Abu Dhabi schools see huge rush for school admissions for 2023-2024 academic year

Abu Dhabi schools see huge rush for school admissions for 2023-2024 academic year

Abu Dhabi: Schools across Abu Dhabi are seeing a huge rush for seats for the upcoming academic year, with operators at the most popular institutions in the emirate saying that more and more people are being added to admission waiting lists. The surge in demand, brought about by families relocating to the emirate, has therefore prompted a number of operators to open new campuses for existing schools, even as they urge families to plan ahead when seeking admission. “We witnessed a 9.5 per cent rise in student admissions across the schools we operate including Aldar Academies, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, and Al Shohub Private School. We currently have a total of 33,000 students enrolled across our network of operated and managed schools, and have received more than more than 4,000 applications since admissions opened in November 2022,” Sabrina Cherrati, group head for enrollment and marketing at Aldar Education, told Gulf News. “To address the rising demand, we are set to open two new campuses for Al Yasmina Academy and Cranleigh Pre-Prep Abu Dhabi to support our growing learning community, and extend provision to a larger audience. The state-of-the-art campuses will welcome students in 2024-2025,” Cherrati said. The UAE’s largest schools operator,