The new Al Bateen School will be built by Al Fara'a Construction and its British affiliate, Wates Construction.
The high school will be completed next year and accommodate up to 1,120 pupils.
The campus, in Abu Dhabi city, will be 24,000 square metres and will include a swimming pool, library and sporting facilities among other amenities.
Aldar Academy will be in charge of running it along with their three other schools in Abu Dhabi: Al Yasmina, Pearl Primary School and Al Muna Primary School.
"We have chosen Wates and Al Fara'a to carry out this project in view of the wide expertise it has in the field of special construction in the education sector and the deep knowledge that Al Fara'a has in the local market," said Sami Asad, the chief operating officer of Aldar.
Jim Harvey, the managing director of Aldar Academies, said: "Aldar works very closely with both the Abu Dhabi Education Council and the Urban Planning Council to develop and operate schools that provide a high standard of education to support the community needs of Abu Dhabi in the future."
In addition to the British curriculum, the school will also include courses on personal social health, citizenship education, Arabic and Islamic studies.
Recently, the Government closed six villas schools in the capital.
Many students will now have to travel to the replacement school, in Bani Yas.
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Tightening the screw on rogue recruiters
The UAE overhauled the procedure to recruit housemaids and domestic workers with a law in 2017 to protect low-income labour from being exploited.
Only recruitment companies authorised by the government are permitted as part of Tadbeer, a network of labour ministry-regulated centres.
A contract must be drawn up for domestic workers, the wages and job offer clearly stating the nature of work.
The contract stating the wages, work entailed and accommodation must be sent to the employee in their home country before they depart for the UAE.
The contract will be signed by the employer and employee when the domestic worker arrives in the UAE.
Only recruitment agencies registered with the ministry can undertake recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers.
Penalties for illegal recruitment in the UAE include fines of up to Dh100,000 and imprisonment
But agents not authorised by the government sidestep the law by illegally getting women into the country on visit visas.
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Hili 2: Unesco World Heritage site
The site is part of the Hili archaeological park in Al Ain. Excavations there have proved the existence of the earliest known agricultural communities in modern-day UAE. Some date to the Bronze Age but Hili 2 is an Iron Age site. The Iron Age witnessed the development of the falaj, a network of channels that funnelled water from natural springs in the area. Wells allowed settlements to be established, but falaj meant they could grow and thrive. Unesco, the UN's cultural body, awarded Al Ain's sites - including Hili 2 - world heritage status in 2011. Now the most recent dig at the site has revealed even more about the skilled people that lived and worked there.
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