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Belvedere British School & Cambridge High School, MBZ

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Latest post on 01 October 2012 - 00:11

repton are meant to be opening up in abu dhabi next year for up toyear 2 in first instance i suspect, havent seen anything about it but think they are going to be in the shams development which is on al reem island. contact repton maybe to find out more as they are now recruiting etc. thanx busybee2, really appreciate your help.

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Latest post on 28 September 2012 - 20:29

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Latest post on 26 September 2012 - 13:24

Thanx a lot, really appreciate your feedback. If anyone has any info on the schools that would be a great help too, but thankyou both ladies.

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Latest post on 26 September 2012 - 11:39

Can't comment on the schools sorry, but I lived in a villa in MBZ for a year, if you are looking at that area, make certain you get a villa close to Mazyed Mall, otherwise it's very very isolated, property there is cheap, but you'll have no chance of getting a taxi or a takeaway if you move out too far from the mall. Small compounds there are pretty nice and more and more expats are moving in there.

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 22:16

Thanx, from what I gather Cambridge both mbz and baniyas are british curriculum schools, and thats what we are after. There are private schools here in UK which are run by Gems education and they have a good record, infact we have one locally, might ask them a few questions too. You are right we need to make enquiries locally, my husband will be going before us so all your advice will be very useful. We have emailed but no response and same with phone, cannot get through. Cannot thank you enough for your help. cambridge high school is british and yes its run by gems, but all the other new schools that are gems in abu dhabi are american curriculum, but obviously there doesnt appear to be much information re baniyas, but being in baniyas its a very local area. yes question the one near you try to find out information as there has been no mention at all here in the press in abu dhabi, as i would have thought we would hear something. best to try and get information face to face, good lesson for when you live in abu dhabi, phone doesnt work, sometimes you have to resort to "sitting down face to face".

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 20:23

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 18:13

gems is ok. but until you see how they are progressing with the building etc, have found that they have a keith miller who is the founding principal designate but dont know where it would be located in baniyas the only place that i would think would be right next door to the new mall, where there is new housing too. would need more information to go, perhaps send an email etc

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 18:10

thanx once again, a compound sounds better, specially in the beginning to make friends and get to know people. I was searching and came across Cambridge International School Baniyas (Gems), opening 2013, it was suppose to open this year but apparently some issue with buildings. Is there any news about that? and geographically I see Baniyas (the area not school) at the lower right of MBZ on google maps, have I got the right area? baniyas is not far from where i live, but its a little further along from mbz, like 5 mins drive. gems is an american school, but havent heard anything but then probably wouldnt too much as i am in british curriculum, there is a gems school in khalifa a which just opened last year and also an older one in town.

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 16:53

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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 16:42

ok, do you have any idea about their waiting lists?? and also is MBZ, a nice area to live with young children? really appreciate your feedback. well the issue with mbz is its located right between the al ain road, and mussafah road, its right by mussafah residental and close to the industrial areas of mussafah and icad, but its a big area so you can be quite a way away. you would need to go and look. cant help specifically with waiting lists because they change you will have to ring up and speak with the school. a lot of places off island are either big stand alone villas or compounds, so they would be good for children.

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