Himayah School for Education Boys (Abu Hail)
Acceptable Deira, Dubai · International / other
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. 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: Acceptable · Inclusion: Acceptable
KHDA’s separate judgements for student wellbeing and for inclusion, from the same inspection.
- Year groups
- Grade 1 to Grade 12
As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 6 to 18.
- Annual fees
- To be updated
This school does not publish a fee schedule we can verify. Ask us and we will get the figure for your year group.
- Curriculum
- International / other
KHDA lists: Ministry of Education.
- School transport
- Not yet collected - ask the school
- Location
- Deira, Dubai
Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Abu Hail.
- Contacting the school
- Ask us and we will ask them
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report
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In context
It is one of 52 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
Paraphrased from KHDA's inspection report for 2023-24 - read the complete report on KHDA's page for this school. These findings are from the 2023-24 cycle and are now more than two years old; leadership, staffing and provision can change substantially in that time.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Students' progress in all subjects in Cycle 3 - the senior phase is the strongest part of this school.
- Students' personal and social skills.
- Students' awareness and embracing of Islamic values.
- The governing body's commitment to improving the quality of education.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Meet all the National Agenda parameters, particularly in reading literacy.
- Adopt best practice in teaching, particularly in Cycles 1 and 2 - the younger the child, the weaker this report gets.
- Use assessment information to plan and deliver challenging lessons.
- Develop leaders' capacity to evaluate teaching and drive improvement.
- Base improvement plans on accurate self-evaluation with measurable targets.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA's directory and its 2023-24 ratings table, matching the school's overall judgement. 29 students of determination out of 1,025. Inspectors record an inclusive ethos and appropriate staffing, but say additional resources are lacking in Cycle 1, that individual education plans are in place but not used rigorously in class, and that support for gifted and talented students is occasionally inadequate. Teachers do engage parents regularly. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Context: 1,025 students with 52 teachers - about 1:20. KHDA lists a sister school for girls separately.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour - tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- 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.
What we don't know about this school
Every other page on this site tells you what we have verified. This one tells you what we have not, because a register you cannot calibrate is worth less than one you can. We do not currently hold:
- its fees - this school has not published them
- whether it is co-educational, boys or girls
- how many children are on roll
- its facilities - sports, arts, science, library
- published exam results or university destinations
- what registration, transport, uniform and meals add to the fee
- the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked
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Other schools in Deira
- Pearl Wisdom School - Good, AED 16,100 to 23,300 a year
- Sabari Indian School - Good, To be updated
- Little Flower English School - Acceptable, To be updated
- National Charity School Primary - Acceptable, AED 4,277 to 7,841 a year
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