Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Awal School is a pilot, public school in Abu Dhabi with the mission of building belief in a unique and authentic, homegrown Emirati model of education. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Awal integrates Emirati values, practices, and bodies of knowledge into the standard UAE public school curriculum.
The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Awal School immerses students in their Emirati heritage while equipping them with the qualities and know-how to be globally competitive. Students graduate as lifelong learners, problem solvers, and multilingual communicators with a strong appreciation for the school’s principal values of responsibility, collaboration, respect, perseverance, and ambition.

In its first academic year, 2022-2023, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Awal  launched alongside 165 Emirati students. These students and their families co-created our model alongside us. As feedback is received and the impact and resonance of our experimental approaches are reviewed, our model will significantly evolve in the initial few years. This evolution will continue, as we strive towards ceaseless, iterative improvement.
Through its commitment to open exchange and co-creation, and thanks to a small cohort in its first year, the school will evolve and adapt its approach over time, with students’ best interests and the school’s success at its heart.