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With great pride and honor I hereby script the Annual Report of 2025-26 It was a year of achievements and celebrations for our stakeholders
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We honor and celebrate academic and extracurricular achievements of our students every year
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Under the leadership of visionary leaders of United Arab Emirates
1. President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. 2. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 3. Prime Minister of UAE and President of Dubai His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Not only the Emiratis but we expatriate community also enjoyed their patronage and progressed under their guidance. They believed that the potential of any society or nation is the student community. WE Indian School Alain management, staff and parents strives to upskill our students to their full potential
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Changes in School Policies as per ADEK and CBSE
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1. CBSE has brought in two examinations for Gr 10 from March 2026 in February and May to ease the stress of students 2. A webinar is uploaded in You tube regarding it for Teachers, Parents,& students 3. ADEK is closely monitoring the attendance of each and every student 4. Cameras are installed in all classrooms as per the guidelines of ADEK. It is monitored by ADEK 5. ADEK has made Arabic, UAE Social Studies and Islamic Studies compulsory in KG 6. School has introduced CBSE Skill subject – Financial Literacy in Gr 6 and Financial Market in Gr 7, & 8 to keep them abrest with current economics 7. We have started with Artificial Intelligence & Robotics from Gr 6 onwards. Digital coding training start from Gr 3 8. Students of Gr 6 to 11 are preparing for a Digital Fest competition scheduled for 26th November 2025 9. Inclusion teachers are appointed in every cycle to develop and oversee the implementation of Inclusion Policy as per ADEK and CBSE guidelines 10. Benchmark Exams IBT, PIRLS, PISA, TIMSS are conducted and closely monitored by ADEK. Targets are set by ADEK for the next session 11. Career Guidance activities are organized from Gr 6 to 12 in school by career counsellors, students, outside organizations etc. Activities are shared with Parents through email. 12. We organized a Global Citizenship and Entrepreneurship competition for Gr5 to 12 on 31st October 2025 13. We students and teachers are engaged with GSuite in KG to Gr4 and with Microsoft Teams in Gr 5 to 12 for online sessions in case of emergencies Even students engage in this online platform for their preparation for various activities 14. Emiratization drive continuous as per UAE Government instructions
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Our school underwent a building strengthening program as insisted by Civil Defense Department Every building in Abu Dhabi older than twenty years have to do it Our two buildings had to be strengthened. We started on 13th December 2024 and completed on 1st September 2025 in phases We appreciate our Management for their support in getting it done with minimum disturbances to the physical classes It was done in record time because of the dedicated work of our staff who toiled from morning 6.a.m. to 12 mid night in the peak summer. We had to switch over to online classes only for five days in August. Our salute to all those who were involved in this humungous task
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Now let me put on record the achievements of our students – on the Academic Side
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Highlight of the year’s achievements 2024-25 is definitely the Sheikh Hamdan Award won by Aparna Anil Nair She won the prestigious distinguished student award The field she chose was Computer Science and the sub field was Artificial Intelligence An exemplary student in academics, peer mentoring, and leadership
The 2025-26 cycle of Sheikh Hamdan Award was also won by Gladys Baby of Gr 12 Science She also won the distinguished student award Her field was also Computer Science. A multifaceted dedicated student and a great dancer
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CBSE Exam Result – Gr 10 For the year 2024-25, out of 130 students, 1. 10 students scored above 95% 2. 49 students scored above 90% 3. 92 students scored above 80% Overall 4. 1st rank was shared by Nahla Gulsha Basheer and Elvino Sijo with 98.4%. They were Alain toppers 5. And 2nd rank was secured by Benhur Jijo with 97.8% 6. 3rd rank was closely followed by Sheraz Gulsh Basheer with 97.4% Subject toppers 1. English – 99% - Anjali Saji Mathew, Apoorva Suneesh, Sushitra Sasikumar 2. Hindi – 91% - Zayed Siddiqui 3. Malayalam – 100% - Elvina Sijo, Azeem Hashim 4. CBSE Arabic – 97% - Ameena Muhamed 5. Mathematics Standard – 100% - Nahla Gulsha Basheer 6. Mathematics Basic – 81% - Meghana Vadisala 7. Science – 99% - Elvina Sijo 8. Social Science – 99% - Benhur Jijo 9. Information Technology – 100% - Anjali Saji Mathew, Benhur Jijo, Rashmika
Five A1 was scored ie in all subjects by the following students 1. Nahla Gulasha Basheer 2. Elvina Sijo 3. Sheraz Gulasha Basheer 4. Anjali Saji Mathew 5. Behur Jijo 6. Abishek Shaji 7. Rimsha Fathima 8. Rachel Koshy Jacob
Congratulations to all the toppers and their proud Parents
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CBSE Gr 12 Result Science Stream Total number of student : 52 Number of students scored above 90% : 8 Number of students scored above 80% - 27
1. 1st rank was secured by Aparna Anil Nair with 97.2%. She was also the Alain topper 2. 2nd rank was secured by Lakshan Muruganandam 94.6% 3. 3rd rank was secured by Malavika Raju 93.2%
Commerce Stream Total number of student : 35 Number of students scored above 90% - 1 Number of students scored above 80% -9
1. 1st rank was secured by Alvin Jogy Jacob 92.4% 2. 2nd rank was secured by Amandeep Kaur 87.2 % 3. 3rd rank was secured by Robin Heera 83.6%
Subject wise toppers 1. English – 97% - Liya Bijesh 2. Mathematics – 99% - Aparna Anil Nair 3. Physics – 96% - Aparna Anil Nair 4. Chemistry – 96 % Aparna Anil Nair, Lakshan Muruganandam, Malavika Raju 5. Psychology – 100% - Isha Moideen, Fathima Shirin 6. Biology – 95 % - Isha Moideen, Fidha Fathima 7. Computer Science – 100% - Aparna Anil Nair 8. Business Studies – 97 % - Alvin Jogy Jacob 9. Accountancy – 95% - Alvin Jogy Jacob 10. Economics – 87% - Alvin Jogy Jacob 11. Marketing – 96% - Alvin Jogy Jacob
Congratulations to all these toppers and best wishes for their bright future
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IBT Examination In 2023-24 8 students scored Honors certificate in various subjects and in In 2024-25 4 students scored Honors They are being honored later tonight
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Co-Curricular Activities |
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These activities facilitate the development of various domains of mind and personality such as intellectual, emotional, social, moral and aesthetic development
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To inculcate the values of leadership and team spirit every year we organized the Investiture Ceremony in April for Student Council for both senior and junior sections Leaders are selected by secret ballot voting All student leaders are doing a good job under the supervision of their Section Heads, Supervisors, and House Masters and House Mistresses
Our appreciation and thanks to the Head Boy – Ibrahim Nihad And Head girl - Gladys Babu for leading the teams
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Six Co-Curricular Activities are conducted regularly every year for KG to Gr 12
Overall champions for the year 2024-25 among Girls was Blue House with 430 points and Runners up was Red House with 418 points
Boys was Blue House with 902 points and Runners up was Green House with 737 points |
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Now for the Extra Curricular Activities |
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Annual Sports meet was organized on 12th December 2024 with great gaiety.
Overall champions among Girls went to Red House and Runner Up was Yellow House Overall champions among Boys went to Yellow House and Runner Up was Green House Overall champions in the Primary Section went to Green House and Runner Up was Red House Overall champions in the Pre Primary Section went to Blue House and Runner Up was Red House
Congratulations to all students and staff |
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All UAE days continues to celebrated with great pomp and zeal, UAE Teachers Day, UAE Flag Day, UAE National Day, Martyrs’ Day, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adhaa are regularly celebrated with all pomp and extravaganza |
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Indian National Days - Teachers Day, Gandhi Jayanthi, Republic Day, Childrens Day, Onam, Diwali are also celebrated with a sense of pride and patriotism. |
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A Mock United Nations Sessions (MUN) is conducted every year on United Nations Day on 24th October hosted by the students with different topics for debate every year.
Best delegate country, Best Speaker, Best Position Paper Presenter, Best spirit for the topic, Best Researcher, Best moderator are judged and felicitated |
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School Graduation Day was organized on 23rd January 2025 for our Gr 12 students They are honored with a citation and a scroll |
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We also organize various Educational Trips for all students KG to Gr 12 to various places in UAE Through such activities students learn about UAE environment, culture and heritage |
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As per CBSE and ADEK guidelines we organize SEWA (Social Empowerment through Work Education and Action) – a volunteering activity for Gr 9 to 12 outside the school in different organizations campaigning against Micro Plastics, Excessive Screen time, for Health and Fitness etc. |
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Scouts, Guides and Clubs activities are organized to inculcate team spirit are conducted every year Winter camps are conducted in December for students to develop mutual adjustments and team spirit They were taken to Alain Police dog training center as an outdoor activity As a club activity students are trained in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and in Performing Arts |
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After school sports training in Football, Basketball and Badminton was conducted in October, November 2025 |
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Two more Physical Education teachers have been recruited to increase the P.E. periods |
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Parental Engagement activities are done in June and March across the schools were Parents are invited to conduct some activities. This enhance interpersonal relationships with Parents Our thanks and appreciation to all such Parents who volunteered to conduct such sessions. |
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A Full Time (FTE) Career Counsellor has been appointed and students are made aware for the preparation for their future from Gr6 onwards |
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Career Fair was conducted in our school for Gr 9 to 12 on 5th November where about 40 Universities were present explaining their options providing insights into their future educational and job opportunities This Fair guides students to their future career goals and higher education |
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Lakshyya Institute conducted a workshop for Gr 11 & 12 Commerce students about various fields open to them after plus two level |
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Besides our students themselves research and take Peer Mentoring sessions in the 2nd Break in the library in various fields. The Resource persons and topics are announced in advance. It is attended by large number of students |
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Abu Dhabi University conducted Internship Programs in the last Summer and Winter Break. Twenty students attend these sessions every year |
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Career Café was conducted by Gr 12 for Gr 9 to 12 and by Gr 8 for Gr 6 to 8 students in April and November |
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To enhance awareness of Healthy Diet and Fitness students are engaged in ERGA activities (Eat Right and Stay Active) throughout the year under the guidance of the School Nurse
Exercises are done at the beginning of the day in the Assembly and MVPA (Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity) are done after every period in the classrooms under the students’ leadership |
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School Social worker provides support to the students, helping them to cope with mental health and behavioral problems. She provides consultations and training to school personnel related to child protection and student well-being |
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Professional Development Sessions |
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Various Professional Development Sessions are organized for teachers to update them with latest developments in Education. |
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CBSE organized a training session in Abu Dhabi for three days from 1st February. It was called Training of the Trainer Nine of our teachers attended it. They cascade their knowledge later to others |
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ADEK organized a training session for a week in September 2025 for teachers to familiarize ‘How to Face Inspections’. It was attended by our Vice principal Mrs. Shirly |
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ADEK also organized a session on Artificial Intelligence on 1st October. Two teachers were trained to implement lessons framed by ADEK for students. It is being regularly cascaded in classes. |
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Our Heads of Department organize regular Sharing of Best Practices every Wednesday in the school |
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Our Subject teachers, Physical Education teachers, Social Worker, Career Counsellor and Nurse attend minimum of 75 sessions of Professional development per academic year |
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Our School participated in various inter school competitions conducted by different schools and organization |
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285 students published 400 books online through the Young Authors Fair by Bri Books in March 2025 Our school was declared as the school who published of highest number of books across UAE Students were felicitated at 47th Sharjah Book Fair in March 2025 |
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Summer Writing Competition by Bri Books Our students published 750 books in the July 2025 online Among the top 20 authors across the Gulf, best 10 selected were our students Six received top 20 Best Books Awards Two won Special Jury Choice Award Two students won the highest selling books certificate They were felicitated in 48th Sharjah Book Fair on last Saturday, 15th November 2025 The credit goes to all teachers and Parents who motivated the students’ creativity |
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On 7th May NI Model conducted a Arabic Calligraphy competition. Jahana 11A and Mohd Hanan 10C participated |
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On 9th May students of Gr 12 participated in the Robotic Arm competition conducted by Abu Dhabi University Alain campus Gladys, Gauri, Anagha, Agastaya of Gr 12 participated On the spot with given materials students had to create a Robotic Arm |
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Excel School conducted a Choral Recitation Competition on 15th May for Gr 1to 8 It is the first time we are taking students of Gr 1 out for a competitions Among Gr 1, 2 category, Gr 3,4 category, Gr 5,6 girls category, Gr 7,8 Boys category we secured the 1st prize We won the overall championship |
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17th May our students participated in a quiz competition conducted by Al Saad school Our students were topper of Alain region Team members were Druv Ranjith nair 7C, Ahmed Semeer 8F, Arysha Shiva 8A |
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On 18th May our students participated in Chemical Biological Engineering Models competition organized by American University, Sharjah. Our students won the 1st prize Participants are Gladys, Augustya, Jaishel of Gr 12 |
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On 28th May Oasis School Alain had conducted a COP28 debate competition. Our students have been selected as the best delegate team Participants were Fiona 11A, Viraj 10E, Arush 10D |
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Our school participated in Nation Identity competition called Qualbi Emirati on 2nd June for Gr 6,7, 8 conducted by Our Own English High School, Alain. It was on Elocution and dialogue as a skit We were the overall champions |
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12th June Lulu Kuwaitat conducted AI Exhibition. Our team participated Participants are Gladys, Lakshmi, Gouri of 12A In 23rd October also Lulu organized an Exhibition on Artificial Intelligence where 7 of our students participated |
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Two teams of our school participated in F1 competition on 19th June. It demands students to create cars with specific parameters like length, breadth, weight and speed mentioned by the organisers Team -1 – Rizwan, Steve, Rudra of Gr 11, Mohd Faiz 10D, Mohd Yasi 11E and Zainab 8B Team2 – Elvina 11A, Manha 11A Carolquin 11A, Benhur 11E Jaishel 11E |
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Our students participated in Yoga competition organized by Shining Star Dubai on 18th June as a part of International Yoga Day. Our students won the overall championship In Gr 1,2 category - Fathima Izrin secured 1st place In Gr 3 to 5 Category - Agnetta 5B won the 1st place and Alisha – 3rd place In Gr 6 to 8 category – Rithu Sreekumar 8C secured 1st place We were again the overall champions across UAE |
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Shastra Pratibha conducted a Quiz Competition on 19th June. Dhruv Ranjith was declared as the topper across UAE among Gr 7 students He had the opportunity to visit prominent scientific institutions in Pune for four days in June |
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20th October our students participated on Artificial Intelligence in Sustainability competition organized by Abu Dhabi University Alain Rizwan 11C, Mohd Rinan 11B, Parthiv 11C won the 1st prize |
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Our students had participated in National Art Exhibition Series conducted by Abu Dhabi Government in Digital Web designing, Visual Arts, Performing Arts We have been selected in the 1st round in both web designing and Visual Art Final result yet awaited. The students’ works are currently displayed in Louvre Museum, Abu Dhabi |
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In the recent International Digital Skill Expo 2025-26 conducted by CBSE, our senior group Jaishel Niyas Nazar 11E and Abdul Rehaman Kazi 11B secured 2nd position across GCC Region. It was conducted in Dubai on 3rd November 2025. Our Junior team was with Ahamad Bin Sameer 8E and Haseen Mohammed 9E |
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Proud to an Indian Program competition organized by Asianet News were also won by our students 15. In 2024- Malavika Raju and Anjali Mohan were selected to attend 2024 Republic Day Parade in New Delhi 16. In 2025 – Miseb Mohd of 10E was selected and attended the Republic Day Parade in January 2025. He was 1st among the 4000 students who participated across Gulf region |
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Public Speaking Competition conducted by Abu Dhabi University 1.Our Middle School team - Aditi Anish (8B), Angelina Ann (8A), Evan Ajish (8F), Jonathan Mathew (7C) – won the 2nd position (Topic: Empathy and Community) among 26 schools and Jonathan was declared as the Best Speaker among 100 speakers. 2.Our High School Team – Fiona Joby (11A), Manha Naureen (11A), Jaishal Niyas (11E), Benhur Jijo (11E) also participated in the competition and qualified to the final round. |
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Inter School Sports Achievement |
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Our students of Gr 9 to 12 participated in Inter School Competition conducted by UAE University, Alain on 5th to 7th May 2025 in Basketball, Football, Badminton Our girls were runners up |
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We also participated in CBSE cluster badminton tournaments Boys - Viraj 10E Madhav 8F, Dhanajeyan Gr9, Jithin 8F participated Jithin secured 3rd position U17 Girls – Lakshmi 11E Angel 11E Shiya 9C Avanthika 9A also participated |
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Our students participated in a chess tournament organized by NI Model School Arundhathi Varma 5C won the Gold medal Ihsan Mohd 6C won the silver medal We were the overall champions |
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We also participated in various tournaments organized by ADEK in 2024-25 which culminates as UAE Athletic meet |
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Our students from grades 8-10 participated in the UAE Games Athletic Competition on May 15, 2024. Organized by the Sports Federation in partnership with the General Authority of Sports (GAS), the event saw outstanding performances from our students. Our girls' relay team, consisting of Fathimath Zahra, Anjali Hiba, and Hessa, secured 1st place, while Faizan achieved 2nd place in the shot put event. |
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Our students also participate and win in big number in the competitions organized by all the organizations of Alain, Abu Dhabi and UAE like Indian Social center, Blue Star, Malayali Samajam, Santhwanam The achievements from these organizations are innumerable that I am not able to mention them here But our gratitude to all these organizations for motivating our students and giving them an opportunity to present their talents |
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Inter School Competitions hosted by Indian School |
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We hosted Inter School Basket Ball tournament for CBSE schools in Alain on 30th April 2025 |
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We also hosted 5th Edition of Inter School Malayalam literary competition and 3rd Edition of English Literary competition on 29th and 30th of October 2025 |
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All above achievements are due to whole hearted support of Management, Staff, students and their Parents |
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As it has been a practice in the past, this year also our Governing Council is recognizing dedicated services of several years put in by our staff members by honoring them with gold medals. This year 17 staff members are receiving this honor for 10, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years
1. Proud to announce that our Office staff Mr. Ashfak will receive this for 35 years of his dedicated meticulous service (1)
2. The following members are receiving these medals for dedicated 30 years (4) Myself, Mr. Mathai Daniel, Mr. Abdulla Koya, Mr. Mohandas
3. Staff who are receiving these medals for 25 years are (3) Mrs. Sameera, Mr. Sylesh, Mrs. Safiya
4. Staff who are receving the medal for 20 years’ service are (4) Mrs. Jaseela, Mrs. Safeeda, Mrs. Julie, Mr. Sulfiker
5. Staff receiving this medal for 10 years’ service are Mrs. Shyja Abraham, Mrs. Pushap Haridas, Mrs. Kanthilakshmi, Mrs. Tarvinder, Mrs. Shabina
Our thanks to Governing Council for recognizing and awarding them for their dedicated services to Indian School Alain Years of long service inspite of highly demanding work speaks about the goodwill extended by Our Governing Council towards the staff. We are deeply indebted to you Sirs. |
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To Conclude On behalf of teaching and non teaching staff and students, I take this opportunity to earnestly express our deep sense of gratitude to the 1. members of the Governing Council for their continued support, encouragement and time to time valuable guidance 2. Also thanks to Director Dr. Iqbal, Vice Principals, Headmistress, Section Supervisors, Department heads for their whole hearted support to carry out the legacy of this great Institution forward 3. Special thanks to our teaching and non teaching staff who are in fact the back bone of the school. |
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Let me conclude with Late His Highness Sheikh Zayed Ala Nahyan’s words ‘Education is like a lantern which lights your way in dark alley’ May the people and leaders of UAE prosper in coming years and decades guided by the principles of the Father of the Nation |
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My Best Wishes to all students, Parents and our Indian School Family. Let us strive together and take Indian School Alain to higher heights. |
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We celebrated our 48th Annual Day and Annual Prize day on 21st November 2025 with our Parents, Students and the following distinguished guests 1. Honorable Chief Guest: Mr. Ahmed Sultan Al Shamsi, Director Regional Office, Alain and Al Dhafra 2. Guest of Honor Mrs. Fathima Nasser Al Dahari, Regional Operation Specialist, ADEK 3. Guest of Honor Mrs. Fathima Ahmed Ibrahim Deraya, Administrative Executive, Regional Office, Alain and Al Dhafra |
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We celebrated Graduation Day for our eighty-nine Grade 12 students on 23rd January 2026
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Our students were taken to different destination for educational trips during the academic year 2025-26 Gr 8 to 12 Girls went on 8th November 2025 to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Gr 8 to 12 Boys went on 8th November to Water World, Atlantis Dubai Visit to Green Mubazzarah as per the below schedule: KG1 -27th January KG2 - 28th January 2026 Gr1 - 29th January Gr2 - 2nd February 2026 Gr 3 – 3rd February Gr4 – 4th February 2026 Gr 5-7 (Boys) – 5th February Gr 5-7 (Girls) – Towayya Park
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CBSE Board Practical Examinations were conducted for Gr 12 students from 12th to 19th January 2026 CBSE Board Examinations on theory for Gr 10 & 12 students started from 15th February and went on smoothly until 28th February. But the rest of the examinations were cancelled due to the war The center for our students was Darul Huda Islamic School Alain Five other school of Alain had our school as the examination center |
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Our Annual Examination also started off on 24th February 2026 for KG to Gr 8 students. But after 28th February they had to be conducted online Gr 9, 11 examinations were conducted in the first week of February and bridge classes started off in the 3rd week of February |
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Two of our teachers Mrs. Ruksana and Mrs. Sheeba resigned after eight years of service on 31st March 2026 New staff Mr. Salman, Mrs Reshma and Mrs. Naiema were recruited Mr. Abdulla Koya was promoted as the OSH officer |
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The academic year 2025-26 ended with declaration of results online on 19th March 2026 The readmission and book sale were conducted from 23rd March 2026 |
