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International School of Arts and Sciences

Good Al Warqa’a, Dubai · American

KHDA rating
Good

Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From KHDA’s 2019-20 inspection - now more than 6 years old. Checked against KHDA’s directory on 14 September 2026.

Year groups
KG1 to Grade 12

As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 4 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
American

KHDA lists: American.

School transport
Not yet collected - ask the school
Location
Al Warqa’a, Dubai

Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Al Warqa First.

Contacting the school
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report

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In context

It is one of 85 schools in this guide currently rated Good.

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 2019-20 - 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' excellent attitudes and behaviour, contributing to a positive learning environment across all phases.
  • Very good appreciation and respect for the UAE, knowledge of Emirati culture and application of Islamic values.
  • The high priority given to health and safety, with leaders immediately responsive to keeping students safe.
  • The quality of teaching and learning in the high school, leading to improved progress in most key subjects.
  • An inclusive ethos that facilitates excellent care and support for all students, including students of determination.

What they asked the school to improve:

  • Improve teaching in the elementary school and Kindergarten, giving children practical materials and multiple ways to build concepts and skills.
  • Hold consistently high expectations, bridge gaps in learning and provide challenge at all times.
  • Promote the development of reading and literacy.

Inclusion (students of determination): Good in KHDA's directory and its 2023-24 ratings table. 42 students of determination out of 544. This is one of the more positive inclusion sections in the register: an inclusive admission policy that enrols a diverse range of needs, an inclusion champion running robust monitoring, assessment that accurately identifies barriers and is used to plan interventions and specialist provision, and parents who collaborate on planning and reviewing their children's programmes. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.

One caveat on the rating: KHDA's directory records this school's inspection year as 2019-20, older than almost anything else here, so treat the judgement as dated and read the report itself. 544 students with 63 teachers, 182 of them Emirati.

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?

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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