New co-education rules in Abu Dhabi private schools

Consent from 50% of parents required for mixed-gender classrooms

- BY ABDULLA RASHEED

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has mandated that private schools seeking to transition to a coeducational system — whether across all grade levels, a specific stage, or a single class — must obtain consent from more than 50 per cent of parents before implementing mixed-gender classrooms.

ADEK said that all private schools may operate co-educationally up to Cycle 1 (up to Grade 4/Year 5), regardless of school category.