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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Private School in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates}}<br />
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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Abu Dhabi Indian School<br />
| native_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|ar|مدرسة أبو ظبي الهندية}}}}<br />
| image = Abu Dhabi Indian School logo.jpg<br />
| address = 23rd Street, Salama Bint Butti St<br />
| town = [[Abu Dhabi]]<br />
| county = [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]]<br />
| postal_code =<br />
| country = [[United Arab Emirates]]<br />
| other_name = ADIS, Indian School<br />
| principal = Rishikesh Padegaonkar<br />
| chairman = [[M. A. Yusuff Ali]]<br />
| website = http://www.adisuae.com/<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1975}}<ref name="aboutus">{{cite web |title=About the School – Adisuae |url=http://adisuae.com/about-the-school/ |access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref><br />
| enrollment = 4800+<br />
| gender = Mixed ([[Kindergarten]] to 2)<br />Segregated (3 to 12)<br />
| age_range = 5–18<br />
| houses = {{Hlist|Summer {{Color box|Yellow}} |Winter {{Color box|blue}} |Autumn {{Color box|red}} |Spring {{Color box|Green}}}}<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.445026|54.410699|display=inline}}<br />
| alumni = Adisians<br />
| colours = White and Grey {{Color box|White}}{{Color box|Grey}} <br />
}}<br />
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'''Abu Dhabi Indian School''' ({{langx|ar|مدرسة أبو ظبي الهندية}}), most commonly abbreviated as "ADIS", is a private school offering [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Indian curriculum]] education in the city of [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. A [[Board of Governors]] manages the school. The school was established for the Indian community in Abu Dhabi, with the oversight of the [[List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners of India|Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates]] as Chief Patron. The school is affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], [[New Delhi]], India and is recognized and licensed by the [[Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates)|Ministry of Education]], [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamm.abudhabi/journeys/get-education/school-profile/10273?Area=All&Region=Abu%20Dhabi&SchoolName=indian|title=Complete Information Form|website=cbseaff.nic.in|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Abu Dhabi Indian School was initially based at the old Indian Social Center (ISC) premises in the year 1975. It was established to provide educational facilities for the Indian community in the UAE. The school had its own campus by 1980, with the help of the Late UAE President, [[Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], who donated a plot of land in the Shabia Muroor Area to the [[Indian people|Indian community]].<br />
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==Al Wathba branch==<br />
On 14 September 2014, in the [[Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi|Al Wathba region]] in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi city, the first external branch of the school opened up with the official name of [[Abu Dhabi Indian School-Branch 1, Al Wathba|Abu Dhabi Indian School-Branch 1, Al Wathba (ADIS-1)]], with an independent administrative system. In 2019, the size of the new school was 3300 students with 240 teachers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abu Dhabi Indian School-1 Information |url=https://adiswathba.com/school-information/ |website=Abu Dhabi Indian School Branch-1, Al Wathba}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Benny Dayal]], Indian singer <ref>{{cite news |title=Benny Dayal ADIS |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/abu-dhabi-crooner-who-made-it-big-in-bollywood-1.1190363 |access-date=7 January 2020 |publisher=Gulf News}}</ref><br />
*[[Vishakha Singh]], Indian Actress<br />
*[[Jonathan Figy]], UAE cricketer<br />
*[[Sidin Vadukut]], Author<br />
*[[Adnan Chilwan]], CEO of Dubai Islamic Bank<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.adisuae.com/ Abu Dhabi Indian School website]<br />
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