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Questions & Answers
Common questions about New Academy 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:
- Students’ personal development, understanding of Islamic values and UAE culture, environmental
- The procedures the school has in place to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all students and
- The high quality of provision and children’s outcomes in KG
- 📈 Improved from Acceptable → Good
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Strengthen middle leadership to ensure that the monitoring of teaching leads to better quality and
- Ensure all teachers use the available assessment information more effectively to meet the needs of all
- Elevate students’ attainment to good or better levels in all the key subjects.
- Redesign and implement the school reading literacy action plan to ensure stronger impact on students’ reading
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 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: Good, learning skills attainment: Very Good
- Primary — english attainment: Acceptable, learning skills attainment: Good
- Secondary — english attainment: Acceptable, learning skills attainment: Good
- Post 16 — english attainment: Good, learning skills attainment: Good
How competitive is admission to New Academy School?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 50/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Grade 5 fees from 2012 to 2024 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 7,813 to AED 10,026 — a +28% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1 across 88 teachers (plus 26 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Located in AL RAFFA (الرفاعة), a community of 47,140 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank on the Red Line, 1.6 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: NEASC. External exams: MAP.