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Glenelg School Abu Dhabi
| School name | Glenelg School Abu Dhabi |
| Type of institute | private secondary school |
| Curriculum or Student Nationality | UAE/US |
| Qualifications or Courses | AP |
| Head of school | Kofi Agyeman (Headmaster) |
| Executive body or owner | The Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi / ADNOC |
| Date founded | September 2008 |
| Number of students (approx) | 500 |
| Number of staff (approx) | |
| School location/area/map | Umm Al Nar, near Petroleum Institute and golf course - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 114124, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-2-5992001 |
| Fax | +971-2-5589043 |
| Website | www.gsad.sch.ae (new window) |
| School fees structure | 29,000-36,000 dhs per year (2008-2009) |
| Teacher salary range | 6,500 - 8,100 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed) |
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04 January 2009
- Full name is The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi (GSAD).
- School provides education for Emirati citizens, and other nationalities, in grades 7-11, in separate campuses for male and female students (can accept up to 400 students in each campus).
- GSAD school might expand to elementary and middle school levels.
- Principal of the Girls Campus is Rashida Nachef.
- Contact details above are for the men's campus.
- Contact details for the women's campus are tel +971-2-5992002 and fax +971-2-5589045.
- Facilities include engineering labs, IT labs, communications center, media studio, sports facilities.
- Capacity of school is up to 1000 students.
- GSAD curriculum is based on the curriculum of the Glenelg Country School in Maryland, USA, adapted for UAE students. Medium of instruction is English.
- Glenelg School was established by the Petroleum Insitute in Abu Dhabi so salary packages for teachers should be quite good (over 20k dirhams per month for 2008-2009?).
- GSAD goal is to prepare students for further study in engineering related subjects at the ADNOC Petroleum Institute.
- No general email found for school but try afink@gsad.sch.ae for admissions director, recruitment@gsad.sch.ae for jobs, lblais@gsad.sch.ae for finance director, and maybe kagyeman@gsad.sch.ae for the headmaster.
Last update 04 January 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Glenelg School Abu Dhabi
- Many popular schools are full for 2009-2010. New schools in Abu Dhabi may have places.
- Allow extra for books, extra-curricular activities, uniforms, trips, etc if not included in school fees.
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