51 Winners in the 30th Sharjah Educational Excellence Award

Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) announced the winners of the 30th Sharjah Educational Excellence Award. The award saw a remarkable turnout and strong competition among participants, with 1,460 entries. Fifty-one distinguished individuals were honoured in two main categories: Distinguished Individuals and Distinguished Institutions.

In the Distinguished Individuals category, 37 students won the Distinguished Student Award, and one student won the Distinguished Student Award from Special Categories, totaling 38 students. Three teachers were awarded the Distinguished Teacher Award, and one leader won the Distinguished Educational Leader Award. In the Distinguished Supporting Jobs category, two distinguished students won this category, and three parents were awarded the Distinguished Guardian Award. In the Distinguished Institutions category, one nursery and three distinguished schools won.

Spreading a culture of excellence

On this occasion, Dr. Muhadditha Al Hashimi, Chairperson of SPEA, extended her sincere thanks to the sponsor of this award and supporter of its journey, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.

Al Hashimi praised the combined efforts of the judging committees and the award's work team, who were keen to establish a culture of excellence, creativity, and innovation and empower participants. She congratulated the winners of the 30th edition of the award, who have proven their worth in their journey of excellence and creativity, as they deserved to be celebrated, praised, and honoured. She added that she hopes they will set an ideal example in their pursuit of excellence, continue this journey, and contribute to spreading the culture of excellence in their educational and societal communities.

Improving education quality

Ali Al Hosani, Director General of SPEA, expressed his thanks and appreciation to all members of the award's working team for their dedicated efforts in making the 30th edition a success.

Al Hosani emphasised that the achievements reflect the authority's commitment to a strategic vision that seeks to improve the quality of education, consolidate the concepts of excellence and innovation, and foster positive competitiveness in the educational field.

The Director General of the Authority announced the winners of the 30th edition of the Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence and Distinction, which were won by Chitra Raghavan Srinivasa Raghavan for the Distinguished Educational Leader category. Winners in the Distinguished Teacher category were Sarya Abdul Rahman Aisha, Shirin Yahia Ramadan Shaldoum, and Mohamad Ahmad Mohamad El Bestawi. Winners in the Distinguished Supporting Jobs category were Yasser Mohamad Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim Leila and Walaa Babiker Ahmed El Mahi. Winners in the Distinguished Parent category were Sendeyah Mohamed Al Rouli Alzeyoudi, Johnesh Joseph Joseph, and Nacira Arabi. The Outstanding Student category was won by 37 students from grades 3-12: Aayush Krishnanivas Supal, Hamad Saif Sultan Alaryani, and Veersen Jain from grade 3; Sarah Javed Javed Khan from grade 4; and the winners were: Sara Ibrahim Ahmed Alhosani, Adhib Zayaan Subeesh, Reem Akram Mohamed Elmorsy, and Shivani Adduri Satyanarayana Adduri from grade 5. In grade 6, the winners were: Eisa Abdalla Eisa Almaazmi, Fathima Abdul Azeez, Prasiddhi Shah Nitesh Shah, and Madiha Javed Javed Khan. In grade 7, the winners were: Siddhant Seth, Adel Eshan Abdul Rahiman Muhammed, Jaivardhan Manish Nawani Manish, Saoud Ahmed Salim Al Kaabi, and Naila Saad Nassib Al Ahbabi. The winners from Grade 8 included: Aaisha Mohammed Abdullah Al Shehi, Suthirth Parthiban Parthiban Kesavan, Abarnaasai Veeraraghavan, and Sajini Varadharajan Varadharajan Ayyaswamy. Winners from Grade 9 included: Aditya Rajesh Raghavan, Aditya Anush Murughan Geetha, Hamdan Mohamed Ali Almarzooqi, Sara Said Mohammed Albalushi, Aliya Nujum Navaz, Ahad Saeed Saif Alyileili, and Evana Eliza Vinoj. Winners from Grade 10 included: Saif Omar Mohsen Al Harsh, Reeman Abdulla Ibrahim Shamsuddin, Hafid Faizal Eledath, and Haniyah Madvana Salim. Winners from Grade 11 included: Sagrika Mehta Do Amit Kumar, Omar Afrous Yahu, Maraim Hassan Rashid Alghafri, and Chloe Claudine Juhel. In the twelfth grade, Shamsah Ali Obaid Alnaqbi won. Mayed Arif Obaid Almaynoun Alzaabi won the Outstanding Student - Special Classes category.

In the Outstanding Institutions category, Suhaila Nursery took first place in the Outstanding Nursery category, Al Nahyaniyyah School won first place in the Outstanding School category, Al Hijrah Girls' School Cycle 2 took second place, and Almanar Model Girls' School Cycle 2 took also second place.


Promoting excellence values

Alia Al Hosani, Director of Sharjah Educational Excellence Award, spoke about the award's pioneering role in spreading and promoting the values of excellence, creativity, and innovation in the educational field and the local community. It dedicates efforts to promoting the best innovative experiences and practices, attracting creative talents to create distinguished role models in the educational field, across all categories, both individuals and institutions, contributing to the achievement of leadership goals of development, excellence, and creativity in various fields.

Al Hosani emphasised the award's commitment, in each edition, to supporting distinguished individuals, enhancing and improving their participation, updating evaluation criteria, and adhering to transparency, objectivity, and integrity. This significantly contributes to participants' conscious understanding of the award's criteria and conditions, and providing high-quality entries.

Al Hosani noted the small number of disqualified entries during the initial screening phase, which represents a point of distinction that reflects the award's success in spreading a culture of excellence in accordance with the standards it adopts and strives to achieve.

Al Hosani added that Sharjah Educational Excellence Award is proud of the winners of the 30th edition and congratulates them on this brilliance and distinction, calling for more participation. She also called The educational field and the local community, to move forward in adopting and promoting a culture of excellence and supporting distinguished and creative individuals in various fields and areas."