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Al Ahmadiya School (Arabic: مدرسة الأحمدية) was a private school in Al Ras, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The school was established in 1912 by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmouk, making it Dubai's oldest known formal educational institution.
Al Ahmadiya School is one of the oldest edifices of education and the first semi-formal private school in Dubai, founded in 1912 by His Eminence late Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmouk, who was considered one of the major pearl merchants in the Arabian Gulf.
Jul 7, 2024 · Established in a two-storey building near the Gold Souk, Al Ahmadiya School was the first school in Dubai. At the time, the school attracted the finest scientists and scholars from the region and upheld a high standard of education from 1912 until it closed in 1958.
The Al Ahmadiya is one of the traditional schools of Dubai and has been fully restored to give visitors an idea of how it was in the middle of the 20th century. Al-Ahmadiya was inaugurated in 1912, and quickly became one of the finest centres of education in the country.
I visited the Al Ahmadiya school, which is located in the heart of Deira not too far from the more famous Gold and Spice Souks. The school was converted into a heritage building, showing how traditional schools used to be.
May 31, 2022 · Al Ahmadiya School, located in the historic district of Dubai, is one of the first schools in the country, and testifies to the beginning of formal education in the United Arab Emirates. It is also a beautiful restored building in the heart of Old Dubai.
Nov 12, 2013 · The era of formal education began in 1956 in Dubai. The Al Ahmadiya School established a new curriculum that year which included subjects such as English, sociology, and science. By 1958, the first all girls school opened in the Emirate. In 1963, Al Ahmadiya School closed because of overcrowding.
