A distinguished school is an educational institution where the students achieve distinguished academic and behavioral results at the local and international levels beyond the expectations of the stakeholders due to applying an efficient and effective corporate governance system. The distinguished school is being managed according to the best practices and innovative methods, and focuses on achieving distinguished key performance results. It adopts modern and innovative technologies and methods and manages its technical and smart services effectively and progressively.
Award domain
General conditions
General conditions
- A school is eligible to apply for the Award if it receives a grade of “Good” (Meets Expectations) or higher by the official school evaluation authorities.
- The application shall be submitted in the school’s name, not its administrative body.
- A multi-stage school may apply for the award, provided that it is housed in a unified premesis and managed by a unified administration.
- A multi-stage school may apply for the award representing only one educational stage if it has a separate premesis and a separate administration.
- A school is eligible to apply for the award provided that it had been established no less than four years ago, including the year of application.
- An eligible school shall file its Award application within the dates preset by the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance.
Special conditions for GCC Countries schools, (in addition to the general conditions):
- The candidate school must be governmental and supervised by the Ministry of Education in the participating country.
Special conditions for private schools in the United Arab Emirates, (in addition to the general conditions):
- Multi-Campus private schools carrying the same name may submit “independent” applications provided that the name of the particular campus is specified.
Incentives and rewards
The winning school receives a cash reward of AED 100,000, a certificate of appreciation, an “Excellence Trophy,” attends the Honoring Ceremony, and be eligible to be enrolled in a training program
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