A 39-year-old Indian school in Dubai will shut down ahead of the start of the new academic year.

Emirates English Speaking School (EESS) will be closing its doors to the 1,650 students currently enrolled in the campus after being rated ‘weak’ by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) for two consecutive years straight.

The school opened in 1979, follows the CBSE curriculum and has 109 teachers at present. All parents have been informed about the closure.

The school is now working to relocate students to other schools

According to Khaleej Times, Mohammed Darwish, chief of regulations and permits commission at the KHDA, released a statement saying:

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“The KHDA has approved the school management’s request to discontinue educational services at the Emirates English Speaking School from the next academic year. The school has already put in place a plan to ensure students affected by the closure can be accommodated in other schools and it will help parents and students with a smooth transition.”

The school will remain operational until March 2019, which is the end of the current academic year.

Financial constraints has been cited as one of the reasons for the closure

Khaleel Shubair, an administration manager at EESS told Khaleej Times:

“The school fees at EESS have historically been extremely low and it has become difficult to provide high level of resources and attract quality staff, given the financial constraints.”