Bradenton Preparatory Academy, based in the US, will open a school at Dubai Sports City in September 2009.

The school will offer an American College preparatory education and cater for 900 boys and girls from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Facilities include a performing arts centre, science labs, gym, and auditorium.

Initial registrations are now being taken.

The Bradenton Preparatory Academy in Florida was founded in 1975. It pioneered the concept of combining traditional education with elite sports training.

The launch was attended by Dr Rod Paige, the former US Education Secretary.

Over 900 villas and townhouses will be built at Victory Heights. Further deliveries to buyers are scheduled in coming months, with the final handover expected in 2010.

Victory Heights is an exclusive golf residential community at Dubai Sports City, the world’s first integrated sports city.

Over 900 villas in a variety of styles (Spanish, Andalusian, European, and Mediterranean) surround the Els Club, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by professional golfer Ernie Els.