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Latest post on 20 February 2015 - 17:20

Hi Tulip, Yes DESC is very sought after, increasingly so as time goes on (its only 9 years old, so had to establish a reputation to match the primary). The primary is very well established, oldest school in Dubai and very well regarded. DESC now has an outstanding KHDA rating (though its debatable whether that means much). DESC is pretty hard to get into these days (thou not as hard as DC). I've no idea how many applied this year, but they told me the ratio is usually about 4 applicants to each place. That was early on in the application process last year. Consider yourselves very lucky! Which other schools are you waiting on? DC is an unknown till end of the month. Hi, thanks for the info. We are considering the new Safa Community School. Very impressed by the new headmaster who arrived 3 weeks and is already changing things and helping parents visualise what the secondary school will be like. If he delivers on what he says he wants to do, it will be excellent. Great curriculum and facilities. Looked at GEMS schools and they weren't for us as a family. So we have an established school with great feedback vs a brand new school with no history but huge potential. My daughter is quite shy and a new smaller school may suit her better....or a well established larger school may help bring her out of her shell! Decisions, decisions! She is quite bright and just passed her 11+ grammar entrance exams in the UK. She likes both! But she is edging more towards DESC. Do the children come from far and wide to DESC? I quite like the idea of local school, local friends etc. Thanks. You will not go wrong with DESC, foremost it is non profit. It has a board of governors who are extremely active and take parents seriously (parents are also on it). Staff work incredibly hard and are rewarded with one of the best packages compared to other schools. Everything is tracked, parent teacher communication is outstanding. Children thrive in this school and are HAPPY. Community spirit is amazing, sports and extra-curricular activities free and strong. House system encourages loyalty and friendships, yes children come from all over Dubai to attend this school! I cannot urge you enough to take the DESC place, the school is becoming the school of choice in Dubai and places are becoming like gold dust, for very good reason. You will have a very hard job to beat what they offer, DC would be the only other school right up there. Academically your child will be challenged if able, they have had Cambridge entrants, so don't worry about academics. DESC certainly is becoming the school of choice and I do believe they had their first student accepted into Cambridge last year too

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