One of Dubai’s largest private education operators, Innoventures Education, has announced its first school in Sharjah, with the launch of a Raffles-branded facility at the Aljada megaproject.
Construction of the K-12 school, which will have capacity for 2,000 pupils, will start in 2024 and be completed in time for the 2026-2027 academic year, according to a press release.
The school is the second of three proposed at Aljada, following the opening of a facility operated by SABIS in 2021.
Valued at $6.5 billion, Aljada is being developed by Arada and is Sharjah’s largest-ever project. It contains 25,000 units, over 7,000 have now been completed.
Innoventures Education expands with Aljada partnership
The Raffles school at Aljada will be Innoventures Education’s sixth in the UAE, which include Dubai International Academy – Emirates Hills and Raffles International School. The company also operates nine Early Childhood Centres.
“We are determined to bring services and facilities representing an exceptional level of quality to the community at Aljada, and this partnership is ample proof of this approach,” said Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Arada’s group CEO, in a statement. “We look forward to working closely with Innoventures Education to deliver a high-class school that adds to Sharjah’s impressive list of academic institutions.”
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