Dwight School Dubai
Good Al Barsha, Dubai · IB
- 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
- AED 50,000 to 90,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- IB
- Established
- Founded 2019
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Barsha, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Barsha — 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 11 per cent above the median for IB schools in this guide (AED 63,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: Dubai International Academy Al Barsha (AED 47,807 to 84,928 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 (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good on its third inspection in 2023–24, with three core-subject ratings improved to Very Good and Diploma English rated Outstanding.
- The Primary Years Programme identified as a particular strength, with every core-subject rating across the school now at least Good.
- Notable improvement in Arabic and Islamic Studies — almost all of those ratings moved up this cycle, which is unusual and worth crediting.
- Wellbeing a clear priority for governors and leaders: annual student surveys, weekly check-ins, a dedicated wellbeing team, student council, wellbeing champions and a counsellor, with an open-door approach parents value.
- Part of the Dwight family whose New York original was the first all-through IB school in the United States, and now under its direct management from a purpose-built Sports City campus.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Wellbeing overall is rated Good rather than Very Good — strong structures, with outcomes still to catch up.
- A young school on its third inspection and second campus: ask how the move and the change of management have bedded in.
- Good overall means most measures sit at Good — the Very Good and Outstanding marks are still the exception, not the pattern.
Inclusion (students of determination): The Quest Programme is the school’s inclusion structure, and its scope is broader than most: it supports students of determination, students with gifts and talents, twice-exceptional students — those who are both gifted and have a learning difficulty, a group very few schools name at all — and students with English language needs, through targeted interventions delivered inside the common learning environment. Approximately 25% of students receive additional support, of whom 7% are on the SEND register and a similar proportion are identified as gifted and talented, with around 11% receiving English as an Additional Language support. Wellbeing is rated Good, with governors and senior leaders treating it as a clear priority, annual student surveys and weekly check-ins informing planning, and a dedicated wellbeing team working alongside teachers. 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Barsha
- GEMS Albarsha National School — Acceptable, AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
- Repton Al Barsha — Very Good, AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
- Nord Anglia International School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
- Kings School Al Barsha — Outstanding, AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year
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