Hartland International School
Very Good Nad Al Sheba, 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 48,781 to 92,803 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- IB
- Established
- Founded 2019
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Nad Al Sheba, Dubai
District-level pin for Nad Al Sheba — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 12 per cent above 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: Kings School Nad Al Sheba (AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Raffles World Academy (AED 48,000 to 88,000 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 Good overall in 2023–24, with a band of Outstanding judgements: students’ personal development, health and safety, curriculum design and implementation, and care and support.
- Students achieve exceptionally well in English, mathematics and science — a finding echoed by the separate BSO inspection.
- Partnerships with parents judged Outstanding: proactive communication, transparent reporting, genuine responsiveness.
- Wellbeing described as at the heart of the school’s ethos, with safeguarding and child protection Outstanding across all phases.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Arabic remains the area parents and inspectors identify for improvement.
- Teaching and leadership sit at Very Good — the step to Outstanding overall runs through them.
Inclusion (students of determination): Inclusion is named a significant strength in both the KHDA and British Schools Overseas reports. 84 students were registered as students of determination in 2025–26, with the school also supporting students who have no formal diagnosis. Fifteen fully qualified inclusion teachers cover SEND, English as an additional language and gifted and talented provision — and, importantly for a family budgeting a decade, there is no additional cost to parents for support from that in-house team. EAL students are targeted one to one, taking that support in place of modern foreign language classes. 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 Nad Al Sheba
- GEMS Modern Academy — Outstanding, AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
- GEMS Legacy School — Good, AED 26,000 to 50,000 a year
- Repton School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
- Kings School Nad Al Sheba — Very Good, AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
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