Credence High School, Dubai

Credence High School is a CBSE-affiliated co-educational Indian school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2014 to provide education to the children of Indian expatriates and is located off Sheikh Zayed Road, in Al Quoz. The school is rated Good by Knowledge and Human Development Authority, the education regulating body of the UAE and hosts students of over thirty nationalities.

Credence High School
Location
Al Quoz, Dubai

United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25.1524°N 55.2490°E / 25.1524; 55.2490
Information
MottoWe Laugh, We play, We teach, We learn
Established2014
PrincipalDeepika Thapar Singh
ChairmanNalapad Ahmed Abdulla
Staff143
GradesPreKindergarten to Grade 12
GenderCo-educational
Campus size2.8 hectares
CurriculumCBSE
Websitewww.credencehighschool.com
Last updated: April, 2018

Overview

Credence High School was founded in 2014 by a group of Indian expatriate businessmen, led by Azad Moopen, Nalapad Ahmed Abdulla and Sameer K. Mohamed to provide education mainly to Indian expatriate children.[1][2] The school follows Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. The staff strength of the school is 143 who host a student strength of 596,[3] comprising 30 nationalities.[4] Deepika Thapar Singh serves as the principal of the school[3] while it is chaired by Nalapad Ahmed Abdulla,[5] one of the founders.[6]

Location

The school is located off Sheikh Zayed road in Al Quoz, Dubai.[7]

Facilities

The School complex is housed in a 25,700 square feet building[2] on 2.8 hectares (7 acres) of land.[1][2] It has a capacity to admit 3000 students[8] and the facilities include a library, laboratories, dance and music hall, purpose-built indoor hall for sports and cultural activities, swimming pool, athletic track, courts for volleyball, basketball and cricket, and a football ground.[1][9]

Extra-curricular activities

The school has a Student Council which governs student activities. The student council includes elected students for different sports, literary and cultural activities.[10] It organizes UAE Quiz Masters Tournament, an annual inter-school quiz competition which attracts participants from various other schools in the UAE.[5][11]

KHDA inspection report

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has rated the school Good for the year 2017-18 academic year.[12]

Name of School Curriculum 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Credence High School, DubaiCBSENewAcceptable[13]Good

See also

References
  1. "UAE Minister of Education Opens Credence High School to New Academic year". Zawya. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. "Dubai's new Indian school boasts cutting-edge infrastructure". The National. September 23, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. "Credence High School Dubai (Reviews) CBSE, Dubai, UAE - Al Quoz 4". edarabia.com. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. Staff Reporter (January 17, 2017). "Dubai school hosts third annual quiz event today". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. "School to host 2nd quiz masters tournament". Gulf Today. November 26, 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. "Schools across the UAE to participate in Credence UAE Quiz Masters Tournament 2015". Emiratesnewstoday. November 28, 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. Staff Report (2015-11-25). "Second UAE Quiz Masters Tournament to start soon". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  8. Francis, Sneha May (2014-09-02). "11 new Dubai schools". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  9. "Our School". 2018-04-30. Archived from the original on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  10. "Student Council Members List (2016-17)". 2018-04-30. Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  11. "UAE Inter School Quiz Competition". One India (in Malayalam). November 27, 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  12. Faisal Masudi (2018-02-13). "KHDA Ranks: Best Indian and Pakistani schools in Dubai". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  13. "KHDA Report 2016-17". 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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