Credence High School is a
CBSE-affiliated co-educational Indian school in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
United Arab Emirates
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. It was established in 2014 to provide education to the children of
India
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n expatriates and is located off
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 () is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from the Al Batha border crossing at the Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border, Saudi Arabia–UAE border in Sila, Abu Dhabi, al-Silah in th ...
, in
Al Quoz
Al Quoz () or El Goze in Emirati Arabic is a district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Quoz is located in western Dubai. It is bordered to the north by Al Wasl, Business Bay, and MBR City, to the south by Al Barsha and Dubai Hills, to ...
. The school is rated ''Very Good'' by
Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) () is the educational quality assurance and regulatory authority of the Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates which is responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher educational insti ...
, the education regulating body of the UAE and hosts students of over thirty nationalities.
Overview
Credence High School was founded in 2014 by a group of Indian expatriate businessmen, led by
Azad Moopen
Azad Moopen (born 15 April 1953) is an Indian healthcare entrepreneur. He is the developer of many healthcare facilities in Asia-Pacific. He is also the chairman and managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, a healthcare conglomerate in the M ...
, Nalapad Ahmed Abdulla and Sameer K. Mohamed to provide education mainly to Indian expatriate children.
The school follows Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. The staff strength of the school is 290 who host a student strength of 2500,
comprising 30 nationalities.
Deepika Thapar Singh serves as the principal of the school
while it is chaired by Nalapad Ahmed Abdulla,
one of the founders. Credence High School is a leading CBSE affiliated school in Dubai, offering education from Pre KG to Grade 12.
Location
The school is located off
Sheikh Zayed road
E 11 () is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from the Al Batha border crossing at the Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border, Saudi Arabia–UAE border in Sila, Abu Dhabi, al-Silah in th ...
in
Al Quoz
Al Quoz () or El Goze in Emirati Arabic is a district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Quoz is located in western Dubai. It is bordered to the north by Al Wasl, Business Bay, and MBR City, to the south by Al Barsha and Dubai Hills, to ...
4, Dubai.
Facilities
The School complex is housed in a 25,700 square feet building
on 2.8 hectares (7 acres) of land.
It has a capacity to admit 3000 students
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.
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.
It organizes ''UAE Quiz Masters Tournament'', an annual inter-school quiz competition which attracts participants from various other schools in the UAE.
KHDA inspection report
The
Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) () is the educational quality assurance and regulatory authority of the Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates which is responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher educational insti ...
(KHDA) has rated the school ''Very Good'' for the year 2022-2023,2023-24 & 2024-2025 academic year.
See also
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Education in Dubai
Education in Dubai is regulated through a dual system comprising both public and private sectors. The Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates), Ministry of Education manages public education, while the Knowledge and Human Development Authorit ...
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List of schools in the United Arab Emirates
This is a list of schools in the United Arab Emirates, split by emirate:
Abu Dhabi
* Abu Dhabi International School
* Canadian International School
* American International School, Abu Dhabi
* Al Ain English Speaking School
* Al Dhafra Priva ...
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Education in the United Arab Emirates
Provision of education in the UAE began shortly after the establishment of the federation with the inception of the first university, the United Arab Emirates University, located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Since then, the country has progressed with ...
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Educational institutions established in 2014
Indian international schools in the United Arab Emirates
International schools in Dubai
Private schools in the United Arab Emirates
2014 establishments in the United Arab Emirates