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Dubai Gem Private School

Good Oud Metha, Dubai · British (NCfE)

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
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
British (NCfE)
Established
Not recorded
School transport
Bus service available
Location
Oud Metha, Dubai

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In context

It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.

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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 school in its fifties, founded in 1973 and unrelated to the GEMS group, with standards strongest in Secondary and Post-16.
  • Students achieve above expectations in Islamic Education, English, mathematics and science, particularly higher up the school.
  • National Agenda benchmark attainment for 2023 very good in English and mathematics and outstanding in science, with the school exceeding its PIRLS target in 2021.
  • Outstanding behaviour, strong maturity and social responsibility, with an excellent understanding of Islamic values and Emirati heritage.
  • A 1:8 teacher-to-student ratio overall — among the most generous in this register — with smaller classes again in Secondary.

What they asked the school to improve:

  • Arabic as an additional language needs development — the standing weakness.
  • Reading-literacy interventions are applied inconsistently, and self-evaluation needs sharper data alignment and monitoring rigour.
  • The governing board is working within financial constraints while trying to improve infrastructure — worth asking what is funded this year, and when.

Inclusion (students of determination): Good — just over 105 students of determination at the January 2024 inspection. Inspectors record that ‘school leaders and governors promote an inclusive ethos which is reflected in many features of school life’, with a recently appointed head of inclusion responsible for implementing policy, formal and informal assessment strategies used to identify needs, individual education plans for students with the most significant needs, and targeted support ensuring students of determination are involved in all learning activities — with personal and social skills developed notably in art lessons and extracurricular activities. Personal development is rated Outstanding across all four phases, and the ratio is roughly 1:12. 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.

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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?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

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