Pakistan Educational Academy, Dubai
Pakistan Education Academy (PEA) was founded in 1968. The founders were solely motivated to impart quality education to the children of Pakistani community here in UAE. With the passage of time, Pakistan Education Academy emerged as a mark of excellence in the Academic sphere.
Board of Directors Facilities Education System Scholarships IBT Scholarships Building/Campus/Location Extra Curricular Activities Excursions and field trips Clubs Sports KHDA Inspection Report Student Council External Links References
Board of Directors
Board Members for Pakistan Educational & Cultural Board (PECB) Dubai.
Mr. Kamal Hamza Al Hassan |
Chairman |
Mr. Musarrat Hussain |
Founding Chairman /Life Member |
Mr. Wazeer Abbasi |
Founder/Life Member |
Mr. Muhammad Rashid Ashraf |
Board Member/Secretary General |
Mr. M. Hashim Khoory |
Board Member |
EMr. Ibrahim Al Ghurair |
Board Member |
Mr. Abdul Rehman A. Sheikh |
Board Member |
Mr. Talib Abdul Karim Julfar |
Board Member |
Mr. Bilal Ahsan |
Board Member |
Mr. Shahid Khan |
Board Member |
For Pakistan Education Academy (PEA) the following two names are mentioned on PEA’s license:
Mr. Kamal Hamza Al Hassan |
Chairman |
Mr. Muhammad Rashid Ashraf |
Manager |
Facilities
Multi-purpose Grand Auditorium The auditorium is one of the most expensive units of the school buildings. Our School auditorium is the centre of multifarious indoor activities for our students, which has a capacity of approximately 600 seats. In addition to primarily being the meeting place for the entire PEA School Body, this venue hosts many educational and entertaining events.
Medical Care Our School nurses take care of the sick and injured people—amongst both teachers and students. They give them medicine, treat their wounds and give them emotional support in times of need.
School Library The School features a well organised library with the latest collection of books. Our School library is where students and staff have access to a variety of resources. The goal of the school library is to ensure that all members of the school community have equitable access to books and reading and to information technology.
Computer Laboratory
We have well-equipped Computer laboratories in all three Wings of the School which are Primary, Girls and Boys Wings. Computer laboratories not only provide basic computer training to the students from Grade I to VIII but they also cater to the requirement of SSC and HSSC curricula.
Play Area for KG Kids have a lot of energy and they require exercise to burn it off. They usually meet their physical exercise needs through playing. Climbing, jumping, running, hopping, crawling and sliding are all those ways in which kids can move their bodies while playing. Our School playground, exclusively for young children, caters for these activities.
Playground Sports and games are essential to human development, as it contributes to the physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth.
Art Rooms The School has two spacious art rooms, one in Girls Wing and the other in Boys Wing. The Art Rooms in our School are purpose-built, spacious working areas with a full range of facilities.
ICT Rooms Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated throughout the curriculum as a teaching tool. Keeping in view the IT revolution, our School management has approved the revised scheme on ICT. The scheme aims to emphasize computer-aided teaching, computer education and enable students to benefit from interactive session of teaching and learning supported by ICT. At present every classroom in PEA has a multi-media projector and a computer to support learning.
Home Economics Laboratory Pakistan Education Academy, Dubai is the only Pakistani curriculum school to date, in UAE, which has a Home Economics Laboratory. Our Girls freely opt for ‘Food and Nutrition’ at SSC level and ‘Home-Economics’ at HSSC level in the offered curriculum of FBISE, Islamabad.
Transport We have a fleet of 15 School buses to ferry students to school and back home. Our bus routes cover more than 80% areas in Dubai and more than 90% areas in Sharjah.
Audio Visual Room Our Audio-Visual Room is equipped with Televisions, DVD and VHS players, Over-Head Projector, Stereo Systems as teaching aids and an extensive collection of educational audio and video cassettes for KG students.
Education System The curriculum followed is the National Curriculum of Pakistan (with Islam and Arabic books prescribed by the local Ministry of Education). The curriculum strives to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life.
Scholarships According to our school policy, students who secure 80% or more marks in SSC – I & II and Second Year students who secure 80% or more marks in HSSC – I are granted scholarship equivalent to 50% of tuition fee.
IBT Scholarships Students who attained “High Distinction” in International Bench Marking Test (IBT) were also granted scholarship equivalent to 50% of tuition fee.
Building/Campus/Location The big School building is located on the Oud Mehta Road in Bur Dubai opposite the Rashid Hospital. Its architecture which reflects our religion, Islamic culture and national identity makes it stand out and prominently distinguishes it from the rest of the institutes in the vicinity.
Extra Curricular Activities
To ensure overall development of its students, PEA offers the pupils a host of activities to participate in, hone their skills and display their talents. Extracurricular activities are very much part and parcel of the annual curriculum at PEA.
Excursions and field trips Dubai is full of exciting and interesting places to visit and see. We at PEA enable our students to have a good time even outside the four walls of the classroom. Museums, parks, malls, factories, heritage forts, exhibition halls etc. our students have a say in what they want to see in a cosmopolitan city like Dubai. For senior grades well-organized field trips to the neighboring emirates are also arranged annually.
Clubs PEA students have an opportunity to independently select and freely choose to become members of a number of clubs according to their area of interest. Reading club, Journalism and Writers’ Guild, Speech and drama club, IT club, Islam Club, Sports club etc. are just a few of the many clubs. A healthy and constructive way to let students express their ideas, opinions, views openly and with confidence with their peers.
Sports Physical activities are in no way neglected and to promote an all round development both mental and physical dexterity we at PEA enable and encourage our pupils to compete in various games and sports. Football and cricket matches for the boys are a regular calendar event. For girls too races, volleyball and badminton matches are arranged. The annual sports day ensures fair competition amongst the four school houses and is a much awaited affair at PEA.
KHDA Inspection Report
The Knowledge and Human development authority (KHDA) and its inspection visits are always welcomed at PEA. Such inspections over the years have only enabled the management of PEA and its teaching faculty to better themselves in ways more than one. As is said, learning is an ongoing process and the KHDA inspection report only help us to learn more about our shortcomings and leads us all to work even harder on areas we are advised to improve on.
Student Council
The Student Council consists of Head Boy for Boys wing, Head Girl for Girls wing, their deputies and secretaries. School has four houses, each house has Captains and Vice-Captains.