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[mardigras]

Can anyone tell me anything about Latifah school? What residential area is it, and what are the main nationalities?

[MichelleAlison]

Originally Posted by mardigras

Can anyone tell me anything about Latifah school? What residential area is it, and what are the main nationalities?

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You have posted in the right forum, so I am sure you will get some good advice.

Regards

Michelle

[sgilli3]

Hi Latifah is a girls school.
It is an Arabic school.
Recently non-Emiratis were allowed to go, but there will be a different fee structure for them, non-locals must sit an entrance exam, and of course being an Arabic school,must be fluent in Arabic, though English is also spoken.
I believe the only non-locals are children of the staff.

[mardigras]

Hi thanks for the reply. We have just accepted a job offer for Dubai and will be moving the end of July. I have been told schools close on Thursday.. If we cannot secure a place anywhere can you secure a place in September even if you miss a couple of weeks. I know that it is possible here[uk] in independant schools as we have done it. I am most aware that I wouldn't have time before closure to visit schools. Would I be better waiting untill September and then visiting as many as poss. that have any available places?
We have been given a list of about12 appropriate schools

[Geordie Armani]

you need to get onto this ASAP, school places are very hard to get.

[mardigras]

Thanks Armani, I have been told about school places being scarce... Have you heard of anyone who hasn't got a place anywhere and what they then do?

[Geordie Armani]

personally I have only ever heard of one child who didn't get a place and he went to the UK for a year with his mother and then came back. There is alot of movement, but you must get onto it ASAP.

[mardigras]

First thing tomorrow [sunday]. I cannot get a mileage of Dubai. How many miles across and back is it, by this I mean built up areas.

[Geordie Armani]

where will you be living and how old are the children?

[mardigras]

Need to find school place first, then accomodation - this will be provided by company. My husband is going first, then we will follow. So it is a case of finding which school has places ad then the accomodation nearest to it I hope....