The complex comprises 68 classrooms and 57 laboratories for various subjects.

Mohammed Ibrahim, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Education will start the new academic year 2019-2020, with the opening of the Zayed School Complex in Al Seyouh area in Sharjah for students of the second ring and the secondary stage, where it will accommodate about 3,000 students.

The ministry also said two complexes are under construction in Al Khawaneej and Al Barsha in Dubai and a third in Ras Al Khaimah, which will be ready to receive students in 2020-2021, according to Hussain Al Hammadi, Minister of Education.

There will be separation between the administrative, technical and teaching staff, so that each building will work separately.

The complex comprises 68 classrooms, 57 laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, business simulation, projects, robotics, computing, health sciences, innovation technology, digital manufacturing, design, technology and science, two arts rooms, two media production centres, two music rooms, two learning resource centres, two dining halls, five sports courts, a prayer room, a medical clinic, and a nursery.

Al Hammadi explained the new complex serves 8 residential areas, Al Seyouh, Al Rahmaniya, Al Sajaa, Al Dafeen, Juwaiza, Al Barashi, Al Tayy and Al Qattah. As many as 597 students of the second ring registered with the new complex, besides 585 secondary school students.

Al Hammadi added the building of the complex aims to achieve sustainability and is in line with the highest international standards and the future vision of the country. “It reflects the vision of the broad steps of the wise leadership,” he indicated.

A day ago a ‘Yes to Work’ programme that kicked off this Sunday in Abu Dhabi encouraged Emirati students to enter the private sector job market via the programme.

The programme seeks to bolster Emirati youth employability, and create opportunities for lifelong learning in the private sector. It is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and organised by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, (ACTVET).

Now in its 17th edition, ‘Yes to Work’ will run until 29th August for the summer season, where eager students participate during school breaks in the retail sector, acquiring new interpersonal and professional skills.