australian school is likely to charge more than Dh1,000, which the current pupils cannot afford, referring to the old Modern Pakistani School.
Last update 11 August 2010
General Comments - might not apply to Australian School of Abu Dhabi
- Many popular schools are full for 2010-2011. New schools in Abu Dhabi might have places.
- Allow extra for books, extra-curricular activities, uniforms, trips, etc if not included in school fees.
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