SHARE Two new affordable Dubai schools received more than 2,000 applicants a day after the government announced their launch on Monday. The initiative, called Dubai Schools, will be run by a private sector operator under a new model for the city. The schools located in Al Barsha and Mirdif will be operated by Taaleem, one of the country's top education providers, and will welcome their first cohort of pupils in August. “It was incredible. We had 2,000 applicants in one day. I have been in Dubai for seven years and I have never seen that,” said Alan Williamson, chief executive officer of Taaleem.