Al Salam Community School
Good Mirdif, Dubai · American
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 18,000 to 34,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- American
- Established
- Founded 2002
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Mirdif, Dubai
District-level pin for Mirdif — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 32 per cent below the median for American schools in this guide (AED 38,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
Paraphrased from the last full DSIB inspection (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good in February 2024 — a third consecutive Good since the school opened in 2019, and it was permitted to open right through from FS1 to Year 13 from the outset on the strength of its sister school’s reputation.
- ‘Outstanding understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures across all phases’ in the inspectors’ own words.
- A principal who is himself an accredited British Schools Overseas inspector, with over twenty years’ experience and four of his own children enrolled at the school.
- 130 teaching staff, mostly British, with 40 teaching assistants and three guidance counsellors, at mid-range fees of roughly AED 22,700–39,100.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Teacher turnover has been a long-standing concern and remains an issue in the most recent inspection record — ask directly what it is now, by phase.
- Independently gathered parent sentiment is mixed, averaging well below the level its inspection record might suggest — visit and ask current parents.
- Three cycles at Good: solid for a school opened in 2019, with the step up still to come.
Inclusion (students of determination): Holds the SEND Inclusion Award (SENDIA) for 2026–2028 — external validation covering early identification, adaptive teaching and partnership with parents, awarded after independent review rather than self-declaration. Published Inclusion and Gifted and Talented policies guide practice, with accommodations and curricular modifications monitored through formal agreements, and the campus itself designed to be accessible for people of determination. Two things to establish in writing before applying: the school states that some additional staff support may incur extra fees, and it does not describe itself as a specialist SEN institution. Its sister campus, Al Salam Private School, registers almost 19% of students as students of determination — among the highest proportions in the UAE — but that is a different school, and this one should be judged on its own provision. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 169 of 169 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
- How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
- What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
- How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Mirdif
- GEMS Royal Dubai School — Very Good, AED 40,252 to 61,410 a year
- Uptown International School — Very Good, AED 31,145 to 78,420 a year
- Emirates National Schools Dubai — Acceptable, AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
- Mirdif American School — Good, AED 25,000 to 50,000 a year
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