Raffles International School

Saturday 21 November 2009 (UAE)

KHDA inspection rating: Acceptable (report issued 02 Apr 2009), 9% max fee increase for 2009-2010

Dubai school holiday dates for Eid Al Adha 2009 are 27 Nov to 05 Dec 2009

Raffles Nursery Dubai opening at the Umm Suqeim South Campus from September 2009.
Girls only at RIS South Campus from Grade 5.
Fees appear to be unchanged for 2009-2010 according to RIS website (fees statement dated 16 March 2009).
RIS North campus tel +971-4-4271427, fax +971-4-4271428

The Head of School, Anna Kizirian, was reported in the Gulf News as having been removed by Emaar Education, the school owners. Parents were also complaining about the substandard facilites. See Raffles School forum topic for more details.
Fees information almost unchanged for 2008-2009 (looks like KG1 is 25,000 instead of 22,800 dhs). KHDA information says school not eligible for a fees increase as it is a new school.
Raffles School might accept some special needs children depending on the condition. Admission application form for 2008-2009 asks for the following information: "Details of and report on any 'Special Education Needs'".

Three Raffles International Schools will be opened in September 2007 in Umm Suquiem / Umm Suqeim. Schools are managed by Raffles Campus Pte Ltd which is owned by Emaar Education LLC which is a subsidiary of Emaar PJSC (originally called Emaar Properties PJSC), a large company listed on the Dubai stock exchange (Dubai Financial Market).
US qualification is the American High School Diploma. Raffles International Schools are seeking accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and have applied to offer IB. Unconfirmed if they intend to offer IBPYP, IBMYP in addition to the IB Diploma / Certificate. A-Levels and IGCSE will also be also offered.
Fees are AED 22,800-58,800 for 2007-2008, excludes almost everything except tuition fees (add an extra 5,000 for registration expenses, another 5,000-15,000 dhs per year for uniforms, books, trips, transport, sports etc). Payable with three PDCs (Post-Dated Checks).
Pre-school is Raffles Montessori Pre-School, followed by a Junior School, Middle School, and eventually a High School.
Registration for Sep 2007 is Pre-school through to Grade 8, higher grades to be offered in future years. Also plans to open two more schools in Al Barsha (date unknown).

Many popular schools are full for 2009-2010. New schools in Dubai may have places.
Allow extra for books, extra-curricular activities, uniforms, trips, etc if not included in school fees.

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