History / Achievements
The first branch of The International Schools of Choueifat (members of the SABIS® School Network) in the Gulf started in 1975-6. Today, there are nine schools located in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Al-Ain, Ras Al-Khaimah, Ruwais, Um Al-Qiwain, Doha, and Muscat. Courses in all the schools are followed at the same pace. With the help of cutting-edge IT and videoconferencing, these nine schools run practically as one.
The International Schools of Choueifat in the Gulf operate in purpose-built premises set in campuses of various sizes. The schools have an international body of staff and students. Currently, the student population in the nine schools is drawn from approximately 80 different countries and is expected to encompass more than 16,000 students in the 2008-09 academic year.
Since they began operating in the Gulf, The International Schools of Choueifat in the region have graduated hundreds of students, who have gone on to join top universities in the world. In the UK, these universities include Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Bristol, Edinburgh, Bath, Birmingham, Liverpool, The Imperial College of Science and Technology and all other Colleges of London University. In the US, they include Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, U-Penn, and many other prominent universities; in Canada, McGill, British Columbia, McMaster, Concordia, etc.; and in other countries, such as Japan, Germany, France, Belgium, Australia, etc. These students have graduated as engineers, medical doctors, economists, computer scientists, etc. and are currently very successful in their careers. Letters of acceptance from top universities are displayed in the administration lobby of the school.