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| Sharjah English School (SES) | |
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 SES Logo | |
| Address | |
Maleha Road, Sharjah | |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private: Not-for-profit |
| Established | 1974 |
| Founder | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi |
| Oversight | Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) |
| Chairperson | Khalid Al Amiri |
| Principal | Darren Coulson |
| Grades | K-Year 13 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Number of students | 850 |
| Sixth form students | 65 |
| Average class size | approx. 24 |
| Language | English |
| Sports | |
| School fees | AED 26,400 - 67,600 |
| Website | http://www.sharjahenglishschool.org |
 The flagship SES campus at Sharjah University City | |
Sharjah English School (SES) is a British-curriculum school in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is one of the oldest private, not for profit, coeducational schools in the UAE. It currently has an enrollment of 850 students across primary and secondary (ages 3-18).
The student cohort are English-speaking expatriate children, with UK citizens being the largest national group. Outside of Arabic and Islamic Studies departments, all teaching staff are UK qualified.[1]
SES has been inspected recently in March 2019. It emerged as "an outstanding school", described as being "very effective" with high standards across all areas.[1] Students undertake British GCSE and A-Level qualifications with many alumni continuing their higher education abroad.
SES has been included among the top British schools in the UAE by The Telegraph among the likes of Repton School Dubai and Jumeirah College, and has been described as being one of the top choices for British expats in Sharjah,[2] while Khaleej Times acknowledged the school as "one of the leading educational institutions in the Emirates".[3] It has been credited by Which School Advisor are enjoying unusually high levels of parental approval. A sizeable minority of parents are also part of the school teaching staff.
The school is under the auspices of the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) and is accredited to British Schools Overseas (BSO) and British Schools of the Middle East (BSME).
- ^ a b "Sharjah English School ranks outstanding by the British Schools Overseas team". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ Expat Education. "Expat guide to the UAE: schools". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ (WAM). "Sultan Al Qasimi visits Sharjah English School". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2016-01-30.