Rajagiri International School  

Rajagiri International School in Dubai

School name	Rajagiri International School
Type of institute	private profit-making primary school
Curriculum or Student Nationality	Indian
Qualifications or Courses	CBSE
Head of school	Mrs Arundhati Rawat (Headmistress)
Executive body or owner	Rajagiri and Sudhir Gopi Holdings
Date founded	April 2008
Number of students (approx)	500
Number of staff (approx)
School location/area/map	Al Warqa / Warqaa - location map
Postal address	PO Box 62012, Dubai, UAE
Telephone	+971-4-2800691
Fax	+971-4-2800692
Email	info@risdubai.org
Website	www.risdubai.org
School fees structure	9,750-14,400 dhs per year (2011-2012)
Teacher salary range	3,700 - 5,400 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed)
Student satisfaction rating	from 108 votes. TerriblePoor Average Good Excellent
Parent satisfaction rating	from 52 votes. TerriblePoor Average Good Excellent
Teacher job satisfaction rating (by teachers, not about teachers)	from 24 votes. TerriblePoor Average Good Excellent
KHDA school inspection report ratings	2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012   good good good

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Rajagiri International School fee structure

• 2012-2013 fees information not supplied. Please send fee structure to education@dubaifaqs.com.
• 2011-2012 fees (year of validity not confirmed) - registration fee AED 450, admission fee AED 250, activity fee AED 300-400 (annual), bus transport fee AED 270-500 (monthly) depending on location.
• 2009-2010 fees AED 9,750-12,000.
• Website available at www.risdubai.ae and www.risdubai.org. Not clear which one should be used but www.risdubai.org seems to be more up-to-date.

03 June 2012

• A Gulf News report said that all Sudhir Gopi Holdings organisations in the UAE had closed (and the owner had disappeared). Rajagiri School was not named as one of them, and appears to be still operating (registrations are being accepted for 2012-2013 school year ... for now at least). It might be that RIS was no longer part of the SG Holdings Group, information seems to be unclear about that (which appears to be SOP for RIS anyway).
• Presumably the SG Group plans for phase II of the RIS development are no longer valid, or on hold, or altered, or something.

21 November 2011

• There were newspaper reports of parents concerned about an apparent change in school management and/or ownership, with the possibility that the school might have to vacate the premises.
• Khaleej Times reported on 19 November 2011 that the landlord allegedly ordered the school to vacate in the middle of the academic year without any prior notice, referring to a letter dated 10 November, but also reported that Ahmed Al Jafla, the owner of the school property, said "We have not asked any student or staff to vacate the school and we will never remove any student from the school. We are working in the best interest of the students to protect their rights."
• Gulf News also reported the story on 20 November 2011, adding that the police had been called in when a meeting between the school and the parents "turned chaotic," with the report saying Parents were called in yesterday for an interactive session with the new group, a parent said, adding that police were called after one parent shouted but he was let go later.
• Following this story, Khaleej Times reported on 21 November 2011 that the principal, Fr Varghese Puthusserry, had resigned, saying "In this scenario I have been compelled to resign. My decision is in the best interest of the students and the school's future." And a statement from the KHDA had reassured parents and students, saying "KHDA will closely monitor all the happenings at the school and will not allow any course of action that will compromise the education delivered at the school. Any changes proposed will have to be in line with the current regulations and guidelines."
• RIS was originally established in 2008 as a joint venture between the Rajagiri Province of the Catholic Religious Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation, India as academic managers, and Sudhir Gopi Holdings. The school premises were leased from Ahmad Jaffla / Ahmed Al Jafla.

20 February 2011

• Rajagiri School owner is Development Real Estate (DRE) in Dubai, according to the Specialist Group website (the part owner of the DRE company). DRE also own Deans International School (now the German School in Dubai).
• Sudhir Gop Holdings expansion plans for RIS are (or were) extending RIS from KG I to Grade XII with capacity of 2,250 students. Facilities to include 75 classrooms, 3 swimming pools, auditorium, activity rooms, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, computer and science laboratories, library, medical clinic, prayer halls, cafeteria, music room, art room.

10 August 2009

• Rajagiri IS fees information not found.
• Previous PO Box 500438 (updated from website information).
• Rajagiri School website at www.risdubai.org has a malware warning when trying to view it in the Google Chrome browser.
• Head's name updated.
• RIS not in KHDA website list of licensed schools in Dubai (probably because list hasn't been updated assuming that RIS does actually have a licence).

02 February 2008

• Rajagiri School opening in April 2008 for KG to Grade 3 students. Further grades to be added in future years.
• Application forms available from school office.
• Principal is Fr. Varghese Puthuserry CMI (CMI is Carmelites of Mary Immaculate).
• Academic Director is Fr Mathew Vattathara CMI.

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