The Indian High School, Dubai 5.23

The Indian High School is a CBSE-affiliated Indian school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1961 to provide education to the children of Indian expatriates, the first expatriate educational institution there. The school is one of a small number of not-for-profit schools in the emirate, and is rated Outstanding by Dubai's education regulator. According to the school's CEO Dr Ashok Kumar 100% of its students go to university with around 32% going to the USA, UK and Canada, 35% attending UAE universities and the remainder choosing Indian universities.The school is also exceedingly popular with Indian parents. According to information released to school review web site, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com, the 900 places made available at KG each year are contested by around 4,000 applicants. Places are decided by lottery.HistoryThe Indian High School was founded in 1961 by Maghanmal Pancholia with a view to providing education to children of Indian expats. It was the first expatriate educational institution to be established in Dubai. The land for the school was granted by the then ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Initial enrollment was 8 students; it has grown to more than 15,000 across all three campuses, including 370 students with special needs.Mr. Ashok Kumar is the current CEO of the school. He has been awarded the Sheikh Hamdan Award for Best Administrator and the Indian National Award by the President of India. The school has about 600 teachers.LocationThe school has three campuses. The Junior School at Al Garhoud accommodates Pre-Primary classes (girls and boys KG1–4). The Senior School in Oud Metha includes girls' Grades 5 to 12, who commence in the morning shift (7:30am to 1:10pm), boys' Grades 5 to 10, who commence in the afternoon shift (9:05am to 3:10pm), and boys' Grades 11 and 12, who commence in the evening shift (1:20pm to 6:50pm). The school also operates the Indian International School (IIS).