Regent International School

Established in 1992, Regent International School (RIS) is a well-established school in Dubai. It is a project by Fortes Education, an experienced educational group that has been providing excellent educational opportunities to children for decades.

The school offers education to children aged 3 to 18 years old. With years of experience, it is renowned for outstanding educational and co-curricular facilities. They follow the National Curriculum of England, which is popular among international schools in Dubai.

RIS is an inclusive school that respects and welcomes students irrespective of their nationalities and other special needs. As per the latest inspection report by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), there are over 1.400 students, 95 full-time teachers and 55 teaching assistants and a guidance counsellor.

• Location: Al Barsha
• Fees: AED 46,734 - AED 64,145
• Curriculum: British
• Co-Ed/Segregated: Co-ed
• Grades: Pre-K to Grade 12

Regent International School is located in The Greens. It is a vibrant living community developed by Emaar with 40 low-rise buildings across 10 complexes. It is a part of the Emaar’s Emirates Living Project consisting of some well-established residential communities in Dubai. The school is situated in proximity to the following areas:

• The Lakes
• Barsha Heights
• Emirate Hills
• Jumeirah Lakes Towers

The Lakes, a well-reputed project by Emaar has six family-friendly sub-communities with luxurious freehold villas for living.

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Regent International School’s campus consists of a modern building with several storeys dedicated to academic and extra-curricular activities. The school has efficiently used space to ensure that students have access to the best possible facilities, including sports facilities on the rooftop. Some of the outstanding facilities include:

• Multi-court sports deck with four courts
• Two multipurpose sports halls
• Performance halls
• Semi-Olympic sized and learner pool.
• AstroTurf playing field
• Outdoor playing fields

The school’s building also includes an assembly hall, 75 activity rooms, dance and art studios, spacious classrooms with adequate furniture and a separate library for the EYFS and Primary section. The school’s resources, such as specialised laboratories, food technology rooms and digital technologies room, complement the school’s focus on STEAM Education. Other facilities available on the campus include two dining areas, an e-library, radio broadcasting room, software and hardware support to students and access to high-speed internet.

Regent International School is located on the right of the Panorama Towers 3 facing First Al Khail Street in The Greens, Dubai.

There are various reasons due to which parents prefer Regent International School. It is one of the few schools in Dubai that not only follows but also leads in terms of Positive Education (PosEd) standards. It uses the power of impeccable teaching strategies, positive psychology and other positive emotions and feelings to open students’ minds to innovative and creative ideas. This results in the development of skills like critical thinking, self-esteem, confidence, literacy, numeracy and other character-building skills necessary to compete in the 21st century.

As a STEAM school, it offers exceptional learning facilities to its students in Science, Technology Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Following with the National Curriculum of England, it offers high-level education to their students.

Regent International School (RIS) offers education from Foundation Stage to Sixth Form Stage.

Regent International School, Dubai, follows the National Curriculum of England. Their educational practices extend well beyond academic values and include moral, spiritual and cultural values to develop well-rounded students with superior physical and mental capabilities.

Foundation Stage

At the foundation stage, the syllabus involves the use of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. This framework guides the student to work on the seven key areas of learning:

• Literacy
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical development
• Communication and language
• Understanding the world
• Mathematics
• Expressive arts and design

The school’s curriculum for FS1 and FS2 is based on a multisensory approach involving the use of a ‘play and learn’ strategy to develop key skills. For this purpose, they utilise various activities involving the use of indoor and outdoor playing facilities. In addition, they teach students Arabic and other foreign languages like Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian from this early age.

Primary Section

The primary section of RIS follows Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) of the British curriculum. The subjects offered in KS1 and KS2 are:

To ensure a smooth transition from foundation stages to KS1, students are introduced to more formal activities that result in achieving greater self-reliance. Besides the aforementioned subjects, the team of specialists provides lessons in Arabic, French, ICT, PE and music.

The curriculum for KS2 ensure the development of competent learners with self-confidence and superior communication skills. The PosEd and STEAM education further strengthens the curriculum to ensure students develop all-round capabilities. From Year 4 onwards, the school uses differentiated teaching strategies to teach subjects like Mathematics while specialists teach Physical Education, Music, Digital Technology and Second languages (Arabic and French).

Middle School

In the middle school, the school follows the Key Stage 3 (KS3) curriculum. The school has modified the curriculum to incorporate project and STEM-based approach. This is to ensure that students learn the four key skills essential for success: critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. Subjects, such as English, mathematics and science, are interwoven with humanities and liberal arts. In addition, students learn to handle and find solutions to real-world problems.

Secondary School

In the secondary stage, the school continue to follow the National Curriculum of England. It prepares students to sit the external GCSE/IGCSE examinations in Grade 10 after which they can pursue the sixth form education. In this stage, the school starts some subjects in Grade 9 to accelerate students’ progress in Grade 10. Students study a combination of GCSE core, GCSE optional and non-GCSE subjects. The non-GCSE subjects are typically Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies mandated by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

The subjects taught for the GCSE exams are:

Sixth Form Curriculum

In the sixth form stage, students have three options. They can either opt for the regular pathway (AS Levels and A Levels) or they can opt BTEC Courses or hybrid A Levels and BTEC Courses.

The A Level courses available at Regent International School are:

Those opting for BTEC Courses study Hospitality, Business Studies and Sports. The school considers the aforementioned subjects as vital for students living and working in the UAE.

KHDA is responsible for the growth and improvement of education offered by private schools. They annually inspect schools and publish reports stating key strengths and recommendations for improvement. They follow a six-point rating scale that ranges from outstanding to very weak.

Here is a history of KHDA’s ratings for Regent International School:

Regent International School follows the academic calendar issued by KHDA. There are three terms in an academic year: Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. The key dates of each term are as follows:

• The first term starts in the last week of August. The mid-term break is expected in the third week of October and term ends in the second week of December. This is followed by a winter break that ends in the last week of December.
• The second term starts in the first week of January and ends in the fourth week of March. The school remains close on the mid-term break, which are expected in the mid of February. After second term, students go on a spring break that ends in the first week of April.
• The last term starts in the second week of April and ends in the first week of July. There are no mid-term breaks in the last term as the school remains close in the beginning of May.

For more information, check out the academic and event calendar of Regent International School.

The school has a smooth and straightforward admission process. The school encourages parents to visit the school before applying. This is to ensure that parents are aware of the school’s facility and features before applying. The school staff is more than happy to respond to parents’ queries and concerns.

The admission process starts with filling out the online enquiry form to register your interest in enrolling child to Regent international School. This is followed by an assessment, where RIS conducts tests to gauge students’ skills. After clearing the test, the school will confirm the applicant’s admission.

Every applicant must clear the assessment test conducted by the school. For FS1 and FS2 seats, an informal assessment test and interview will be conducted in which the applicant’s suitability and readiness for the school will be assessed.

For Year 1 to Year 3 seats, an assessment test and interview will be taken. The assessment test will be conducted to judge the applicants’ skills in English, Maths and Arabic. For getting admission from Year 3 onwards, the school will judge a student’s skills through an assessment test, an online test and an interview.

AGE-GRADE GUIDELINE

This is based on the age of the students on 31st August (for schools beginning in September). Source: Regent International School

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

The tuition fee for the academic year 2023-24 is as follows:

Students who show extraordinary performance in academic and non-academic activities are provided scholarships at Regent International School.

Regent International School focuses on developing healthy eating habits among children. For this purpose, they have collaborated with Mastercook, a popular catering company in UAE that also offers food items for educational institutes, to provide healthy food options to students at an affordable price.

Regent International School offers a safe and secure transportation service to its students. They have outsourced transportation services to My Bus Transport Service LLC, which is a popular school bus transportation service provider in the UAE.

With an outstanding track record and dedication, they offer a safe and reliable commute to children. To ensure the maximum level of safety, the school buses have GPS trackers, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) attendance system, video surveillance, sleeping child check and panic button facilities.

The areas covered by the My Bus School Transportation LLC for Regent International primary school are:

• Arabian Ranches
• Business Bay
• Discovery Gardens
• Dubai Marina
• Emirates Hills and Emirates Living
• Jumeirah Lake Towers
• Jumeirah Village
• Motor City, Sports City
• Palm Jumeirah
• Al Satwa
• Sheikh Zayed Road
• The Springs, The Meadows
• Tecom, The Greens, Al Barsha (near Mall of Emirates)
• The Gardens

Currently, Regent International School offers a limited range of holiday camps to its students. The school collaborates with the external bodies to provide these holiday camps.

RIS offers several sports facilities to its students. It has swimming pools, three play zones, a large football field and a multipurpose hall for various indoor games like basketball and badminton.

Regent International School believes in balancing academic and extra-curricular activities for the effective growth of its students. For this purpose, they offer a plethora of extra-curricular activities to their students for developing social and personal skills. The school changes these activities in every term to ensure that they take part in a diverse range of extra-curricular activities (ECA). The school offers the following extra-curricular activities:

• Dance
• Art and drama
• Music
• Club, sports and athletic activities

Regent International School also takes its students on local and international field trips. The school’s leadership believes that such trips and opportunities help students to take responsibilities and learn through real-life experiences. In addition, the aim of such trips is not only to support the curricular goals but also to develop skills like cultural understanding and tolerance.

RIS has one of the most extensive after-school programmes for its students. They developed after-school plans in such a way to ensure well-rounded students. For this purpose, they collaborate with renowned third-party service providers to offer individual or group-based after-school activities. The major after-school activities in RIS include the following:

• Fun, development and learning
• Sports
• Performance arts

The school provides two full-time nurses and a fully equipped medical clinic. The nurses are also available during the after-school activities.

Regent International School, Dubai, believes that parents play an important role in student’s growth. To engage parents within school activities, they offer several modes of communication. The school notifies parents of upcoming events, grades and other information through an online portal. Other initiatives taken by the school to promote parents’ engagement include Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) mobile application, and parent curriculum workshops. Another convenient mode of communication between teachers and parents is the WhatsApp groups and social media pages of the school.

• Telephone Number: +971-4-360-8830

GENERAL INFORMATION

• RIS Website
• RIS Facebook
• RIS Twitter
• RIS Instagram 
• RIS Pinterest 
• RIS Blog
• RIS LinkedIn

HOW MANY GRADES ARE OFFERED BY REGENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?

Regent International School offers education from Foundation Stage to Year 13.

WHAT IS REGENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM?

Regent International School follows the National Curriculum of England.

WHAT IS THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF REGENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?

Regent International School academic calendar runs from August to July.

WHAT IS THE TUITION FEE CHARGED BY REGENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?

Regent International School tuition fee ranges between AED 46,734 to AED 64,145.