Al Tharawat National Private School is located in the Bani Yas area of Abu Dhabi. Previously a villa school in Mussafah, it opened in September 2014 as a new school in purpose‐built accommodation and caters for students from Kindergarten (KG) to Grade 9. The school’s vision is: ‘Our Children are Today’s Hope and Tomorrow’s Fortune’. Leadership has gone through a period of turbulence with a succession of 4 principals in the first two terms. The current principal was appointed in February 2015. The vice‐principal has been absent on long‐term sick leave since November 2014. Staff turnover is low. The owner of the school visits regularly.

There are 568, students, 53% are boys; 71 children in KG, 253 in the primary section (grades 1 – 5) and 244 in secondary (grades 6 – 9). Students from KG – Grade 5 are taught in mixed classes and from Grade 6 upwards they are taught in separate classes for boys and girls. Almost all students are Muslim and of Arab heritage: 4% are Emirati, 35% Syrian, 14% Yemeni, 9% Jordanian, 9% Egyptian, 8% Sudanese, 7% Somali and 4% Palestinian. A further 14 nationalities are represented in the school making up 6.5% of the school population. There are 8 students identified with special educational needs (SEN): 2 with physical disabilities and 6 with autism. Almost all students are fluent in the main language of teaching, which is Arabic. The admissions policy is inclusive, in line with ADEK guidelines. No external tests have yet been undertaken.