2023 - ADEK Awards
Recognizing the Best of Education
School Award
Standardized Assessment Award
Standardized benchmark assessments are particularly important for Abu Dhabi because they evaluate skills that are foundational to every student’s education, their ability to engage with science and technology, and their future competitiveness in the global workforce. These assessments take place every year based on curriculum type.
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Standardized Assessment Award
Standardized benchmark assessments are particularly important for Abu Dhabi because they evaluate skills that are foundational to every student’s education, their ability to engage with science and technology, and their future competitiveness in the global workforce. These assessments take place every year based on curriculum type.
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Application
Shortlisting
Validation
Award Ceremony
Frequently Asked Questions
All public, private and Charter Schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi can apply. Depending on the category, the award will apply to the school as a whole, a specific program offered within the school or an individual school staff member.
No. Applying for awards is free of charge.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Please visit the awards page on this website for more information.
For school-wide or program-based awards, the cash prize will go towards improvements at the school. For individual awards, the winner will receive the cash prize directly.
Yes. A school, individual or program can nominate itself for any of the awards except for the Standardized Benchmark Assessment Awards.
Schools can choose to apply for all the awards.
Video submissions are highly recommended but not mandatory. The jury will consider the quality of each application.
No. The online application does not allow users to save their applications.
No. A school can only nominate an individual for one award each year.
ADEK Awards ceremony details will be announced on a latter date in due course.
Yes. Individuals and programs can receive nominations over multiple years.
You can contact the Case Manager assigned to your school by ADEK.