| Model Private School | |
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| , 25723 | |
| Coordinates | 24°19′16″N54°32′14″E / 24.32118°N 54.53722°E /24.32118; 54.53722 |
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| Former name | The Model School |
| Established | April 1987; 38 years ago (1987-04) |
| Founder | Dr. M.K. Kamaluddin |
| School board | |
| Authority | ADEK |
| Principal | Mr. Ilyas Nasari |
| Headmaster | Mr. Abdul Rasheed |
| Number of students | 5002 + |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Language | English |
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| School fees |  4,920 - 6,770 |
| Website | https://themodel.ae/ |
Model Private School[1] is situated in Mussafah,Abu Dhabi, in theUnited Arab Emirates. The school follows the IndianCBSE syllabus till Std. X AndKerala Syllabus from Std. VIII to XII.[2]
Facilities of the school include laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology, a library, a basketball ground with hoops, volleyball court with nets and a grassy football ground.
The school works in 2 shifts, Forenoon/Morning for girls 4th grade and above and Afternoon for boys 4th and above. Below 4th graders can choose between afternoon and forenoon, it is a conglomerate ofNew Indian Model School. Students of the Model Private School, Abu Dhabi, have bagged exceptional results in the Grade 12 Higher Secondary Examination under the Kerala syllabus.[3]
Academic year of the school commences on 15 April and ends on 15 March of the following year. The school remains closed for summer vacation for approximately two months during July and August.
The school has classes from L.K.G to 12 std. Subjects taught include:
Islamic Education is compulsory for Muslim children. Minimum 50% marks are required for passing in Islamic education examination. Arabic and Social studies are compulsory subjects as per the regulations of the Ministry of education. Minimum 50% marks are required to pass in Arabic and 33% in social studies. The Model School is regarded as one of the best schools in all of Asia.
Students have the opportunity to learnQuran during their studies. Some of them would take breaks from regular studies to memorize the Qur'an and would later join back.Imams present in the mosque are well versed in Qur'an recitation. During Thursdays there would be a short talk in the Mosque, encouraging Muslim students to spend more time to learn and preach the religion. After the daily afternoon prayer there would be a short reading from the books ofHadith.[citation needed]
The school has facilities forbasketball,volleyball andfootball.
Majority students are fromKerala,India and other parts ofIndia.
