Brighton College - Al Ain

Brighton College Al Ain opened its doors in September 2013 in the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Garden City of the United Arab Emirates. It is the second of Brighton College’s sister schools in the UAE and is housed in a purpose-built, iconic 28-acre campus located one hour from the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Brighton College Al Ain boasts state-of-the-art facilities and is committed to becoming one of the leading schools in the Gulf.



Our co-educational Junior School caters for pupils in FS1 up to Year 4, alongside the Boys’ School and Girls’ School for children from Years 5 to 9. Years 10 to 13 will open from 2014 and by 2017 the College will educate 1,200 pupils across the full 3-18 age range, offering a British-style curriculum leading to GCSEs and the IB Diploma/A-levels. Brighton College Al Ain is an academically selective school and admits pupils based upon the outcomes of an entry assessment.

Brighton College was founded in 1845 and is, today, one of the leading co-educational schools in England. Academic results consistently place Brighton among the top 10 schools for boys and girls in England; provision for art, music, dance and drama is exceptional, and the College’s sporting prowess is nationally renowned. Every year, more and more of Brighton’s pupils secure places at the UK’s most esteemed universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge. The College’s former pupils number amongst Britain’s foremost business, professional and political leaders; they entrance the nation with their sporting, creative and artistic talent; they are busy shaping the future for generations to come. In 2011-12, Brighton was named Sunday Times Independent School of the Year and in 2012-13 Richard Cairns was named Tatler Headmaster of the Year. In 2013 Brighton College was named UK Independent School of the Year at the Independent School Awards.



All of these are hugely important factors that parents describe as having influenced them in choosing a Brighton College education for their son or daughter. Above all else, however, parents remark upon the warm, happy, vibrant and positive atmosphere that struck them around our campuses in the UK and in Abu Dhabi. First and foremost, a Brighton College education offers a caring, supportive and tolerant environment in which children thrive and love to learn.