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11 Dubai schools opt for govt transport services

Dubai - The centre signed contracts with 11 new schools for the school year 2016-'17

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Published: Thu 22 Dec 2016, 9:11 PM

An increasing number of private schools are signing up with Emirates Transport (ET), the sole provider of government school transport in the country, according to figures released by the ET Private Schools Transport Centre.
The centre signed contracts with 11 new schools for the school year 2016-'17, meaning that a total of 62 private schools are now on the books of the ET School Transport Division compared to just 51 the previous school year, marking an increase of 22 per cent.
The new contracts takes the number of transported students from private schools to a total of 26,280, up from just over 22,000 in the 2015-'16 school year. 
Nawal Al Zarouni, Manager of the ET Private Schools Transport Centre, said the recent surge in contracts is down to the federal transport corporation,'s reputation and standard of services of which has 35 years of experience in the field.   
Al Zarouni also credited a rec-ent concerted marketing drive targeting private schools for the recent increase in business. The drive by the centre aimed to illustrate the benefits of working
with such an established transport provider, particularly in view of recent changes in safety regulations.
Al Zarouni added that the growth in contracts from private schools is mirrored by an increase in the centre's fleet of buses, which nearly doubled from the 400 buses in 2014, to 790 this year.
- reporters@khaleejtimes.com

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