Emirates International School Jumeirah
Very Good Jumeirah, Dubai · IB
- KHDA rating
- Very Good
High quality across the board with minor areas to improve — often better value than Outstanding. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 48,000 to 73,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- IB
- Established
- Founded 1991
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Thanya Street, Jumeirah, Dubai
District-level pin for Jumeirah — 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 in line with the median for IB schools in this guide (AED 63,000). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good.
Worth comparing: Jumeirah English Speaking School (AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Raffles International School (AED 34,055 to 86,815 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Very Good 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:
- Very Good in January 2024 — the breakthrough after more than a decade at Good.
- Outstanding Foundation Stage provision and strong IB Diploma outcomes, with a deeply embedded culture of inclusion and community explicitly highlighted by inspectors.
- Parents described in the report as highly supportive: senior leaders visible, families well informed, children safe and valued as individuals.
- Committed ownership investing in staffing, facilities and resources across a 2,266-student, hundred-nationality IB continuum with BTEC pathways.
What they asked the school to improve:
- The decade-plus at Good is the honest trajectory — ask what changed to earn the step up, and how it is being sustained.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — 120 students of determination, just over 5% of the cohort, with inspectors recording strong systems for identifying both students of determination and those with particular gifts and talents, and ‘thoughtfully constructed individual plans’ guiding curriculum adaptations. Provision runs on a graduated Assess, Plan, Do, Review approach tracked through an Inclusion Register, with one-to-one IEPs, small-group intervention, in-class support, modified or reduced curriculum, inclusive technology, examination access arrangements, in-school screeners and partnerships with external therapy centres. IEPs are formally reviewed at least three times a year with input from parents and external agencies. An inclusion department and in-house sensory room sit alongside specialist EAL provision. The cost line to establish before you apply: Wave 3 students who require a one-to-one Learning Support Assistant are funded by families. 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 Jumeirah
- GEMS Jumeira Primary School — Outstanding, AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
- Jumeirah English Speaking School — Outstanding, AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
- Jumeira Baccalaureate School — Very Good, AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
- Safa Community School — Outstanding, AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
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