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Pearl Primary School in Abu Dhabi
| School name | Pearl Primary School |
| Type of institute | private primary school |
| Curriculum or Student Nationality | UK |
| Qualifications or Courses | |
| Head of school | Mrs Maureen Chapman (Principal) |
| Executive body or owner | Aldar Academies LLC |
| Date founded | September 2007 |
| Number of students (approx) | 500 |
| Number of staff (approx) | |
| School location/area/map | Al Dhafra, 2nd St & 15th St, off Bateen St, near Islamia English School & HCT Abu Dhabi - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 51133, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-2-6418887 |
| Fax | +971-2-6424046 |
| registrar@pearlprimary.sch.ae | |
| Website | www.pearlprimary.sch.ae (new window) |
| School fees structure | 36,000 dhs per year (2009-2010) |
| Teacher salary range | 13,500 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed) |
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Comments about Pearl Primary School
Abu Dhabi schools opening date for 2010 is 15 September 2010 for public government schools. Private schools might reopen earlier - check with Pearl Primary School for correct dates.
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Pearl Primary School fees - updated 06 November 2009
| Year | KG1/FS1 | KG2/FS2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual fees (AED) 2009-2010 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||
| Annual fees (AED) 2008-2009 | 28,500 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Annual fees (AED) 2007-2008 | 28,500 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
- Registration fee AED 2000
- Fees payable in 3 installments - AED 12,000 per term.
- The Pearl Primary School has classes from FS1 to Year 6 only.
20 October 2009
- New principal Mrs Maureen Chapman started at PPS February 2008. Previous headteacher posts at:
- Jebel Ali Primary School in Dubai 2003-2008? Or Northwold Primary School, London?
- Connaught Junior School, Littlehampton, UK 2001-2003?
- New Kings School, Fulham, London, UK?
- Previous PPS principal was Stephen Fletcher.
- School has capacity for about 550 students.
- PPS is not related to the Dubai Pearl School.
06 September 2007
- Pearl Primary School is a new school in Abu Dhabi, the first of 20 schools that Aldar Academies intends to open. Aldar Properties, the owner of Aldar Academies, is a large property developer in Abu Dhabi (similar to Emaar Properties in Dubai but a newer company).
- PPS was called Aldar Island Academy while under development.
- Pearl Primary may accept students with slight learning difficulties who only need a minimal level of support.
- Maximum class size is 24, a total of 18 classes from age 3 to 11 will start in Sep 2007. Classes will be mixed gender and ability.
- School day starts at 0800 and finishes between 1330 and 1400 depending on class. Extra curricular activities from 1415-1515.
- No school transportation provided (at least, initially). Parking, pick-up, drop-off could be congested.
- Fees include books but not uniforms. Add 1000 dhs registration fee.
- Facilities will include library, dining hall, ICT, sports hall, outdoor sports field, and swimming pool.
- The Pearl School has taken over the site previously occupied by the Sadyaat / Saadyat / Saadiyat school.
- PO Box listed is for Aldar Academies.
- PPS principal, Stephen Fletcher, was previously headteacher at Doha English Speaking School in Qatar (from 2004-2007).
- Domain name www.pearlprimary.sch.ae might be for Pearl Primary School - registered to them but no website appears yet. Link is to Aldar Acadamies page on Aldar website.
- www.pearlprimary.ae & www.pearlprimaryschool.ae give network or DNS errors.
- www.pearlschool.com is for an unrelated school in China.
Schools in the same area as Pearl Primary School
| School Name | Founded | Tel | Level | Curriculum | Qualifications | School Fees | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilities Development Centre | +971-2-6417996 | Support Services | Special Needs | ||||
| Al Basma English School | +971-2-6416255 | primary | |||||
| Al Noor Indian Islamic School | +971-2-6415782 | Indian | CBSE | ||||
| Al Yasat School | +971-2-6412300 | primary | Arabic/US | ||||
| American Academy Abu Dhabi | September 2007 | +971-2-6416333 | K-12 | US | IB (pending approval) | 25,000-53,700 | AAAD comments |
| Asian International Private School | +971-2-6419112 | Indian | CBSE | ||||
| Castle Private School | +971-2-6412960 | primary | Arabic/UK | ||||
| Gulf Buds Private School | +971-2-6418427 | primary | Arabic | ||||
| Islamia English School | +971-2-6417773 | Pakistan | O-level | IES comments | |||
| Islamia Intermediate College | +971-2-6417773 | Pakistan | FBISE SSC, HSSC | IIC comments | |||
| Philippine National School | 1998 | +971-2-6413779 | K-10 | Philippines | PNS comments | ||
| PISCO Private School | September 1995 | +971-2-6410918 | K-10 | Philippines/US | PPS comments | ||
| Prince Center Speech Rehabilitation | +971-2-6415533 | Support Services | Special Needs | ||||
| Special Care Center Abu Dhabi | 1989 | +971-2-6418418 | Special Needs | 8,000 |
Last update 06 November 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Pearl Primary School
- 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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