Delhi Private School, Dubai
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Delhi Private School, Dubai is a private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 co-educational day school located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is run by the Delhi Public School Society
Delhi Public School Society
Delhi Public School Society is one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in India. It has a large number of schools under its aegis in India and abroad. The Delhi Public School Society, a non-profit body, is the administrative authority for all the institutions under its...

. The school was founded in 2003 and is the newest school of
Delhi Public School Society.

Board of Directors, DPS Dubai

  • Mr.Mohammed Abdalla Alkhayal, Chairman
  • Mr.Dinesh Kothari, Pro-Vice Chairman
  • Mr.Ali Mohammed Abdalla Ahmed Alkhayal, Director
  • Mr. Pravin J.Batavia,Director
  • Mr. P.S.Dasgupta, Director
  • Dr. Kasim Naseer Hussain, Public Relations Director

Education system

The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education system and has continuous tests and assignments. There are Formative Assessments and Summative Assessments as a part of CBSE(I) syllabus. In the 2010 Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Knowledge and Human Development Authority
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority is an educational quality assurance authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management....

 inspection, the school got an 'Good' rating and was rated as one of the best Indian Schools in UAE.

Scholar Badge

The school, at the end of each academic year, gives a Scholar Badge to students of Grade V and above, for achieving an overall grade of A2 and a grade point average of 8.5 and above

Special awards

Some special awards are given for high achievers.
  • All-Rounder: Given for an outstanding performance in both academics and extra-curricular activities.
  • Academic Excellence Award:Given away to the highest aggregate percentage in all sections of that grade in a certain academic year.
  • Special Proficiency: Given to students who have excelled in any extra-curricular activities.
  • Subject Proficiency: Awarded to students who secured the highest marks in a certain subject in all sections of that grade in a certain academic year.


Students who achieve the Scholar Badge for three or more years are awarded Blue
Blue
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 Blazer
Blazer
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, Blue Badge
Badge
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, Blue Tie
Tie
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 or Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

 Medal
Medal
A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...

.

Enrichment Programme

Students who get 80% or above in core subjects are eligible to appear for an advanced proficiency test.

Campus

This campus
Campus
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 is located outside the main city, in The Gardens (Jebel Ali)
The Gardens (Jebel Ali)
The Gardens is a residential community located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The community is composed of residential villas and apartments.-Recreation:...

. The school buildings today comprise three computer
Computer
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 labs, a physics lab, a chemistry lab, a maths lab,language labs, a library, an auditorium, a basketball court, a cricket ground, a multi-sports complex, an oval field for many sports, a cafeteria and two clinics, one for boys and one for girls. The clinics are operated by two nurses and a doctor. Parents are informed immediately about their child's injury/sickness.
The school is divided into 5 blocks:-
  • Boys' block(Grade 5 to 12 for Boys)
  • Girls' and Primary block(Grades 1 to 4, 5 to 12 for girls)
  • KG Block(KG 1, KG 2)(Also has an underground parking lot)
  • Administrative Block(Reception, Bookstore, Clinic)
  • Sports Complex block(Swimming Pool,Indoor Basketball Court, table tennis court, volleyball courts, etc.)

Social service

DPS Dubai has a number of social service programmes. Some of them are:
  • Dil Se
  • SEWA Sankalp
  • Social Service Record
  • Light A Billion Lives
  • Support To Al Noor,Rashid Pediatric Centre &Dubai Cares
  • Bake Sale
  • Mufti Days
  • Walkathon


The Social Service Record is a record maintained by all students showing what they did to help someone during school vacations.

Excursions and Field Trips

The school organizes many field trips for students, to nearby places of interest in Dubai and Sharjah, like Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...

, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Dolphinarium etc. It also organizes excursions to Indian cities and towns like Shimla
Shimla
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, Jaipur
Jaipur
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 etc. for senior students.

Clubs

There are different clubs for different co-curricular activities and life skills like Public speaking
Public speaking
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, Survival skills, music
Music
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, dance
Dance
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 etc. They are held for Grades 6-12, on every Thursday.

Environmental operations

The school has three recycling bins, located in the Boys' and Girls' Blocks. The collected materials are given to Emirates Environmental Group for recycling
Recycling
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. The school also actively participates in can collection drives, clean up drives, awareness campaigns and environmental education.

Sports

DPS Dubai has teams for cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

, soccer, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, athletics, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 and badminton
Badminton
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 at different age levels. These teams practice on the three grounds, and the swimming pool of the school. The team also practices before school hours. DPS is an all-rounder by bagging many trophies in the field of sports.

Scouts and Guides

There is a Scouts and Guides training after school hours, headed by Senior Supervisor Kishan Singh , a certified Scoutmaster. They are divided into two troops. Each troop has seven patrols. The troops go for a field trip or an excursion at the end of each month.

Annual Day

The school hosts an Annual Day at the end of every school year. Respected guests, including the DPSS
Delhi Public School Society
Delhi Public School Society is one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in India. It has a large number of schools under its aegis in India and abroad. The Delhi Public School Society, a non-profit body, is the administrative authority for all the institutions under its...

 chairman, and principals of other schools are present during the function. The event consists of different music and dance performances, and an Annual Report which highlights the achievements of the school during the academic year.
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