UAE

UAE government schools ready to accept over 274,000 students on Monday

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Lubna Al Shamsi, acting executive director of School Operations Sector– Abu Dhabi; Mohammed Al Qasim, acting director general of Emirates School Establishment; Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Emirates School Establishment; Faryal Tawakul, acting CEO of Emirates Transport; Hessa Rasheed, acting executive director of School Branch 2

Dubai: Government schools across the UAE are all set to accept 274,895 students enrolled in primary and secondary levels on Monday, Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE), said during a press briefing on Wednesday.

“The UAE schools are ready for students coming in on Monday. We have a few minor challenges but we have ensured that schools — from the safety perspective — are ready. In terms of PCR tests for public schools, there has been a full distribution of centres across all emirates; and different mechanisms have been put in place to ensure safe return to schools and make this academic year successful as we move forward,” Al Amiri told Gulf News after the press briefing.

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Also present at the press briefing on academic year 2022-2023 were Lubna Al Shamsi, acting executive director of School Operations Sector — Abu Dhabi; Mohammed Al Qasim, acting director general of ESE; Faryal Tawakul, acting CEO of Emirates Transport; Hessa Rasheed, acting executive director of School Branch 2.

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