Arada starts building Reigate school in Masaar project

UAE developer Arada has awarded the main construction contract for a new K-12 school in the AED9.5 billion ($2.6 billion) Masaar, a forested megaproject in Sharjah.

The AED183 million deal went to Al Rehab Al Arabi Building Contracting Company, the developer said in a statement. 

Construction has commenced on Reigate Grammar School Masaar, which is being developed in partnership with UAE-based Bright Capital Investment.

Located on a plot spanning 450,000 square feet in Masaar’s northern corner, the 2,700-capacity campus will house a performing-arts centre, a library, a stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) centre, multi-purpose halls, sports facilities and swimming pools. The school is slated for opening in September 2027.

Reigate Grammar School was founded in Surrey, England, in 1675.

Earlier this month Arada awarded the main construction contracts, worth AED2 billion, for 14 residential blocks, comprising 2,210 dwellings within the Aljada development in Sharjah.

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Launched in 2021, Masaar is a 19-million-sq-ft, 3,000-unit community. It features a “green spine” comprising more than 70,000 trees, which connects each of its six gated districts to the community hub.

The construction of all six residential phases is scheduled for completion this year.

In January, Arada said sales tripled in 2025 to AED17.3 billion, driven by strong demand for homes across its masterplanned communities and luxury developments in Dubai and Sharjah. 

Unit sales more than doubled to 5,140 last year from 2,171 units in 2024.