Education and Healthcare

Education
RAK's strong economic development and the resulting increase in both the national population and the expatriate community have increased local demand for secondary education. Enrollment in private high schools for the 2007/08 academic year was 13,939 pupils, an increase of 20.6% over the previous academic year. Total enrollment in government schools totaled 30,965 pupils in 2007/08. This is in addition to the regionally recognized RAK English Speaking School (RAKESS). Founded in 1975, RAKESS offers an international curriculum to students from 2 to 18 years of age. Its new state of the art campus was completed in 2005. ...more

Healthcare
Hospitals - Three large hospitals are currently being built at a cost of Dh700m ($190.6m) and are slated for completion by 2010. The emirate already has three existing hospitals and 18 registered health centers focusing on maternity care, primary health care, dentistry and gynecology. In late 2007, the leading healthcare group in Switzerland, Sonnenhof Swiss Health, opened RAK Hospital. The multi-specialty health care facility is a joint initiative between the Government and Dubai's ETA Star, a UAE contracting firm. The facility is fully accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI), a US firm that reviews healthcare facilities around the world. ...more