Dhruv Global School
Acceptable International City, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 9,000 to 16,000 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 2011
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- International City, Dubai
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 17 per cent below the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.
Worth comparing: Smart Vision School (AED 8,000 to 14,000 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 (2025–26 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Inspected for the first time in February 2026, a school that only opened in 2023 and was assessed while still establishing its systems, staffing and curriculum.
- Inspectors describe a young school that has quickly built positive relationships with its parent community, through effective communication and a welcoming environment.
- Fees charged significantly below the KHDA-approved ceiling at every grade — for example Pre-KG at AED 13,000 against an approved AED 18,000.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable overall on debut — the regulator’s minimum expectation, and a common starting point for a school still building its academic record.
- Provision is still being extended year by year: Grade 7 opened in 2025 and Grade 8 in 2026, so upper grades and any examination record remain unproven.
- The campus was previously occupied by a school that closed after about twelve months — a piece of context worth knowing, and worth asking the school to address directly.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable at the school’s first inspection in February 2026, with 22 students identified with special educational needs — a small cohort. Inclusion is presented as a core part of the school’s philosophy, built around the principle of ‘Learning for Everyone’ and aligned to the Dubai Inclusive Education Policy Framework, covering students of determination, English language learners and gifted students, with an Inclusion Support Team led by a named Head of Inclusion working alongside classroom teachers, learning support staff, counsellors and parents, and a graduated approach of assessment, intervention and review. The admissions detail is unusually transparent and worth knowing: the admissions test may be waived, the child and family are invited to meet the Inclusion Department for a detailed discussion to assess and plan support, admission depends on the school’s capacity to provide that support, and individualised service agreements may be signed where needed — which is precisely the KHDA-registered mechanism described on our key-findings page. 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:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- 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 International City
- Pace Modern British School — Acceptable, AED 14,000 to 26,000 a year
- Smart Vision School — Good, AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
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