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St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi has been refurbished and now is looking to the future. Victor Besa / The National

St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi, which opened in 1967. Victor Besa / The National

Sister Carmen, principal of St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The first building for St Joseph's School opened in 1967.

St Joseph’s school in Abu Dhabi once had 50 pupils but now more than 1,200 study at its modern campus in Mushrif. Victor Besa / The National

Music teacher Shanthi Thinaharan, left, and Mariamma Rameshkumar, learning supervisor at St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Pupils in the playground at St Joseph's School in times past. Photo: St Joseph's School

Teachers at the private, Indian-curriculum Catholic school believe low costs, strong values and solid education have kept them going strong for more than five decades. Victor Besa / The National

St Joseph's Cathedral opened in 1964, while the school opened three years later. Photo: St Joseph's School

Pupils attend class at St Joseph’s school in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Pupils arrive at St Joseph's School across sand tracks in times gone by. Photo: St Joseph's School

Bishop Bernard G Gremoli addresses parents during an event at St. Joseph's School, Abu Dhabi, in 1987.

St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi has been refurbished and now is looking to the future. Victor Besa / The National

St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi, which opened in 1967. Victor Besa / The National

Sister Carmen, principal of St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The first building for St Joseph's School opened in 1967.

St Joseph’s school in Abu Dhabi once had 50 pupils but now more than 1,200 study at its modern campus in Mushrif. Victor Besa / The National

Music teacher Shanthi Thinaharan, left, and Mariamma Rameshkumar, learning supervisor at St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Pupils in the playground at St Joseph's School in times past. Photo: St Joseph's School

Teachers at the private, Indian-curriculum Catholic school believe low costs, strong values and solid education have kept them going strong for more than five decades. Victor Besa / The National

St Joseph's Cathedral opened in 1964, while the school opened three years later. Photo: St Joseph's School

Pupils attend class at St Joseph’s school in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Pupils arrive at St Joseph's School across sand tracks in times gone by. Photo: St Joseph's School

Bishop Bernard G Gremoli addresses parents during an event at St. Joseph's School, Abu Dhabi, in 1987.

St Joseph’s School in Abu Dhabi has been refurbished and now is looking to the future. Victor Besa / The National

'The classroom on the beach': Inside Abu Dhabi's oldest private school

St Joseph’s School was one of the few buildings on the Corniche when it was founded in 1967 - and it is still going strong

Shireena Al Nowais

November 29, 2021

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