UAE at 50 - British School Al Khubairat - in pictures
The story of the British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi starts in 1968 on a plot of land on the Corniche donated by The Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed. All photos unless otherwise stated: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
The Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed, visits British School Al Khubairat in 1968. Photo: The British School Al Khubairat
British School Al Khubairat in 1993. Photo: British School Al Khubairat
Since then the school has been expanded and rebuilt.
Veteran teacher Jo Fahey holds an image from the 1990s.
A member of staff at BSAK.
What was known at the time as the Al Khubairat Community School was created out of a merger between the British Political Agency school and the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company school – a merger between Britain and the UAE.
The links between the UK and the UAE are being marked during a year-long celebration at British School Al Khubairat. Victor Besa / The National
The school was later renamed the British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in 1975.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the British School Al Khubairat in 1979. Photo: The British School Al Khubairat
Kindergarten music class at the school, which now has a secondary school as well as a primary school.
Students cross the playing field at the British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi. The school has undergone dramatic and extensive redevelopment in the last decade to modernise its facilities.
The whole school now holds approximately 1,900 pupils, aged 3 to 18.
