Dubai private schools see rise in student enrolment

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai said on Sunday that student enrolment at Dubai’s private schools have increased by 10,000, a rise of 3.9 per cent since September 2020.

According to the KHDA’s latest private education landscape report, for the first time since the re-opening of schools, more students 52 per cent are engaging in face-to-face learning than distance learning. The report also said a total of 97 per cent of eligible school staff have had at least one Covid-19 vaccine.

The newly released data put a spotlight on early childhood education. It said eight new early childhood centres are expected to open this year and 10,000 children are attending 169 private early childhood centres across Dubai.

Other data in the report showed that 28,166 students are enrolled in 36 higher education institutions and that 286,588 students are currently enrolled in Dubai’s 210 private schools.