EDUCATION:

Whilst government education is limited to UAE nationals, it provides a wide variety of Private education, to cater for each major nationality group in the UAE.  Each nationality group, follow the curriculum that would be covered at home, so that expatriate children's education is enhanced rather than hindered.

Schools vary in size and the facilities offered and the choice is not generally limited by nationality of the child, however some schools do exercise a pricing strategy to attract high income expatriates.

Facilities vary between schools but generally the facilities cover the basic requirements of school education including adequate sporting facilities (including swimming pools), libraries, and IT and science labs.  Some of the more expensive schools have purpose built premises, and excellent child / teacher ratios.

Some of the expensive purpose built schools, particularly some of the American and British schools, are extremely popular with UAE nationals wishing to gain a private education for further education in those countries.

School comparisons:

NURSERIES

For the younger student, Abu Dhabi has a number of private nurseries catering for half day nursery education, and crèche facilities.