DEWA Academy
Good Jumeirah, Dubai · International / other
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From the 2023–24 inspection cycle — now more than two years old. KHDA has not completed a full cycle in two consecutive years, so this rating, and every rating on every other site, is older than it looks.
- 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
- International / other
- Established
- Founded 2017
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Jumeirah, Dubai
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In context
It is one of 79 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 we could verify (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory. These findings are from the 2023–24 cycle and are now more than two years old. Leadership, staffing and provision can change substantially in that time — see the note below on why every rating in Dubai is older than it looks.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Unlike any other school in this register: a vocational academy operated by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, serving Emirati boys aged 15 to 18 across Grades 10 to 12.
- Ministry of Education curriculum alongside BTEC qualifications in electrical, mechanical and mechatronics engineering — an accredited technical route rather than an academic one.
- Good, held across three consecutive inspection cycles, and a government-backed pathway into Dubai’s energy and water sector that no other school in this register can replicate.
- KHDA’s published profile lists Grade 11 and 12 tuition as AED 0, indicating a sponsored or subsidised basis.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Entry is narrow by design — Emirati boys, Grades 10 to 12 only. This is not a school a family chooses at four; it is a route chosen at fifteen.
- Confirm the fee position directly: a listing of AED 0 indicates sponsorship rather than published free tuition, and eligibility conditions matter.
- Note a data conflict we did not resolve: KHDA’s own inclusion rating table lists this school’s curriculum as IB, while every other source describes Ministry of Education and BTEC. We flag it rather than choose — it is consistent with the column misalignment we have documented elsewhere in that table.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA’s official Inclusion Rating Table. The relevant context here is structural rather than statistical: this is a vocational academy for Grades 10 to 12, so the question is not early identification but whether a student with additional needs can access the BTEC engineering pathway and its assessment requirements. Ask what adjustments exist for practical and workshop-based assessment specifically. 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 — 212 of 212 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 Jumeirah
- GEMS Jumeira Primary School — Outstanding, AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
- Jumeirah English Speaking School — Outstanding, AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
- Jumeira Baccalaureate School — Very Good, AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
- Safa Community School — Outstanding, AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
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