{
  "id": 1702142,
  "title": "UAE school age cut-off rules 2026-27: New KHDA rules explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/uae-school-age-cut-off-rules-2026-27-new-khda-rules-explained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:49:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/living-in-uae/education/uae-school-age-cut-off-rules-2026-27-new-khda-rules-explained-1.500644699"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Dubai schools are following new age cut-off rules for the 2026-27 academic year, changing how some children are placed in Pre-KG, FS1, KG1, KG2 and Grade 1. Earlier this year, the UAE announced updated school admission age cut-off rules for the 2026-27 academic year, mainly affecting children entering Pre-KG or FS1 through Grade 1 and Year 2. Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}