Rabia School
Encyclopedia
Rabia School is a coeducational independent
Islamic faith school
located in Luton
, Bedfordshire
, England
. The school is owned and operated by a charitable trust
. It is the only Islamic school to offer secondary
and sixth form
education in Bedfordshire.
for children aged 2-5 and a sixth form
centre offereing A level courses for students aged 16+.
, as well as Aalim courses, and the chance for some pupils to memorise the whole of the Quran. Rabia School has gained a reputation for exceptional GCSE results, with the school achieving one of the highest GCSE pass rates in Bedfordshire in 2004.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
Islamic faith school
Faith school
A faith school is a British school teaching a general curriculum but with a particular religious character or has formal links with a religious organisation. It is distinct from an institution mainly or wholly teaching religion and related subjects...
located in Luton
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
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, England
England
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. The school is owned and operated by a charitable trust
Charitable trust
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. It is the only Islamic school to offer secondary
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
and sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
education in Bedfordshire.
History
Rabia School was established in January 1996 as a girls school with only seven pupils of primary age on the school register in a residential building. In October 2005 the school expanded by acquiring new, bigger premises for a boys school. Today the school is a full-time primary and secondary independent school for girls and boys aged 5-16 years. Additionally, the school site also now incorporates a nursery schoolNursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
for children aged 2-5 and a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
centre offereing A level courses for students aged 16+.
The school today
Girls and boys attending the school are taught separately in different buildings. The school offers a mainstream education, but also has courses and subjects tailored to the Islamic faith. Special courses include Arabic, UrduUrdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, as well as Aalim courses, and the chance for some pupils to memorise the whole of the Quran. Rabia School has gained a reputation for exceptional GCSE results, with the school achieving one of the highest GCSE pass rates in Bedfordshire in 2004.