Staff Report
Dubai, UAE
Al Rehab Al Arabi Building Contracting Co. LLC, a Sharjah-based contractor, has bagged a Dh128 million construction contract for Raffles World Academy in Aljada. This is the second school at the mixed-use megaproject developed by Sharjah’s leading developer, Arada.
Developed in partnership with Innoventures Education, Raffles World Academy, Aljada is a K-12 international school located on a 480,000 square foot plot in the north-west corner of the megaproject. The campus benefits from a strategic location near key community features, including residential neighbourhoods.
Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada, said, “This contract award highlights our ongoing investment in community infrastructure and our long-term vision for Aljada as a fully integrated destination. We look forward to delivering another school of exceptional building quality, with a wide variety of facilities that will offer best-in-class education to families in Sharjah.”
Set to welcome its first pupils at the beginning of the 2026–2027 academic year, Raffles World Academy, Aljada will play a central role in the fast-growing community, which already has some 20,000 residents.
The new school will be one of the first facilities to be completed on West Boulevard, the second major street within the Aljada master plan. The boulevard is set to become the next major construction focus for the mega-community, mirroring both the curved architectural design and success of East Boulevard, which has become one of the UAE’s most vibrant new outdoor retail and family entertainment destinations.
Raffles World Academy, Aljada will host an array of co-curricular facilities, including two swimming pools, a full-size football pitch, an athletic track and pit, and climate-controlled gymnasiums, alongside basketball and tennis courts. The campus will also feature learning studios, an auditorium, and a library.
Around 30 percent of Aljada’s 25,000 homes are now completed, alongside a wealth of other entertainment, retail, educational, and sporting attractions and amenities. East Boulevard, the tree-lined shopping avenue that features over 100 dining and retail outlets, and two out of three phases of Madar, the family entertainment district designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, have also reached completion.
Spanning 24 million square feet, the Dh35 billion Aljada is Sharjah’s largest project to date, transforming the Emirate with its residential districts, hospitality, entertainment, sports, education, healthcare, and Sharjah’s new commercial hub, Arada Central Business District (CBD) – all within a walkable, green community. Aljada enjoys excellent connectivity with Sharjah city centre, Dubai, and the Northern Emirates via Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
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