UAE: Top schools to lose rank due to emphasis on teaching Arabic

[Francis Hult]

The National

 

Top schools to lose rank

 

Some of the emirate's leading schools will be downgraded in the next round of government inspections because of a new emphasis on teaching Arabic.

Dubai's school authority, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KDHA), confirmed yesterday that some schools which were ranked "outstanding" last year had been marked down because they had not made sufficient improvements in Arabic language and Islamic studies instruction.

 

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