Aldar Education schools benchmark among world’s finest academic performers

Aldar Education’s owned schools have achieved results in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment that position them among the world’s most academically distinguished institutions. The PISA benchmarking, conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development, measures performance across reading, science and mathematics, and Aldar’s schools have matched the standards of the globe’s highest performing education systems across all three domains.

Four schools within the Aldar Education portfolio have performed at a global top five equivalent level in reading, science and mathematics simultaneously. Bateen World Academy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, Yasmina British Academy and Al Ain British Academy comprise this exceptional cohort, each distinguished by rigorous curricula and learning environments designed to cultivate intellectual depth and practical problem solving capacity.

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, named in the results, reflects the calibre of pedagogical excellence that defines Aldar Education’s approach. These outcomes demonstrate that rigorous academic standards need not be imported wholesale but can flourish when institutional commitment to intellectual excellence meets thoughtfully designed learning environments and experienced educators.

The PISA assessment serves as the international benchmark by which educational systems measure themselves against peers. That Aldar Education’s schools have achieved results equivalent to top tier performers across reading, science and mathematics signals not merely compliance with global standards, but the cultivation of curious, capable minds equipped for the complexity of contemporary life.

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