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Nationalities
| Number of students |
2927 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
1 |
| Most common nationality |
Indian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
100% international |
Languages
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
No |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Arabic, Hindi, French, Malayalam |
Classroom
| Max. number of students per class |
39 |
| Average number of students per class |
35 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
Academics
| External examinations or assessments available |
CBSE |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depends on the subject and grade level. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
Student support
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Entrance test |
| Waiting list |
Depends on the grade level. |
School day
| School start time |
7:40 am |
| School finish time |
Kindergarten: 12:00 pm
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| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Athletics, karate, volleyball, basketball, throwball, cricket, table tennis, tennis, badminton, swimming, aerobics, yoga, music, dance, drama, art |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
Facilities
| Sports facilities at the school |
The school has two basketball courts, a tennis court, a turfed football field , two swimming pools and an indoor multi-purpose hall. |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Founded in 2000, The Millennium School is a modern co-educational day boarding private school, located in Dubai, teaching pupils aged 4-17. Offering the Indian national curriculum, state-of-the-art school provides outstanding facilities, designed to give pupils the resources they need to make a strong start in life, from Kindergarten all the way up to Grade 12. Millennium school is the only day boarding private school in Dubai to teach the CBSE curriculum. The Central Board of Secondary Education (New Delhi, India) is a highly respected curriculum, well-known for preparing pupils for the pressures and opportunities they will face when they graduate to higher education or the working world. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The Millennium School is school with a real difference. Apart from a Day Boarding Programme that ensures holistic growth and state of the art facilities, the school offers an extremely child centred and child friendly ambience. The Millennium School, with classes for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Grade 12 is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India. The school follows the CBSE - International curriculum for grades 1-10 and regular CBSE for 11 and 12. The curriculum provides students with transferability and the opportunity to gain access to reputed colleges worldwide. The fact that the CBSE curriculum dovetails perfectly to professional courses contributes greatly to its popularity. Yet the benchmark of a quality school is its ability to develop an all round, well adjusted student. Hence all activities at The Millennium School are designed, executed and evaluated based on this vital yardstick. The school believes that its students can achieve excellence in an atmosphere of encouragement and acceptance. The transaction of the curriculum takes place on the basis of this belief. Not only is the curriculum in keeping with the latest educational trends and needs but also a wide variety of "hands-on" application avenues make it both challenging and rewarding. While Arabic is a compulsory subject, students have the option of choosing between Hindi, French and Malayalam as their second language. |