Gulf Model School
Acceptable Al Garhoud, Dubai · International / other
- 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
- AED 11,000 to 22,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- International / other
- Established
- Founded 2000
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Garhoud, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Garhoud — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 19 per cent below the median for International / other schools in this guide (AED 20,451). It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
Worth comparing: Delhi Private School (AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area.
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:
- Acceptable retained in 2023–24 — and the context matters enormously: this school was rated Weak for eight consecutive years before reaching Acceptable in 2022–23, so holding the line is a real achievement for the students in it now.
- A long-established Al Muhaisnah school of three decades, offering both the Indian Kerala State Board and CBSE routes — an unusual dual pathway at a low fee point.
- The inspection took place only four months into a new principal’s tenure, so the current leadership’s full effect has not yet been measured.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable is the minimum the regulator expects, and earlier reports recorded areas of significant weakness alongside the progress — read the full report before deciding.
- A teacher-to-student ratio around 1:20 puts class sizes in the mid-twenties and above.
- Parent sentiment gathered independently has been poor — visit, ask current parents directly, and judge for yourself rather than on either our summary or the school’s.
Inclusion (students of determination): The school describes an inclusive learning environment for students of determination with a committed team providing support and guidance. That is the school’s own account; we have not found a separate published KHDA inclusion rating for it in the sources we can verify, and we say so rather than infer one from the Acceptable overall rating. This school climbed from Weak to Acceptable in the 2022–23 cycle, which is real movement for the students inside it. If your child needs structured support, treat a visit as essential and ask how many students of determination are on roll, who leads inclusion, and what the improvement plan funds this year. 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 Al Garhoud
- North American International School — Acceptable, AED 22,000 to 42,000 a year
- Delhi Private School — Very Good, AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year
- Russian International School — Good, AED 15,722 to 25,180 a year
- Dubai International Private School Garhoud — Acceptable, Fees not listed — confirm with the school
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