Delhi Private School, Sharjah (DPS Sharjah, ) is a

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Sharjah Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the D ...

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, affiliated with the

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(CBSE) in India. It offers classes from KG1 to Grade 12, and operates on a 12-acre campus in Industrial Area 16, Muwaileh Commercial. As of 2024, the school has over 5,700 students and approximately 500 staff members. The school was the first in the UAE to operate under the Delhi Public School brand and is currently rated "Very Good" by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).

History

Delhi Private School, Sharjah was established in January 2000 by founding principal Abha Sehgal. It was initially affiliated with the Delhi Public School Society and was later joined by

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in 2002.

Affiliation to the Delhi Public School Society

From its founding until 2017, DPS Sharjah operated under franchise from the

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. In 2017, the agreement expired and was not renewed due to fee hikes. The DPS Group managing DPS Sharjah and DPS Dubai opted to continue independently under their registered trademark, citing a desire to avoid burdening families.

Legal dispute with DPS Ajman

In March 2019, V. K. Shunglu, chairman of the Delhi Public School Society, stated that no school should use the DPS name without the society's consent. Dinesh Kothari, managing director of DPS Sharjah and Dubai, responded that "Delhi Private School LLC is a registered trademark under which we are operating for the last 19 years." The group won a lower court ruling in Ajman preventing DPS Ajman from using the name. In November 2019, the higher court upheld the ruling, ordering DPS Ajman to change its name. The case was then escalated to the

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Educational system and co-curricular activities

DPS Sharjah follows the CBSE curriculum. It offers academics from KG1 to Grade 12, including Science and Commerce streams in the senior secondary level. In 2005, the school introduced the Comprehensive Learning Program - CLP (Now being slowly replaced by the SPECIAL PROGRAMS portal), an online portal that provides monthly assignments, study materials, and academic updates to students and parents. Students in Grades 6–8 undergo Periodic Tests and Summative Assessments, while students in Grades 10 and 12 prepare for CBSE Pre-Board and Board examinations. Students are also provided with Elective Subjects (1 Per Student, On A First-Come-Serve Basis), Ranging from Sports, Languages, Technology and Other Miscellaneous Genres, which can be changed every academic year. The school also runs the ACE (Awareness, Community, Environment) program promoting community service and social responsibility.

Awards

In 2015, the school received the "Sharjah Environment Awareness Award for Educational and Institutional Performance" for the academic year 2013–14 from the

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and Sharjah Education Zone. On 5 May 2014, the school was awarded the Green Flag by the Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS-WWF) in collaboration with the

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(WWF) for its eco-conscious initiatives.

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