Raha International School

Saturday 21 November 2009 (UAE)

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

Raha International School (RIS) expanding to grade 11 for September 2009.
Fees information updated (was AED 28,000-42,000 for 2007-2008), add application fee AED 500 and registration deposit AED 2000. Also allow extra for uniforms, activities, food, transport (AED 5,000 per year - buses provided by Seven Stars Transport Company).
Fees expected to increase from AED 50,500 for grade 10 students in academic year 2008-2009 to AED 62,000, an increase of 23%. Fees for the new grade 11 could be AED 72,000 for academic year 2009-2010. Taaleem was reported as saying that "A total of Dh125m has been invested in the school to date and at least for the next two years it will be subject to operating losses," (The National 06 April 2009).
Website www.ris.ae forwards to www.taaleem.ae

Information received from Raha International School (RIS) said: "We do not have the British or American Curriculum. We are an International Baccalaureate candidate school using the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) leading to the Diploma Programme (DP) in September 2010."

Classes KG to Grade 9 for 2007 Academic Year. Grade 10 in September 2008.
Transport fees add AED 4275 per year.
Facilities include outdoor full size swimming pool, gym, library, play areas, playing field, and specialist classrooms for music, art, science, design.
Phase II of school expected to open in September 2008 with more facilities including gym, theatre, art, dance & fitness studios, student centre, and full size playing field.
School intends to have about 1300 students through to Grade 12 when complete.
Not the same as Al Raha Gardens School (opening 2008).

School heads Deryn Lavell and Dr Stephen Johnson.
Location of office given on their website as Al Raha Beach Hotel, No 566, Villa A-08.
Grades K-8 September 2006, grades 9-10 September 2007 and progessing to grades 11-12 in 2008 and 2009.
No contact email on website, info@beacon-education.ae is for BE head office.
Curriculum based on Canadian and Australian systems.
September 2006 expected about 100 students, eventually about 1300 by 2009.
Multinational students and teachers.
Might also be referred to as "Al Raha International School".
See also other Beacon schools.

School Name	Founded	Tel	Level	Curriculum	Qualifications	School Fees	Comments
Al Ittihad National School		+971-2-5562666	K-10	UAE/US
Canadian International School Abu Dhabi	September 2007	+971-2-5562099	K-12	Canadian	Alberta HS Diploma	32,000-39,500	CISAD comments
Choueifat Khalifa City	September 2006	+971-2-5562555	K-12	Choueifat	SABIS	15,000-30,000	CKC comments
Creative Scientific Private School	2003	+971-2-5560310	K-12	UAE	UAE	8,000-18,000

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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