Raha International opened its second campus from September 2020, but with a difference. The branch school, to be known as Raha International Khalifa City, will focus on sports, with its 'state of the art' facilities available for use for both schools.
GEMS American Academy Abu Dhabi is a highly rated (Very Good) US/IB curriculum school located on the outskirts of the city near the airport catering to 2,000 students from a wide range of nationalities.
Al Rabeeh School is a KG to Grade 6 primary school located in Abu Dhabi. It is presently home to 800 pupils, the majority from the UAE, and follows the UK National curriculum.
Aspen Heights British School is a English National Curriculum school which opened in Abu Dhabi in September 2017. The school is located in the Old Al Bahya district and is part of the International Schools Partnership group of schools.
A popular and successful school, Raha, was again rated Outstanding in its latest ADEK report. Its ambitious Principal has what he terms ‘a rather long to-do’ list’. With its broad mix of nationalities across pupils and staff, Raha has a ‘new world’ feel in an environment designed with a semblance to a traditional Arabic village. A second branch campus was launched in September 2020 and offers enhanced sports facilities that will be used by both schools.
Reach British School is a co-educational school in Abu Dhabi for FS 1 to Year 12. First opened in 2014, it has since grown rapidly to over 1,450 students aged 3-18, from over 60 different nationalities.
International Community School Al Falah will be the fourth school in the International Community Schools Group to open in Abu Dhabi, with its launch set for September 2020.
Established in 1992, GEMS-owned Our Own English High School in Al Ain serves some 1,760 students. Unusually for a school that is very much associated with the Indian community, Our Own English High School attracts families from a range of nationalities.
The Sheikh Zayed Academy for Boys is a US curriculum school in central Abu Dhabi. Although predominantly attended by Emirati students, it is open to other nationalities. The school is highly rated, achieving a Very Good rating from ADEK on its second inspection.
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Girls is probably one of the most prestigious schools in Abu Dhabi, targeted as it is, largely though not exclusively, at the daughters of some of the city's most important families.
Ajyal International School is a British curriculum school that opened in Mohammed Bin Zayed City in September 2014. WhichSchoolAdvisor.com has visited the school twice, in December 2014 shortly after its launch, and again in May 2016.
The older sibling (in terms of provision, not age), Repton School Abu Dhabi's Fry campus caters to children from Years 2 to 4 (Prep School), through Junior (Years 5-6) and Senior Schools on a purpose-built site at the heart of Reem Island. The original Foundation School, which opened in 2013 remains open, and is located close to the new school which opened in September 2018. The school is currently rated Very Good by ADEK and Outstanding by BSO.
Repton Foundation School Abu Dhabi, located on Reem Island about 10 minutes’ drive from the centre of Abu Dhabi, has - impressively - achieved an Outstanding rating from ADEK in the 2021-22 inspection round. It is a for profit, and selective school, the Foundation and Lower Primary school feeder to the Junior and Secondary school (Fry campus) which opened in 2017. Both schools are under the same ownership as the longer established, and Outstanding rated, Repton School Dubai.
Originally established as a villa school - Giggles English School - in 1980, Al Basma British School was launched in September 2014 at its modern and purpose built premises to the north of Abu Dhabi.
Al Shohub Private School in Abu Dhabi was founded in 1999 with the specific aim of providing an outstanding education to Emirati girls, although boys are accepted in the Foundation and Primary stages.
