Asian International Private School - Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi

Asian International Private School (AIS) Al Ruwais is a private and co-educational Indian curriculum school established for families working in the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). It also has sister branches in Madinat Al Zayed, Al Dhafra region.

The school was established as a small villa school back in 1988. The school earned secondary school status in 1993 and added Grade 11 and Grade 12 in 1999. Today, the school has over 1,600 students with around 93% of students belonging to families working in ADNOC. In terms of nationalities, most students are Indians, followed by Pakistanis, Egyptians and Jordanians. The teaching staff has 99 full-time teachers and 8 teaching assistants. The teacher to student ratio of the Al Ruwais campus is 1:15, ensuring plentiful individual attention and care. The majority of students are enrolled in the primary stage, followed by middle school, secondary school and kindergarten.

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its educational programme. Students sit the All India Secondary School Examination in Grade 10 and Grade 12 to earn secondary and higher secondary certificates. The school also follows the Ministry of Education (MOE) curriculum for Arabic, Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies. Students are exposed to a plethora of opportunities for their holistic development.

Besides the rigorous educational programme, the school offers a comprehensive extracurricular programme aimed to discover the hidden potential of students. The school facilities fully support the academic and non-academic provisions of Asian International Private School. ADEK rated the latest performance of the Al Ruwais campus as ‘good’.

Read this comprehensive guide by Bayut to learn more about this school.

Asian International Private School is located in Al Ruwais – a town in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. Al Ruwais is popular for the Ruwais Refinery, which is the largest oil refinery in the UAE. Recently, many housing complexes are being developed for ADNOC employees and their families in Al Ruwais. Residents can find a combination of apartments and villas in Al Ruwais City.

Most of the key residential communities are located far from the school. Some nearby communities are:

• Jebel Dhanna
• Sir Baniyas Island
• Ghiyathi

Jebel Dhanna is known for the beachfront resort that overlooks the pristine private beach and is a tourist attraction spot. Similarly, Sir Baniyas Island is a bird and wildlife sanctuary that is also a popular tourist getaway spot.

• Apartments for rent near Asian International Private School Al Ruwais
• Villas for rent near Asian International Private School Al Ruwais

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais has a fully-fledged campus with bright and spacious classrooms and specialised labs for physics, chemistry and biology. All the science labs are well-equipped with the apparatus and resources required for the secondary and higher secondary grades. There also exists a library where students can read leisurely their favourite books. All the reading resources in the school library is categorised as academic, national references, children, research and special libraries.

For school activities, the school has an auditorium that is also a fully functional indoor sports hall. A stage is provided in the indoor sports hall to conduct morning assemblies and other school programmes. Asian International Private School Al Ruwais also has an outdoor playground that is used for outdoor sports, such as football and volleyball.

Other essential facilities available on campus are a canteen, school store and reception.

Asian International Private School is situated on Thamama Road near Ruwais Building 39 in Al Ruwais City, Al Dhafra. Those interested in visiting the school can use Sheikh Khalifa Road, Thamama Road and Baniyas Road to access the school. The school is at a 4-minute drive from Ruwais City Auditorium.

The Al Ruwais campus of Asian International Private School is exclusively for families working in ADNOC. Thus, parents working at refineries and other projects by ADNOC in Al Ruwais do not need to worry about finding a quality school for their child. Currently, the school has over 1,600 students, predominantly children of ADNOC employees.

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais follows the Indian curriculum based on the guidelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). CBSE curriculum is an internationally acclaimed Indian curriculum known for its academic rigour and structured approach. Students completing their schooling for CBSE schools are often enrolled in top colleges and universities across the globe.

Another alluring feature of this school is its affordable fee structure. The tuition fee charged by the Al Ruwais campus ranges from AED 3,370 to AED 11,860, which is less than the tuition fee charged by many schools with similar educational programmes and facilities. Thus, Asian International Private School Al Ruwais is an ideal option for families looking to enrol their kids in an affordable Indian curricular school.

The school has an excellent range of facilities, including fully-fledged science labs, classrooms, a library and much more. It also has facilities to support the extensive extracurricular programme that includes school celebrations, sports activities, competitions and social activities.

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais is a kindergarten to Grade 12 school catering to the educational needs of students aged 4 to 18 years. The phases of education at this school are as follows:

Asian International follows a curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in New Delhi, India. It follows its CBSE-I (international) variant of an educational programme that focuses on practical applications of theoretical concepts and offers a wide range of subjects to students as electives. Students can choose these subjects in the secondary phase.

AIS Ruwais curriculum is designed to nurture multiple intelligences, such as logical mathematics, verbal or linguistic intelligence. sports intelligence, spatial intelligence, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence. The school’s curriculum revolves around the following concepts:

• Perspectives
• Life Skills
• Research
• Social Empowerment through Work and Action (SEWA)

The school gradually introduces students to complex concepts and subjects as they enter the new grades. In the kindergarten and primary stages, the school focuses on the development of fine motor skills and a basic understanding of fundamental concepts. In the middle school stage, Asian International Private School Al Ruwais builds on the concepts taught in previous stages and prepares students for the secondary phase.

The languages taught to students include:

• English
• Hindi
• French
• Urdu

Besides English as the core subject, the following options are available to students:

• Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
• Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science
• Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics and Computer Science

For more information, check out the curriculum overview of Asian International Private School Al Ruwais.

Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) is a governmental entity that regulates the education sector of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra regions. Established in 2005 by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ADEK ensures that all the educational institutes in the emirate are in line with the educational requirements of the country. Through its Irtiqaa Programme, ADEK inspects the performance of schools every 18 to 24 months and issues a report based on their performance. It uses the following six performance standards to assess schools:

• Students’ Achievements
• Students’ Personal and Social Development and Innovation Skills
• Teaching and Assessment
• Curriculum
• Leadership and Management
• The protection, Care, Guidance and Support of Students

The six-point scale used to rate the performance is as follows:

ADEK inspects the performance of Asian International Private School Al Ruwais for the academic year 2019-2020. The overall performance of the school was rated as Good – meeting the expected level of quality required for schools in Abu Dhabi. The rating for each performance standards are as follows:

• Students’ Achievement – Good
• Students’ Personal and Social Development and Innovation Skills – Very Good
• Teaching and Assessment – Good
• Curriculum – Good
• The Protection, Care, Guidance and Support of Students – Very Good
• Leadership and Management – Good

The strengths of the school observed by ADEK are:

• Students’ behaviour, attitude and work ethics
• Students’ improved achievement, especially in Science, Mathematics and English
• Students’ understanding of the UAE’s culture and role of Islam
• Student-Staff relationship
• Improved teaching strategies, especially in the middle and high school stage

It also recommended Asian International Private School Al Ruwais for an improved rating in future inspections:

• Improve students’ achievement in all subjects, particularly in Arabic and Islamic Education in all the phases of education, in English and Mathematics in the primary stage and all subjects in kindergarten stage. The school can work on this by modifying the curriculum to make it more challenging and support independent learning in kindergarten and primary stages. AIS Al Ruwais also needs to work on the phonic skills of students in the KG phase, increase student-centred learning in Arabic-medium subjects and improve the recitation skills of students.
• Monitor teaching and assessment to improve students’ outcomes. AIS Al Ruwais can attain this by providing targeted support to teachers, broadening the range of teaching strategies and developing the effectiveness of plenaries to assess progress.

The academic year at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais starts in April and ends in March.

• The first term starts in the second week of April and ends in the last week of June. After the end of the first term, students enjoy a two-month summer break in July and August.
• Classes resume for the start of the second term in the first week of September. The term ends in the second week of December. This is followed by a three-week winter break that ends in the last week of December.
• The third term starts in the first week of January and ends in the fourth week of March.

Besides the aforementioned seasonal holidays, the school closes on national and religious holidays. For more information, contact the school’s administration.

The admission process at Asian international Private School Al Ruwais is straightforward. Interested parents are required to fill out and submit the registration form available on the school’s website. Parents also need to submit the following documents to proceed with the admission request:

• Completed registration form (printed out from the website)
• Attested birth certificate for admission in KG and Grade 1 (copy of front and backside)
• Copy of the candidate’s passport
• copy of the candidate’s valid residence visa
• Copy of Emirates ID of the candidate (both sides)
• Copy of parents’ passports, visa and Emirates ID
• Two passport size photographs of the candidate
• Previous report card for admission in Grade 2 and above
• Original and a copy of transfer certificate (for admission in Grade 2 and above)
• Candidate’s medical and health declaration form
• Parents’ undertaking for delayed delivery of books (applicable for late admissions)
• Medical administration consent form
• Student transport form (for both own transport and school transport)
• Students’ conduct evaluation from the previous school (for admission in Grade 2 and above)
• Complete parent undertaking form

Please note that attestation of the birth certificate is mandatory if applying from outside the UAE. The attestation requirements for the transfer certificate are as follows:

• Those applying from Oman needs to get their certificate attested by the Indian Embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in Oman
• Those applying from other gulf countries need to get their certificate attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and the UAE Embassy in that country
• Those applying from India need to get their transfer certificate attested by the Education office of that zone/area/district, Indian Consulate in Abu Dhabi and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Also, the school gives priority to

• Candidates who already have siblings studying in this school
• Candidates living close to the school
• Candidates performing well in the placement test
• Candidates depicting excellent academic qualities
• Kindergarten admissions

The age-grade criterion accepted by the school is as follows:

This is based on the age of the students on 31st March (for schools beginning in April). Source: ADEK

* This is to cater to students transferring from systems that admit students of a younger age)

After submitting the form with the necessary documents, the school will ask parents to bring their child for an assessment. The assessment includes a placement test and an interview session. The placement test is for admissions in Grade 1 to Grade 12. Candidates interested in admission in Grade 8 or above have to sit the subject adaptive test.

Successful candidates are placed on a waiting list and contacted when a vacancy arrives. For more information, read the admission process and policy at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais.

The fee structure of Asian International Private School Al Ruwais is as follows:

Click on the fee structure of Asian International Private School for more information.

There are no scholarship programmes at the Asian International Private School Al Ruwais campus. The affordable fee structure makes up for the lack of scholarship programmes.

The school has a canteen where students can buy hot and cold food items of their choice at affordable prices. All the food items at the canteen are made in a hygienic environment using high-quality raw materials.

The school understands that it is extremely difficult for parents to drop off and pick up their child from school on time daily. To assist parents, Asian International Private School Al Ruwais has an efficient and reliable school transport service.

The school owns a fleet of well-maintained buses with modern safety and security features. Parents do not need to worry as the school has employed trained professionals that treat children as per the school’s code of conduct for transportation. To apply, submit the transport form available on the school’s website. For more information, contact the school’s transport department.

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais is a day-only school. It does not offer any boarding or accommodation facilities to students. Students unable to reach school on time can opt for the school transport service. If parents are looking to move near the school, read the residential communities near Asian International Private School Al Ruwais at the beginning of the guide.

The school does not arrange any holiday camps for its students. Parents interested in keeping their children busy during seasonal holidays can opt for holiday camps arranged by external holiday camp providers.

Sport is an important part of the students’ life at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais. The sports programme at the campus focuses on positive coaching and sportsmanship, leadership and self-esteem development, overcoming league and gender parity in athletics, high school graduation and becoming a positive member of society.

A wide range of indoor and outdoor games are available for students, including:

The sports facilities available at the campus include an outdoor playground and an indoor sports hall that is also an auditorium.

Several extracurricular activities are available at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais for students. The school understands that students’ life can be stressful. Enrichment activities allow the school to balance academic activities with recreational activities and help students in discovering their hidden potential outside the academic domain. Some popular extracurricular activities arranged by the school are:

The only after-school care at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais is in the form of extracurricular activities.

Asian International Private School ensures the best medical care for its students. The medical facility at the campus offers basic medical care. It examines students, prescribes proper treatment and refers students to primary health centres if required. The school clinic is managed by a highly experienced and qualified HAAD nurse. The school clinic also maintains students’ health records and runs government-initiated vaccination and disease prevention campaigns.

Several modes of communication exist at Asian International Private School Al Ruwais. The school conducts parent-teacher meetings throughout the academic year in which they discuss the progress made by students. The school also has a website where teachers, parents, students and the wider community can access general information on educational programmes, facilities, admission details and fee structure. Parents can contact the school by submitting the parent communication form available on the school’s website. The school also has a presence on Facebook where they share the latest developments.

Asian International Private School Al Ruwais also has WhatsApp groups that have parents and teachers of students studying in the same classroom. These groups are an excellent source of information on urgent enquiries.

• Address: Near Ruwais Central Bus Station, Thamama Road, Al Ruwais City, Al Ruwais, Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates.
• Telephone: +971 02 877 8789
• Email: asian.ruwais@asianintlschool.com
• Official Website
• Facebook

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