Delhi Private School

Very Good Al Garhoud, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)

KHDA rating

Very Good

High quality across the board with minor areas to improve — often better value than Outstanding. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).

Annual fees

AED 10,000 to 17,000 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 1977

School transport

Bus service available

Location

Al Garhoud, Dubai

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District-level pin for Al Garhoud — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.

In context

Its mid-range fee is about 10 per cent below the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.

Worth comparing: GEMS Our Own English High School (AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Very Good rating and curriculum.

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:

• Wellbeing judged Outstanding in 2023–24 — an ‘exceptional wellbeing vision… fully embedded in daily practice’, with staff described as valued and cared for, and regular surveys giving students, parents and staff a genuine voice.
• Inclusion rated Very Good: 228 students of determination and 272 gifted-and-talented learners supported by a Head of Inclusion, three special educators, three counsellors and 26 support staff.
• Inspectors commend an ‘ambitious vision’ to integrate more students of determination in coming years.
• Outstanding student behaviour and an extensive extracurricular breadth — long-standing hallmarks across its inspection history.

What they asked the school to improve:

• The historic pattern holds: English, mathematics and science Good, with Islamic Education and Arabic at Acceptable — the gap between pastoral excellence and core-subject ceiling is the question to probe.

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 long is the real waiting list for my child’s year group, and how does sibling priority work?
• How do you handle children joining outside the April intake?

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
• Russian International School — Good, AED 15,722 to 25,180 a year
• Gulf Model School — Acceptable, AED 11,000 to 22,000 a year
• Dubai International Private School Garhoud — Acceptable, Fees not listed — confirm with the school

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