Al Ittihad Private School Al Safa
Good Al Safa, 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
- 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
- Al Safa, Dubai
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In context
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 2023–24 — a rating held across eleven inspections, in a school where almost 90% of the 2,850 students are from Emirati families.
- Students’ achievement ranges from acceptable to very good, with named strengths in science and mathematics progress in the High School — science progress rose to Very Good this cycle.
- Curriculum rated Very Good in every section except Kindergarten, aligned to California Common Core standards alongside Ministry requirements.
- NEASC and CIS accredited, with Advanced Placement courses, a 1:14 ratio from 182 teachers and 47 assistants, and mid-range fees.
- A school with a genuinely distinct mission — ‘a generation of heritage guardians and global thinkers’ — for families who want US accreditation inside an Emirati cultural frame.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Two ratings were downgraded this cycle: English progress in Kindergarten, and Arabic first language attainment in Middle school.
- Teaching is Good across all phases and the school’s own leadership accepts it must improve — inspectors found expectations too low in some lessons, particularly in Middle School, with consistency across classrooms still a work in progress.
- Eleven cycles at Good: the regulator’s bar rises each year, so holding the rating is not stasis — but the step up has not yet come.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good for both inclusion and wellbeing — above the school’s Good overall rating. Inspectors named among the school’s strengths ‘the school’s inclusive ethos and the high quality of care and support provided for all students, including students of determination’, with a highly qualified team providing clear strategic plans for provision and outcomes, and a broad and precise set of entry assessment processes used to identify need. Context: almost 90% of its 2,850 students are from Emirati families, and the school’s stated mission is to nurture ‘a generation of heritage guardians and global thinkers’. Inspectors also asked that the governing board have a stronger impact on staff recruitment and retention. 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 Al Safa
- The School of Research Science — Good, AED 34,000 to 62,000 a year
- Al Maaref American School — Acceptable, AED 28,000 to 52,000 a year
- Horizon English School — Outstanding, AED 43,849 to 58,825 a year
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