Abu Dhabi Indian School may return to shift system

Abu Dhabi: Due to a shortage of seats, the Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) may go back to a shift system, taking girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, Gulf News has learned.

"People are leaving with sad faces and this has compelled us to consider the shift system, at least until enough seats are available," school chairman B.R. Shetty told Gulf News on Friday at a lottery for seats.

Applications

More than 2,500 children applied for the 109 seats available at ADIS earlier this week, after which it was announced a lottery would be held. Approximately 66 seats were available in KG, 30 in grade one and 13 in grade two.
 

Sherwood Academy and Merryland Kindergarten, following the Indian curricula, are due to close by 2013, affecting close to 3,000 students.

Sherwood may be asked to extend their date of closure until an alternative situation is found to the lack of seats in Indian schools, parents suggested.

"[The] opening of a new school is the only solution," Sushma Patel, who has been seeking admission for her eight-year-old son for the past three years, said.