Indian schools in Oman plans expansion to meet growing demands

Updated on: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Indian community schools in Oman are planning a massive infrastructure expansion to meet the growing demand for admissions, an official said.

"We are conscious of the pressing need to expand our existing infrastructure and we are working relentlessly to go for expansion," said Tony George Alexander, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Indian schools.

"We impart education to 34,500 pupils at the moment. We are actively pursuing options to expand and create new infrastructure," Alexander was quoted by Gulf News as saying.

He said that the arrival of young Indian expatriates in the country had created an unprecedented rush for admissions in lower classes from KG to Standard I.

With almost 8,000 students, the Indian School Muscat in the Darseit area, one of the oldest institutes in the country, has started working in two shifts following an increasing demand.

"We also have to think of other aspects such as traffic congestion," he said, adding Darseit has only one entry and exit and it has two Indian schools and sonme other government institutions.

Alexander said that the new board was working for an overall change for the better but needed time to implement reforms. He also announced that the Board of Directors of Indian schools in Oman will launch an online admission system for all Indian Schools.

"We are going online from Saturday and every parent seeking admission to any of the 19 Indian schools will have to first register online and they would be sent confirmation by an SMS," Alexander said, adding that an admission cell would set up to help those parents who do not have access to computer and Internet facilities.

Indian schools in Oman plans expansion to meet growing demands

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