Abu Dhabi: Three new schools in Zayed City to accommodate over 5,300 pupils

Abu Dhabi: Three new schools in Zayed City to accommodate over 5,300 pupils

The education services at each campus will be provided separately by a private sector Chartered School Operator

Published: Wed 25 May 2022, 12:46 PM

Three new chartered schools with a capacity of more than 5,300 pupils will be built in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed City, authorities have announced.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), awarded the contract for the Zayed City Schools public-private partnership (PPP) project to a consortium led by BESIX and Plenary Group, and subsequently reached commercial close.

Australian PPP specialist Plenary Group has a solid track record of delivering projects across the world and will be a new entrant to Abu Dhabi.

Along with Belgian group BESIX which has been active in the UAE since 1965 and which has been awarded major infrastructure projects such as the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the consortium submitted an innovative, world-class delivery solution for ADEK’s Zayed City schools.

The education services at each campus will be provided separately by a private sector Chartered School Operator (CSO), who will be selected under ADEK’s CSO PPP programme. This unique, integrated PPP solution will be the first-of-its-kind vertically integrated PPP education solution for the MENA region and will maximise operational