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Questions & Answers
Common questions about Dubai International Private 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:
- Improvement in Arabic learning and the progress of students in all phases
- The increased breadth of the curriculum for older students, the bilingual provision, and the extensive
- Highly effective provision for health and safety, and the care of students and members of staff
- Improved provision for inclusion
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Embed the recent initiatives to increase the proportion of stronger teaching that fully engages students,
- Explore best practice to improve students’ attainment further.
- Improve Emirati students’ performance on international benchmarking, particularly in English and mathematics.
- Improve the performance in students’ reading assessmnets.
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Acceptable → Acceptable (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: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Primary — english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Secondary — english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Post 16 — english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
How competitive is admission to Dubai International Private School?
Places Available. Rolling admissions. Contact school directly. Admission-difficulty score: 58/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Grade 5 fees from 2017 to 2024 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 14,413 to AED 15,546 — a +8% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1 across 225 teachers (plus 62 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Located in AL GARHOUD (القرهود), a community of 18,535 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is GGICO on the Red Line, 220 m away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: IBO. External exams: IBDP/IBCP.