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Questions & answers
Common questions about M S B 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:
- The attainment of students in English, mathematics and science in Primary and Secondary as well as their very good progress in Islamic Education and English in Secondary
- Students’ outstanding attitudes, behaviour and relationships, their strong understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture together with their strong environmental awareness
- The welfare and safeguarding of all students as well as the promotion of safe and healthy lifestyles
- The partnerships with parents and strong links with the community and the very good management, staffing, facilities and resources provided by the school
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Raise the quality of teaching and assessment by: o identifying, sharing and embedding the best practice that already exists across the school, o ensuring learning activities are closely matched to the needs of all students, and o making better use of assessment to plan and deliver lessons and improve rates of progress.
- Improve leadership and governance by: o monitoring, evaluating and analysing the quality of teaching more robustly, o ensuring available data is accurate and used to inform self-evaluation, and o making sure that development planning considers how actions will be assessed.
- Raise achievement in FS by: o ensuring that all staff are competent, confident and knowledgeable enough to model key skills, o improving planning and adapting strategies to meet the needs of all groups of children, and o developing reliable procedures for assessing children’s work and tracking their progress. ,
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Acceptable → Good (2008 to 2023). 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: Good, mathematics attainment: Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Primary — english attainment: Very Good, mathematics attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Secondary — english attainment: Very Good, mathematics attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Post 16 — english attainment: Acceptable, mathematics attainment: Acceptable, learning skills attainment: Good
How competitive is admission to M S B Private School?
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 11.7:1 across 110 teachers (plus 27 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
M S B Private School is in Al Nahda Second, the area KHDA lists for it. It sits in a community of about 61,936 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Al Nahda on the Green Line, 2.2 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: Cambridge. External exams: IGCSE, AS Level, A Level.