Credence High School, Dubai

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Credence High School
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Credence High School, Dubai
Al Quoz, Dubai

United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°09′09″N55°14′56″E / 25.1524°N 55.2490°E / 25.1524; 55.2490
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MottoWe Laugh, We play, We teach, We learn
Established2014
PrincipalDeepika Thapar Singh
ChairmanNalapad Ahmed Abdulla
Staff143
Grades PreKindergarten to Grade 12
GenderCo-educational
Campus size2.8 hectares
Curriculum CBSE
Website www.credencehighschool.com
Last updated: April, 2018

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.

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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 SchoolCurriculum2015-162016-172017-18
Credence High School, Dubai CBSE NewAcceptable [13] Good

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