Sharjah Indian School | |
Motto: | Educate, Enlighten, Empower |
Principal: | Pramod Mahajan (Girls Wing), Muhammed Ameen (Boys Wing) |
Grades: | KG - XII |
Enrollment: | 14,000 (Approx.) |
Website: | http://www.sissharjah.com/ (Girls Branch), https://www.sisjuwaiza.com/ (Boys Branch) |
Sharjah Indian School is a senior secondary school in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, having approximately 13,937 students and 588 teachers.[1] It is owned and managed by Indian Association Sharjah, located in the United Arab Emirates. It expanded in 2016 to a new building in the Juwaiza area of Sharjah near Sajaa.[2]
Sharjah Indian School was established by Vakayil Damodar in 1979 in Sharjah with 280 pupils and 13 teachers.[3]
The school is approved and licensed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), UAE and is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.[4] The curriculum and programme of work is in accordance with the requirements of the Central Board of Secondary Education New Delhi, India.[5]
The medium of instruction in the school is English, with Hindi as the compulsory second language. Arabic is taught as per the rules laid down by the UAE Ministry of Education.