Dubai Schools Nad Al Sheba
Acceptable Nad Al Sheba, Dubai · American
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- Fees not listed — confirm with the school
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- American
- Established
- Not recorded
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Nad Al Sheba, Dubai
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In context
It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
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 (2024–25 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Inspected in the 2024–25 cycle — one of only four schools in Dubai to receive a full inspection that year.
- Rated Acceptable on debut, with an improvement roadmap identified by inspectors.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable is the minimum the regulator expects — the honest headline for a young school still building its systems.
- Ask leaders which of the report’s recommendations are already underway, and what evidence they can show you on a visit.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good for provision and outcomes for students of determination at the school’s first DSIB inspection — above its overall rating, and the most encouraging inclusion signal among the three Dubai Schools campuses. Personalised learning programmes and curricular options are noted. The school opened from pre-school to Grade 5 in August 2022 and is expanding a year at a time, reaching KG1 to Grade 8 for 2025–26, so senior provision remains unbuilt and unproven. Taaleem continues to recruit SEN learning assistants for this campus, which is at least a visible signal of intent. 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:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- 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 Nad Al Sheba
- GEMS Modern Academy — Outstanding, AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
- GEMS Legacy School — Good, AED 26,000 to 50,000 a year
- Repton School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
- Kings School Nad Al Sheba — Very Good, AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
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