In Focus | Asian School Admissions
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Thursday Apr 8
New Indian curriculum schools to be built by 2012
Four non-profit institutions will ease severe shortage
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Saturday Feb 20
Schools in Dubai seek return to shifts on demand surge
Ministry rules out granting permission this year
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Saturday Feb 20
Indian school's closure to affect 3,000 pupils by 2013
The decision of the school's management to close Sherwood Academy and Merryland Kindergarten, following the Indian curriculum, will affect nearly 3,000 students by 2013.
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Saturday Feb 13
Angry parents rap school in Sharjah over admissions draw
Parents claim foul play after children's names were excluded in draw for admissions
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Sunday Jan 31
Education becomes lottery
Parents attended the Indian High School in Abu Dhabi for their entrance lottery. With places heavily oversubsribed, many nevertheless expressed disatisfaction with the way the students are selected.
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Saturday Jan 30
Abu Dhabi Indian School may return to shift system
Unlike the usual Friday mornings, the school was thronged by thousands — children who were seeking admission and their parents.
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Saturday Jan 30
Abu Dhabi school seat lottery leaves fate of hundreds of students in limbo
Unlike the usual Friday mornings, the school was thronged by thousands — children who were seeking admission and their parents.
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Monday Jan 25
Abu Dhabi Indian School admits pupils by lottery
Thousands had gathered in the Abu Dhabi Indian School auditorium on Sunday
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Monday Jan 11
KG raffle: Dubai school raffle to select entrants
Dubai's Indian High School ran a raffle to decide on KG-level entrants. Gulf News asked parents if they thought it was a fair selection process.
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Friday Dec 25
Parents against betting on childrens' fate
Schools should take a decision on admissions based on merit ascertained after interviewing candidates, they say
Videos
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Dubai school raffle to select entrants
Parents wait with bated breath for KG school places
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Indian High School selection raffle
Parents express dismay at education lottery system
