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Questions & Answers
Common questions about American School Dubai, answered from KHDA inspection data:
What did KHDA inspectors highlight as this school's strengths?
According to the most recent KHDA inspection, this school's notable strengths include:
- Teachers’ excellent practices in the Kindergarten (KG) leading to children’s strong achievement
- The highly effective teaching and learning in most subjects and high achievement in English,
- The very strong partnerships with parents and the community, and the high quality of care and support
- Students’ exceptional personal and social development and their contributions to the school and the
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Ensure that the provision of Islamic Education and Arabic, as an additional language, is fully compliant
- Improve the quality of teaching and raise students’ achievement in Islamic Education and Arabic as a
- Ensure that assessments are more closely aligned with the expectations of the UAE Inspection
- Raise the level of Emirati students’ reading literacy skills to be more closely aligned with those of
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Good → Good (2008 to 2022). See the full rating history above for year-by-year detail.
How does the school perform across different age groups?
KHDA rates each phase separately for attainment and progress in core subjects:
- Foundation Stage — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Primary — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Secondary — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Post 16 — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
How competitive is admission to American School Dubai?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 50/100.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1 across 169 teachers (plus 58 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Located in AL BARSHA FIRST (البرشاء الأولى), a community of 39,451 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Dubai Internet City on the Red Line, 870 m away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: MSA. External exams: AP.