GEMS Al Khaleej International School
Good Al Warqa’a, Dubai · American
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From KHDA’s 2023-24 inspection - now more than two years old. Checked against KHDA’s directory on 14 September 2026.
- Dubai focus areas
- Wellbeing: Very good · Inclusion: Very good
KHDA’s separate judgements for student wellbeing and for inclusion, from the same inspection.
- Year groups
- Pre-primary to Grade 12; Grade 11 to Grade 12
As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 3 to 18.
- Annual fees
- AED 36,096 to 52,129 a year
Read from the school's own published fee schedule on 16 September 2026, and stated as the range across its year groups. 2026-27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- American
KHDA lists: American,International Baccalaureate.
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Warqa’a, Dubai
Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Al Warqa Fourth.
- Contacting the school
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 30 per cent above the median for American schools in this guide (AED 33,996). It is one of 85 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: Newlands School Dubai (AED 21,400 to 40,100 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 we could verify (2022-23 cycle) and its published record - read the complete report on the official KHDA directory. These findings are from the 2022-23 cycle and are now more than two years old. Leadership, staffing and provision can change substantially in that time - see the note below on why every rating in Dubai is older than it looks.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Personal development, understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures, and social responsibility and innovation skills all rated Outstanding across every phase - KG, Elementary, Middle and High.
- Leadership effectiveness Very Good, with governance and partnership with parents and the community also Very Good.
What they asked the school to improve:
- School self-evaluation and improvement planning rated Good, and management, staffing, facilities and resources rated Good - the practical constraints behind the profile.
- The strengths are concentrated in personal and cultural development rather than across academic attainment - read the subject-by-subject detail in the full report before deciding.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good for both inclusion and wellbeing, above the school’s Good overall rating - and the tiered breakdown is published in unusual detail: around 110 students with SEN requirements, of whom 6 receive Level 3 support, 47 Level 2 and 9 Level 1, plus 25 designated gifted and talented. The SEN team is four dedicated SEN teachers and three learning support or shadow teachers, with three fully equipped resource rooms and assessment batteries, and four guidance counsellors. Inspectors record solid systems for identifying students of determination including those who may be gifted, with challenge and support matched to their needs evident in most lessons across all phases, and parents and governors serving in designated roles as Inclusion and Wellbeing Champions. Context that shapes provision: around 85% of students are English language learners, since Arabic or another language is their first. 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 - 221 of 230 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.
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- whether it is co-educational, boys or girls
- how many children are on roll
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- published exam results or university destinations
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- the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked
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Other schools in Al Warqa’a
- GEMS Our Own English High School - Very Good, To be updated
- International School of Arts and Sciences - Good, To be updated
- Newlands School Dubai - Good, AED 21,400 to 40,100 a year
- Our Own High School - Good, AED 8,700 to 14,600 a year
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