📌 Overview

Brighton College was founded in 1845. The school occupies a significant niche in the development of English secondary education during the nineteenth century: it helped to promote the use of individual classrooms for teaching small groups; it was an early pioneer in teaching both modern languages and science, later erecting the first purpose-built science laboratory. It is also credited with inventing the school magazine and setting up the first school gymnasium. Continuing the tradition of innovation, more recently Brighton was the first independent school to introduce compulsory Mandarin from the age of 13 and the first public school in the UK to sign a deal with the Chinese government to encourage teaching of Mandarin and Chinese culture. Today, Brighton College is the top co-educational school in England and its public examination results regularly place it among the top ten schools. Brighton College Abu Dhabi is another exciting step in the development of Brighton College. The success, innovation and momentum of Brighton College in the UK have provided the foundation for a world-class school in the Middle East. Brighton College Abu Dhabi is the realisation of a joint venture between Brighton College UK and Bloom, the property development arm of National Holding of Abu Dhabi. The state-of-the-art campus on Abu Dhabi island opened in 2011 and provides a range of facilities and learning environments, with Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools each retaining their own distinctive identities within the wider College community. Brighton College Abu Dhabi offers its pupils a vibrant and challenging learning environment, and a distinctive British independent school ethos which reflects the values and dynamic culture of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates. The College currently educates 1,800 children across the 3 to 18 age range in its Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools. It is the sister school of Brighton College, the UK's top co-educational school, and a member of the Brighton College family of schools, which includes Brighton College Al Ain (2013), Brighton College Bangkok (2016) and Brighton College Dubai (2018). Located on Abu Dhabi Island in a purpose-built campus next to Khalifa Park, Brighton College Abu Dhabi boasts state-of-the-art facilities and is committed to becoming the leading school in the Middle East. With over 140 inspirational academic staff and 100 support staff the school is able to provide an outstanding level of education as witnessed by our latest inspection reports. Brighton College Abu Dhabi aims to become the leading British, 3 to 18 school in the Middle East. We strive to create a family-orientated, respectful and vibrant community for all of our pupils, which will impart or provide: · A love of learning for its own sake; · A foundation of knowledge and body of skills with which to understand and question the world we live in and to prepare them, through an innovative approach to education, for the world which they will inhabit in the future; · An awareness of, and appreciation of, the spiritual dimension in our lives; · An enthusiasm for the world beyond the classroom – in particular, sport, music and the performing arts; · A respect for difference in others and a recognition that the efforts and achievements of every individual in our community are valued equally. · In short, we will strive to turn out well-educated, respectful and intellectually curious men and women who are ready to take a full, active and positive role in the life of the UAE and of our world.... more