American School of Creative Science Nad Al Sheba
Good Nad Al Sheba, 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
- Nad Al Sheba, 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 February 2024, confirming the breakthrough of March 2023 — a clear upward trajectory after three consecutive Acceptable ratings from its first inspection in 2019.
- The Good rating is what allowed the school to continue its growth toward Grade 12 — a regulatory milestone, not just a label.
- A genuinely distinctive combination: the American curriculum grounded in California Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, delivered alongside a deeply embedded Islamic ethos, a Qur’an enrichment programme and UAE national curriculum subjects.
- NEASC accredited, with fees mid-range for American-curriculum provision in Dubai.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Three Acceptable cycles preceded the current run — recent enough that a parent should ask what specifically changed, and whether the people who changed it are still in post.
- The school moved campus and shared facilities with a sister school during its growth years; ask how the current site and staffing are settled.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — KHDA’s published 2023–24 table records Very Good for both focus areas, inclusion and wellbeing, above the school’s Good overall rating. 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 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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