GEMS International School Al Khail
Good Al Khail, 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 35,000 to 65,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- IB
- Established
- Founded 2010
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Khail, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Khail — 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 21 per cent below 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: GEMS New Millennium School (AED 23,143 to 33,557 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 in 2023–24, sustaining the rating first reached in 2018 after an Acceptable debut — with the Diploma Programme the standout improvement: curriculum pathways strengthened and academic outcomes rising with them.
- Health, safety and child protection rated Outstanding across all four phases — KG, PYP, MYP and DP alike.
- Teaching and assessment rated Very Good in KG and in the Diploma Programme, with students’ attitudes, behaviour and work ethic named as strengths alongside an excellent understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture.
- Genuinely distinctive senior provision: a Centre of Excellence in Aviation, Aeronautics and Space, a first-in-the-UAE partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University giving Career-related Programme students the equivalent of a year of US university credits, and a bilingual diploma route.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Attainment in KG and Primary Years science, and progress in Primary Years English, both declined this cycle — the clearest weak spot in an otherwise steady report.
- Teaching and assessment sit at Good rather than Very Good through the Primary and Middle Years — the middle of the school is where to ask questions.
- Inspectors were explicit about inclusion: provision has strengthened through leadership, staffing and training, but is ‘effective but not fully consistent’, with a formal development point to make it consistently high quality.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good — inclusion is given high priority by all leaders and provision has strengthened through stronger leadership, increased staffing and professional training, but inspectors judged it ‘effective but not fully consistent’ and issued a formal development point: ensure provision for students of determination is of consistently high quality. 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 Khail
- GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail — Very Good, AED 19,460 to 93,959 a year
- GEMS New Millennium School — Very Good, AED 23,143 to 33,557 a year
- Ambassador International Academy — Good, around AED 54,000 a year
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