Dubai Schools Al Khawaneej
Acceptable Al Khawaneej, Dubai · American
- 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
- 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
- American
- Established
- Not recorded
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Khawaneej, Dubai
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In context
It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
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:
- Over 95% of its 873 students hold UAE nationality, with an explicit mission to deliver an American education guided by Arabic principles and Islamic values — a purpose-built option for Emirati families.
- Close to 60 teachers recruited alongside a large team of learning assistants and specialist staff as the school grows.
- All-inclusive fees of roughly AED 30,600–45,900 covering transport, uniform and extra-curricular activities — unusual in Dubai, and genuinely simpler to budget against.
- A subsidy calculator published for UAE national families to assess fee support based on income and emirate of residence.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable on first inspection, and wellbeing was also rated Acceptable: staff training impact is variable, and students and parents have only a basic means of raising wellbeing issues with limited ways to influence the school’s wellbeing vision.
- The school relocated from Mirdif to Al Khawaneej for 2024–25, and was inspected under its previous name — so the report predates the current campus.
- High school opens in 2026–27 with grades added annually thereafter, subject to approval — nothing about the senior phase is yet proven.
Inclusion (students of determination): The school states that it prides itself on being inclusive and welcomes all students, promising high-quality education for all children including gifted children and those requiring more learning support. That is the school’s own position; we have not found a separately published KHDA inclusion rating for this campus in verified sources and say so rather than infer one. Context that matters: over 95% of its 873 students hold UAE nationality, the school is currently rated Acceptable overall, and the Dubai Schools partnership exists specifically to help Dubai reach 100% of Emirati students in Good-or-better schools — a bar this campus has not yet cleared. 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Khawaneej
- Al Mawakeb School Al Khawaneej — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school
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