GEMS Our Own Indian School
Very Good Al Quoz, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- 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 7,000 to 14,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- Established
- Founded 1968
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Quoz, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Quoz — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 30 per cent below the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.
Worth comparing: H.H.Sheikh Rashid Pakistani School (AED 7,000 to 12,000 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; The Indian High School (AED 6,000 to 11,000 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 strong leadership and governance, with a vision of nurturing active learners in an inclusive environment.
- Excellent personal and social development, with students’ understanding of Islam and awareness of Emirati and world cultures.
- A high standard of protection, care, guidance and support across the school, and a very strong start in KG through a rich, inspiring curriculum.
- Very Good in 2023–24, retained after the step up in 2022–23 — a full recovery from the Acceptable rating this school received a decade ago.
- Science attainment and progress Outstanding in both Primary and Secondary.
- Personal and social development Outstanding across every phase of the school — academic rigour and character development side by side.
- Curriculum quality Outstanding across all phases, with Science and Commerce streams at senior level.
- Among the most affordable Very Good-rated CBSE schools in Dubai, with fees from roughly AED 7,200 in KG1.
What they asked the school to improve:
- The regulator’s demands rise each cycle, so holding Very Good is itself progress — the open question is which phase moves first toward Outstanding.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — 349 children of determination among roughly 3,735 students, approximately 9% of the roll, taught by around 171 teachers, with inspectors finding that ‘inclusion is a key principle for leaders, staff, and students’. Peer support is built into the culture rather than bolted on: Grade 11 students stay back in the afternoon to coach and mentor students who need help in the middle school. At fees of roughly AED 6,500 to 13,300, that is one of the largest inclusion cohorts in Dubai at one of the lowest price points. 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?
- How do you handle children joining outside the April intake?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Quoz
- GEMS Our Own English High School — Very Good, AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
- The English College Dubai — Very Good, AED 41,000 to 68,265 a year
- Safa British School — Very Good, AED 45,428 to 73,550 a year
- Greenfield International School — Very Good, AED 34,470 to 82,865 a year
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