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Latest post on 17 September 2015 - 19:05

There is definitely SEN support at Victory Heights (and there are several kids with dyslexia for example) but it sounds like you manage this from home anyway so not likely an issue. If you can't get into DBS then the drive to Vic Heights is very short and much less traffic this part of town at the times you would be traveling - it is honestly a clear run every morning and I've checked with lots of other parents who have been doing that route for a long while now. Although it would be a longer commute for you/ your husband to downtown Dubai. There are so many new schools that have opened in Dubai or existing schools that have opened new campuses in the last 18 months or so that your choice is much wider than it used to be - there isn't that pressure for getting on wait lists months or even years in advance that there used to be apart from some of the very long established older schools - and even then our kids were offered places at one of these ones that are apparently impossible to get into!! We turned it down in the end as the location just didn't work but still couldn't believe the amount of choice we had. So perhaps things are changing in our favour!

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Latest post on 17 September 2015 - 14:03

Hello! We are new to Dubai too and have two children aged 8 and 5. They started at Victory Heights primary school a couple of weeks ago and we just signed on a villa in springs 15 :-) I can totally empathise with your worries! It's a difficult choice to make from so far away. We are really happy with the school so far, it seems like a happy little community (we were at a much larger school in Muscat, Oman previously) and everyone I've met so far has been incredibly helpful and friendly. We didn't look at DBS at all so can't comment on it specifically (I'm not actually sure why! I've driven past since and it looks great) but one of the previous posters is right, it would be very handy for you if you lived in the Springs - you could even walk in the cooler months. And rents are rapidly coming down so you're probably arriving at a great time to get somewhere with a bit of space and a nice little garden. Some of the villas in Springs (and in fact in all different areas, we looked at so many!) are in shocking condition inside but equally there are plenty that have been well looked after you just have to hunt them out with a decent rental agent. The communal areas, parks, pools thereare lovely and there's a great 'town centre' the shops, cafés, supermarket etc although here will be more amenities opening up in sports city soon I think, it's just a bit more of a building site now but that will change no doubt. Lots of parents at school live in Victory Heights which is a compound inside sports city with lovely pools and parks but it was a bit out of our budget for the size of house you got. Some live in The Green community which is gorgeous but more expensive. We seemed to get better value in Springs. My drive to school takes around 12-15 minutes and there's no traffic as I think the 7.30am start means the roads are quieter. BUT it does involve going a very short way on some pretty big roads but literally only a couple of minutes tops and they do get easier to handle with time and the fact that they are quiet in the morning helps. Coming home is about the same with the odd bit off traffic depending which way you go. Sorry I am rambling! Hope this helps and best of luck with the move x

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Latest post on 14 June 2015 - 22:29

Hi there I think this post is a few months old but I just posted a thread asking for feedback in this school also but haven't had any replies so far... We are thinking of registering our children for this Sept 2015 so curious to know if you went ahead with this school or decided in another? Thanks!

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