In order to comply with the Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) regulations, all pupils must submit a Transfer Certificate (TC) from their current school. This must be submitted prior to the first day of attendance.

The TC needs to be completed on the school’s official letterhead paper, signed by the school Principal and stamped. 

Please refer to the below table for clarification on the required attestation from your home country.

Country of Origin

Documents required

Australia

Canada

North USA

Western Europe (including UK)

Transfer certificate* and final school report, signed and stamped by the school.

Non – GCC Countries (excluding Australia, Canada, North USA, Western Europe)

Transfer certificate* and final school report, signed and stamped by the school and attested by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UAE Embassy in the country of origin.

GCC Countries

 

Transfer certificate* and last school report card, signed and stamped by the school and attested by the Ministry of Education from the country of school origin.

Another Emirate in the UAE

Transfer certificate* and last school report, signed and stamped by the school and the Ministry of Education in the current Emirate.

Another school within Abu Dhabi

A copy of the last school report, signed and stamped by the current school.