International Academic School

Acceptable Al Qusais, 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

AED 18,000 to 35,000 a year

Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.

Curriculum

American

Established

Founded 2001

School transport

Bus service available

Location

Al Qusais, Dubai

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In context

Its mid-range fee is about 30 per cent below the median for American schools in this guide (AED 38,000). It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.

Worth comparing: The Millennium School (AED 18,278 to 26,876 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:

• Achievement is strongest in Kindergarten, where children meet or exceed curriculum expectations in the core subjects.
• Wellbeing has grown in prominence and is supported by a dedicated team led by the school counsellor, with strong foundations in place.
• Inclusion is clearly improving, with most students of determination making expected progress from their starting points, supported by regular monitoring and targeted strategies.
• Parents speak positively about the care shown to their children.

What they asked the school to improve:

• Acceptable overall, maintained across the last five inspections — and the school’s history includes two years rated Weak in 2015–16 and 2016–17, so read the trajectory as recovery rather than stability.
• Across the upper school attainment and progress are generally acceptable, with reading fluency among the named weaknesses.
• Inclusion remains Acceptable overall: planning does not always articulate how students of determination will be meaningfully included in lessons, and teachers’ differentiation skills are developing but inconsistent.
• Wellbeing structures, data analysis and parental involvement are still developing; many parents would welcome more structured guidance on supporting learning at home.
• With no new inspection until 2026–27, the relatively new leadership’s impact will be untested in public for some time.

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?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

Other schools in Al Qusais

• Ambassador School — Very Good, AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
• New Dawn Private School — Not yet rated, AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
• The Millennium School — Very Good, AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
• Star International School Al Qusais — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school

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