Innoventures Education has announced that it will be opening its first school in Sharjah. The premium new K-12 international school will have capacity for 2,000 pupils and will use both the American and IB curricula. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 and it is set to welcome its first pupils at the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.
This latest school venture is part of a partnership between private education company Innoventures Education with property developer Arada. The school will take advantage of the growing appetite for community schools. The new Innoventures Education school will be based on a landmark 11-acre plot in the north-west of the new Aljada district and is located near to residential communities, the Madar family entertainment district designed by Zaha Hadid Associates, and the Arada CBD business park.
Founded in 2004, Innoventures Education manages five schools: Dubai International Academy (DIA) – Emirates Hills, Dubai International Academy (DIA) – Al Barsha, Raffles World Academy, Raffles International School, Collegiate International School, and nine Raffles Early Childhood Centres (ECC). DIA Emirates Hills is rated Outstanding by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), while the two Raffles schools are both rated Very Good, and DIA Al Barsha and collegiate International School are both rated Good. More than 9,000 students from over 120 countries attend these schools, taught by a team of 1,500 dedicated teachers and support staff from all corners of the globe.
World-class facilities at the school will include two swimming pools; an athletic track and pit; basketball and tennis courts; climate-controlled gymnasiums; and, a full-size football pitch. Pupils will also be able to take advantage of vibrant outdoor learning spaces; a library; labs for science, design and technology; studios for visual and performing arts; media and recording facilities; rooms for Arabic and Islamic studies; and, an auditorium.
Pictured Left to Right, Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada and Mrs Poonam Bhojani, Chief Executive Officer, Innoventures Education at a signing ceremony for the landmark new hub school for the Aljada megaproject in Sharjah
Poonam Bhojani, CEO of Innoventures Education, said:
“We’re delighted to take our first step into Sharjah at Aljada, where we will establish a new centre of educational excellence. Our mission is to empower students with a holistic, rigorous, and international education for success in an ever-changing world. Our partnership with Arada will allow us to offer that winning proposition to a new generation of learners in Sharjah.”
Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada said:
“We are determined to bring services and facilities representing an exceptional level of quality to the community at Aljada, and this partnership is ample proof of this approach. We look forward to working closely with Innoventures Education to deliver a high-class school that adds to Sharjah’s impressive list of academic institutions.”
The Innoventures Education school will be the second of three schools in Aljada. Demand for private schools in Sharjah is being driven by growing income levels, a large expatriate population, and increased uptake in demand from the Emirati population, according to L.E.K Consulting, a leading global strategy consulting firm. Premium schools accounted for nearly 40% of incremental growth in enrolments since 2016, a far higher rate of growth than the rest of the market, according to the same research, which also indicated that American curriculum schools account for 25% of enrolment in Sharjah.
Spread over a 24 million square foot area, Aljada is Sharjah’s largest ever project and a transformational destination for the Emirate. Aljada contains numerous residential districts, as well as extensive retail, hospitality, entertainment, sporting, educational, healthcare components and a business park, all set within a green urban master plan.
Innoventures Education has won acclaim for its expertise in International Baccalaureate curriculum education, the group latterly being awarded the The SchoolsCompared.com Top Schools Award for Best International Baccalaureate School in the United Arab Emirates 2023 – 2024 for its Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills – more here.
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