Dubai College
Outstanding Al Sufouh, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Outstanding
The highest KHDA rating — consistently excellent teaching and outcomes. Expect waiting lists. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 97,415 to 110,305 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 1978
- School transport
- No bus service listed
- Location
- Al Sufouh, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Sufouh — 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 90 per cent above the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 22 schools in this guide currently rated Outstanding.
Worth comparing: GEMS Wellington International School (AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Jumeirah College (AED 78,946 to 98,681 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Outstanding 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:
- Exceptionally high academic results in English, mathematics and science at GCSE and A-Level, with improved progress in Islamic Education and Arabic.
- Exceptionally strong leadership at all levels, fostering a collegiate and innovative environment.
- Safeguarding arrangements named as a strength and implemented very carefully, with rigorous staff training.
- High-quality premises and plentiful resources — including teacher-written Arabic textbooks.
What they asked the school to improve:
- As the vision is renewed, align it further with the UAE’s national priorities of wellbeing and inclusion.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — 90 students of determination, just over 8% of the roll, and one of only a handful of measures across the college not rated Outstanding. Inspectors record high-quality procedures for identifying educational and pastoral needs, individual education plans focused on the classroom accommodations teachers should apply, and students themselves involved in determining how their support is adapted — with students of determination making better than expected progress. Two things published alongside: KHDA noted some inconsistency in how teachers implement those plans, and the report states that the school ‘is very open about its academic selection policy’ while governors and leaders share a positive vision for inclusivity. Inspectors also asked the college to enhance the strategic leadership of wellbeing and inclusion. 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 long is the real waiting list for my child’s year group, and how does sibling priority work?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Sufouh
- GEMS Wellington International School — Outstanding, AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year
- The International School of Choueifat — Acceptable, AED 21,896 to 41,906 a year
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