Schools/Universities

Ras Al Khaimah has been at the forefront where formal school education is concerned. A large number of Government-run schools - primary, elementary and higher secondary are scattered all over Ras Al Khaimah with Arabic as their main medium of instruction. Among other Arabic-medium schools are those that are run by private managements :

The Egyptian School
Badr Primary School

Apart from the above schools, there are English-medium ones which offer varied curricula to suit the expatriate community, offering syllabi such as GCSE, IGCSE, A Levels, O Levels, CBSE, Kerala State-Board (Indian Syllabi), Pakistani, etc. viz.

Ras Al Khaimah English Speaking School
The International School of Chouiefat
Indian School Ras Al Khaimah
The New Indian Higher Secondary School
Pakistani Higher Secondary School
Indian Public High School

Many Local-established universities and foreign universities have set up base in Ras Al Khaimah, some of which include:
Ittihad University
Royal College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Higher Colleges of Technology

Educational Initiatives

Education and healthcare form the core of development initiatives lead by Investment & Development Office (IDO), taken under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi.

RAK Education-EDRAK (PJSC)
Established as a holding company, envisions nurturing a cluster of top quality educational institutions in all spheres of education including primary, secondary and tertiary, education, that shall facilitate development of the entire region. EDRAK will be the first educational company in the UAE having both a strong regional and sector focus. 554 acres has been endowed by the RAK Government dedicated for current and future health and education related developments. Sitting just outside the hustle bustle of the city, located close by the Emirates Highway bordering Umm Al Quwain, the land is being developed to serve as the nucleus for globally acclaimed Education and Health institutions. The site shall house all of the projects mentioned below.
EDRAK Current Projects
Mason RAK and Al Hamra Academy are the flagship projects of the company and first of many others yet to come.

George Mason University – RAK (Mason-RAK)
Mason-RAK is the first overseas branch campus of George Mason University- Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Mason-RAK commenced activities in September 2006, and offers undergraduate programs in various disciplines such as Engineering, Biology, Business etc. It is currently located in a temporary campus outside the city centre, near the mountains.
Mason-RAK will move to its permanent state-of-the-art campus in 2008 (phase I) with plans to accommodate up to 4,000 students when completed. The project when completed in 2010, will have approximately 1.3 Mn sq. ft. of academic, student support and staff & student residential facilities. The anticipated total capital outlay is AED 238 million.
Al Hamra Academy
Al Hamra Academy, is designed to be a premier boarding and day school which aims to serve as one of the leading institutions in the region. The school shall provide a strikingly unique combination of unprecedented facilities and will offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum.
Currently being conceptualized, AHA will open in September 2008. The project consist of construction of about 1 Mn sq. ft. of academic, boarding, student support and staff residential facilities that will cater to approximately 1,400 students.