Dubai parents were delighted to learn that Dubai International Academy Al Barsha would be opening its doors in September 2018. The original DIA Emirates Hills is one of the most sought after schools in the city with parents trying and failing year on year to gain admission.
Dubai International Academy has a record of Firsts. It was the first IB World School authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation in the UAE to offer the full range of IB programmes. It was also the first IB curriculum school in the UAE to achieve an Outstanding rating (from the KHDA, the Dubai Education regulator), which it received in 2015-16 and retained in 2016-17 when no inspection took place. It was rated Very Good in 2017-18, and returned to Outstanding in 2022-23.
Cedar School, located in Al Warqaa 1, is a new English National Curriculum school due to open in September 2021.
Mirdif-located Star International Private School is one of two schools owned and operated by ETA Star Education. Like its Al Twar sister, this is a relatively small school, with just under 700 girls and boys, aged three to 13 years on its register.
Iranian Boys School Dubai (also known as Towheed Iranian Boys School) is a private K-12 school for boys only from Grade 4 (with a mixed KG and Primary section to Grade 3 inclusive) located on the outskirts of Al Quoz, Dubai close to the Al Khail Road. The school is the oldest private school in Dubai, being first established in 1957 by the Iranian Embassy.
The Indian High School Garhoud is the junior school to the perennially popular Indian High School in Oud Metha. The school was rated Good by the KHDA for the twelfth time during its 2022-23 inspection.
Iranian Boys School Dubai (also known as Towheed Iranian Boys School) is a private K-12 school for boys only from Grade 4 (with a mixed KG and Primary section to Grade 3 inclusive) located on the outskirts of Al Quoz, Dubai close to the Al Khail Road. The school is the oldest private school in Dubai, being first established in 1957 by the Iranian Embassy.
Located in Al Mizhar, Dubai, Arab Unity School aims to offer a British based education at an affordable price. The latter it most certainly does, with fees ranging from 5,975 AED per year for FS 2 rising to 9,992 AED for Year 13. That would be less than a tenth of the cost of some, more recently established, private schools.
English Language Private School, previously known as English Medium School Dubai, is a private K-12 school located in Oud Metha, Dubai.
Dunecrest American School opened in 2018 in what is probably Dubai’s ‘leafiest’ neighbourhood, Al Barari. Owned by Esol Education, the school is now the group’s flagship school in the UAE. Dunecrest initially opened from Pre-KG through to Grade 10 and has grown organically to include Grades 11 and 12.
Crescent English High School, also known as Crescent English School, is an Indian curriculum (CBSE) based school located in Al Qusais, Dubai. At the time of the 2019-20 KHDA inspection, CEHS had almost 1350 students on its register, an overwhelming majority of whom come from Indian families. The student body was served by 90 teachers.
Elite English School is a private K-12 school located in Deira, Dubai teaching the CBSE curriculum.
Sharjah American International School Dubai is one of four schools under the same ownership. The Dubai school, located in Al Warqa'a was founded in 2005, offering a US curriculum from KG 1to Grade 12.
Al Ittihad Private School Jumeira, is a private K-12 school highly popular with Emirati families located near Al Safa, Dubai.
Al Ittihad School Mamzar is a co-educational K-12 private school located in Al Mamzar, Dubai serving a largely Emirati audience - four in 5 students come from local families. The school is well grounded in the community, opening in 1975.
