Repton School Dubai
Repton School Dubai | |
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Location | |
Dubai , 299331 United Arab Emirates | |
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Type | Independent school |
Motto | Porta Vacat Culpa (The gate is free from blame) |
Established | 2007 |
Lord of Head | David Cook |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 3 to 18 |
Enrolment | 2111 (September 2015) |
Houses | 8 |
Colour(s) |
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Website | reptondubai |
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 |
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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[]
- ^ a b Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to the UAE: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Repton School Dubai Review". Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "British school to open on Reem Island". Trade Arabia.
- ^ "Complete Dubai School Fees 2017". Which School Advisor. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "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
- British international schools in Dubai
- International schools in Dubai
- Boarding schools