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2/26/26, 10:26 AM Alef Education signs deals with 5 private school groups, extends AI platform to 33,000 UAE students - Arabian Business: Late…
The agreements cover Al Shola Schools Group, Al Hikma Schools Group, International Community
Schools, Victoria International Schools and Athena Group. Under the new arrangements, the
schools have deployed Alef Education’s suite of platforms, supported by ongoing educator training
and real-time learning analytics.

Alef expands AI learning to private schools

Athena Group represents the largest rollout under the agreements, with more than 12,500 students
across nine schools gaining access to Alef Platform, Abjadiyat and Arabits.

Al Shola Group will introduce Alef’s solutions to over 6,700 students across five schools. Al Hikma
Group will deploy Alef Platform and Alef Pathways across four schools, benefiting nearly 5,700
students. International Community Schools will extend the full platform suite to more than 5,000
students across six schools, while Victoria International Schools will implement the same trio of
platforms for 3,000 students.

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The company said the expansion builds on its track record in the UAE’s public education system. It
cited data showing that students using the Alef Platform achieved a 12.1 per cent improvement in
final exam performance among ESSA Tier 2 students in Abu Dhabi, while users of Alef Pathways
recorded a 5.67 per cent academic gain.

Geoffrey Alphonso, chief executive of Alef Education, said the partnerships extend AI-driven
personalised learning to the private sector.

“These partnerships mark a significant step in extending the benefits of AI-powered, personalised
learning to the UAE’s private school sector,” he said. “We have demonstrated consistent,
measurable impact in public education, and we are confident that these collaborations will deliver
the same outcomes for private school students and educators.”

Founded in 2016 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange under the ticker ALEFEDT, Alef
Education said it serves more than 1.8 million students and 80,000 educators across 18,000
schools in the UAE, Indonesia and Morocco.

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