Apple International School
Good Al Barsha, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- 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
- 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
- Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- Established
- Founded 2003
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Barsha, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Barsha — 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 10 per cent above the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.
Worth comparing: GEMS Albarsha National School (AED 10,000 to 20,000 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:
- Good in 2023–24 — a rating held consistently since 2016–17.
- Wellbeing rated Very Good, a full grade above the school’s overall mark: a peer wellbeing-buddy system, a restructured student council whose plans genuinely shape provision, and pastoral care the report treats as the school’s strongest dimension.
- Assessment rated Very Good across all four phases — unusual consistency, and evidence that data actually informs planning.
- Teaching Very Good in Foundation Stage, with positive teacher–student interactions throughout.
- An ASDAN-accredited centre with 164 students of determination and a parallel gifted-and-talented programme, aligned to the Dubai Inclusive Education Policy Framework since 2017.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Inspectors were direct about external examinations: weak attainment in IGCSE and A-Level results, a recommendation that has recurred across cycles.
- Acceptable attainment in Arabic across Secondary and Post-16, and in English, mathematics and science at Post-16, with underdeveloped laboratory skills in senior science.
- Inconsistent teaching quality across the school and insufficient challenge for higher-ability students.
- Attendance and punctuality flagged, particularly in Post-16.
Inclusion (students of determination): 164 students of determination, supported through an ASDAN-accredited skills pathway alongside the mainstream academic programme, with parallel gifted and talented provision and an inclusion framework aligned to the Dubai Inclusive Education Policy Framework since 2017. Inspectors record an inclusion team using a range of assessment tools to identify needs and implement a graduated approach to interventions, with assessment rated Very Good across all phases. The context that makes this notable: a school of nearly 5,000 students across two campuses charging from roughly AED 6,832 at FS1, which puts this level of provision at the very bottom of the fee range in Dubai. 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?
- How do you handle children joining outside the April intake?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Barsha
- GEMS Albarsha National School — Acceptable, AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
- Repton Al Barsha — Very Good, AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
- Nord Anglia International School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
- Kings School Al Barsha — Outstanding, AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year
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