Abu Dhabi Education Council

The Abu Dhabi Education Council is the educational authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates and the home of the country's capital city.Organized in 2005 by the UAE's president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ADEC is responsible primarily for the management and administration of the emirate's public schools. Additionally, ADEC issues licenses, monitors, and inspects the emirate's many different private schools. Since 2009, ADEC has implemented its New School Model, a project to improve teaching standards in the emirate by increasing the quality of teaching, curriculum, and administration. As part of the New School Model, ADEC has recruited thousands of licensed teachers from native English speaking countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.OrganisationMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is the sitting chairman of ADEC. Below him is the Director General of ADEC, Dr. Mugheer al Khalili, who has administered ADEC since 2005.ADEC governs public schools, private schools, and higher education in the Abu Dhabi emirate. These three tiers are divided into three educational zones. Abu Dhabi zone includes the capital city and the surrounding coastal areas, ending its authority near Al Khatim, halfway between Al Ain and Abu Dhabi, and the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border. The Al Ain zone includes Al Ain city and all schools north of Al Ain until the Abu Dhabi emirate-Dubai border, all schools south of Al Ain to Saudi Arabia, and all schools west of Al Ain until Al Khatim on the Al Ain-Abu Dhabi road. Finally, the Western Zone, known as al Gharbia, is the largest by territory but smallest by population. It includes all schools in Abu Dhabi's western region, including some schools on outlying islands.