Repton School Dubai

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Repton School Dubai
Repton logo SMALL.jpg
Location
Dubai
,
299331

United Arab Emirates
Information
TypeIndependent school
MottoPorta Vacat Culpa
(The gate is free from blame)
Established2007; 15 years ago (2007)
Lord of HeadDavid Cook
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 18
Enrolment2111 (September 2015)
Houses8
Colour(s)
  • Gold and Navy
  •    
Websitereptondubai.org

Repton School in Dubai is an independent day and boarding school in Nad Al Sheba 3–4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It serves years preschool to Year 13 (ages 3 to 18). It had 2,111 students in the 2015–16 school year.[1][2]

Operations[]

Repton School is owned by private equity group, Evolvence Capital, which also own Foremarke School Dubai's preparatory slipstream, Foremarke School Dubai.[The school is its own "slipstream"?][3][4]

The school has average annual fees of 85,600 AED ($23,138.29), making it the fifth most expensive school in Dubai.[5]

Jonathan Hughes D’Aeth was the school's first headmaster, serving from 2009 to 2017; he was succeeded by David Cook.[6]

The school is divided into junior and senior campuses and has a boarding facility with over 3 boarders (as at 2010).[1]

The school has a large circle of grass at the centre of the campus, with trees around its circumference and a pathway outside the trees which connects the various wings of the school buildings.

KHDA Inspection Report[]

The school is audited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai. A summary of its inspection ratings follows:

School Name 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 Curriculum
Repton School Dubai Outstanding Good Good Good Good Good Good UK/IB

Repton Dubai has maintained its Outstanding rating in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

A summary of all ratings of schools in Dubai can be found at KHDA School Ratings.

Houses[]

Foremarke –  

Latham –  

Orchard –  

Dahl –  

Jumeirah –  

School House –  

Brook –  

New House –  

Houses in Repton School are not separate accommodation units, but are like teams. Students join a house in Year 3 and there are different activities such as inter-house football and a tournament of all the houses where the winning house receives an award such as a trophy. Most houses have black ties with diagonal stripes in the colour of the house: for example, the Foremarke house colour is red; their ties are black with red diagonal stripes.

Alumni of Note[]

The school was purchased in the summer of 2020, by the owner of Kibsons, or the father of Saad Khatri a former alumnus.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to the UAE: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Repton School Dubai Review". Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ "British school to open on Reem Island". Trade Arabia.
  4. ^ "Complete Dubai School Fees 2017". Which School Advisor. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Repton School Dubai Appoints New Headmaster". Repton Dubai.

External links[]

Coordinates: 25°08′43″N 55°22′44″E / 25.145326°N 55.379006°E / 25.145326; 55.379006

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