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Questions & answers
Common questions about Arcadia Global School, 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:
- Attainment and progress in English, mathematics and science
- Students’ attitudes, behaviour and relationships, community involvement and environmental awareness
- The welfare and safeguarding of all students, and the promotion of safe and healthy lifestyles
- Governance, partnerships with parents and the strong links with the community.
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Raise the quality of teaching and learning by: o identifying, sharing and embedding the best practice that already exists across the school and, o ensuring learning activities are closely matched to the needs of all students.
- Raise achievement in Islamic Education and Arabic, as a first language by: o raising expectations and increasing the level of challenge and, o providing more opportunities for developing writing skills and the memorisation of the Holy Qur’an.
- Improve middle leaders’ expertise by: o highlighting and sharing best practices in teaching, learning and assessment and, o developing their understanding of self-evaluation and improvement planning.
- Improve the support for students of determination by: o developing robust identification processes leading to rigorous assessment and monitoring and, o addressing students’ barriers to learning through better focused IEPs.
How does the school perform across different age groups?
KHDA rates each phase separately for attainment and progress in core subjects:
- Foundation Stage — islamic education attainment: Not Applicable, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Primary — islamic education attainment: Acceptable, english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Secondary — islamic education attainment: Weak, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
How competitive is admission to Arcadia Global School?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 58/100.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 11:1 across 98 teachers (plus 66 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Arcadia Global School is in Al Furjan, the area KHDA lists for it. On the map it falls within the Jabal Ali First municipal community (about 75,287 residents). The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Stations R72 on the Red Line, 170 m away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: BSO. External exams: IGCSE.