Principal

RAK Modern Private School is a local day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 19, offering the Ras Al Khaimah Ministry of Education curriculum, taught in Arabic and English. The school is located in Al Dhait, and currently has approximately 2,300 students, with a maximum capacity of 2,600. The school has a second campus in Khuzam which is temporarily closed for building upgrades. The school has almost 300 staff, who come from a wide range of nationalities. The school is on a continuous journey to improvement and has recently been graded as ‘Good’ by the local inspection body.  

The School’s mission is to improve the quality of performance and promote a culture of creativity by building successful partnerships with local community institutions and providing opportunities for students to obtain the necessary knowledge to build a knowledge society that meets the aspirations of the United Arab Emirates and the requirements of the future labour market.

Their vision is to become an ambitious educational system that contributes to building innovative, global, pioneering generations with a national identity.

Academic excellence is the school’s focus, believing that every child has a distinct value with unique talents and capabilities. Their goal is to provide the best for every child and set high expectations, encouraging students to achieve more than they or their parents expect or imagine.

RAK Modern Private Schools is led by a Chief Executive Officer with their senior leadership team, and governed by a Board of Directors from the Ras Al Khamiah Government’s Investment and Development Office. The Board is Chaired by His Highness Sheikh Omar Saqer Khaled Husain Alqasimi.

The Board is currently seeking to appoint an experienced, visionary leader to take up the post of Principal to lead RAK Modern Private School through the required transformation, to offer an excellent education to the children and young people of Ras Al Khaimah, and to take the school to a rating of at least Very Good with the local inspection body. The appointed Principal will have demonstrable experience of successful and transformative educational leadership, with school inspection experience, an understanding of the local Middle East context, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to communicate fluently in both Arabic and English.