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Questions & Answers
Common questions about Dubai International Academy Albarsha, 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:
- The students’ sense of responsibility, their work ethic, and their well-developed understanding of Islamic values
- The positive impact of students’ and parents’ views.
- The coherent and well-structured curriculum with a widening range of pathways for older students.
- The very positive start made by children in KG.
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Improve the quality and consistency of teaching and raise attainment in Islamic Education and Arabic.
- Further improve the consistency of teaching by making more effective use of assessment data to plan learning
- Enhance current strategies to improve reading outcomes for all students.
- Improve Emirati students’ outcomes in external mathematics benchmark assessments.
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone First Inspection 2021-2022 → Good (2016 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 — islamic education attainment: Not Applicable, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Primary — islamic education attainment: Acceptable, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Secondary — islamic education attainment: Acceptable, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Post 16 — islamic education attainment: Acceptable, english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
How competitive is admission to Dubai International Academy Albarsha?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 58/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Grade 5 fees from 2018 to 2024 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 62,119 to AED 66,894 — a +8% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1 across 152 teachers (plus 47 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 Mall of the Emirates on the Red Line, 1.1 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: IBO. External exams: IBMYP/IBDP/BTEC.