Gulf Indian High School

Good Al Quoz, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)

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 9,000 to 17,000 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 1996

School transport

Bus service available

Location

Al Quoz, Dubai

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District-level pin for Al Quoz — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.

In context

Its mid-range fee is about 13 per cent below the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.

Worth comparing: GEMS Our Own English High School (AED 9,000 to 16,000 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 November 2023 — awarded for the first time after thirteen consecutive inspections at Acceptable, an improvement whose difficulty should not be underestimated.
• Student achievement is now at least Good across the school in English, mathematics, science and Islamic Education.
• Inclusion rated Good, with close to 200 students of determination: ‘leaders have created an environment where all students are welcome’, and strong leadership within the inclusion department makes monitoring and guidance of students of determination a strength of the school.
• The school publishes its examination results in its annual report — transparency that too few schools at any fee level bother with.
• Established in 1979 and grown from 200 students to more than 2,300.

What they asked the school to improve:

• Arabic as a second language remains Acceptable — the one subject still below the rest.
• A 15:1 ratio translates to average classes around 30 — the honest trade-off at this fee level, and worth asking how a quieter child is tracked.
• Thirteen cycles at Acceptable before this: the improvement is one year old, so ask what is sustaining it.

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 do you handle children joining outside the April intake?

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
• GEMS Our Own Indian School — Very Good, AED 7,000 to 14,000 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

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