Islamic School for Training and Education
Acceptable Muhaisnah, Dubai · International / other
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. From the 2023–24 inspection cycle — now more than two years old. KHDA has not completed a full cycle in two consecutive years, so this rating, and every rating on every other site, is older than it looks.
- Annual fees
- AED 9,194 to 13,520 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- International / other
- Established
- Founded 1982
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Muhaisnah, Dubai
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 24 per cent below the median for International / other schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 51 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
Worth comparing: United International Private School (AED 5,457 to 11,990 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 we could verify (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory. 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 — see the note below on why every rating in Dubai is older than it looks.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Established 1982 in Muhaisnah 1 — one of the emirate’s longest-standing Ministry of Education curriculum schools, running KG1 to Grade 12 in both English and Arabic.
- Islamic Education and Arabic as a first language are the academic standouts, rated Good for attainment and progress across all four cycles — KG, Cycle 1, Cycle 2 and Cycle 3.
- Personal responsibility and understanding of Islamic values rated Very Good across every phase — a genuine distinction, and the clearest strength inspectors identified.
- Among the most affordable options in Muhaisnah and in Dubai generally, at roughly AED 9,200 to 13,500.
- Cycle 3 offers both general and advanced streams, with enrichment strategies beginning to appear — noted positively by inspectors.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable held consistently since 2016, following two years rated Weak in 2014–15 and 2015–16 — a real recovery, and then a plateau at the least KHDA accepts.
- External examinations run through the MoE framework only — no IGCSE, IB or AP qualifications are offered. If your child may move to an international pathway or apply outside the region, understand that constraint before Grade 9, not after.
- Ask what the improvement plan funds this year and whose job it is for moving beyond Acceptable.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA’s published key findings, with both Dubai focus areas also Acceptable. Beyond that we have not verified a cohort figure or team structure and we will not invent one. Two questions matter particularly here: instruction runs in both English and Arabic, so ask how support is delivered for a child who needs learning support in both languages at once; and because the school offers no IGCSE, IB or AP route, ask what alternative accredited pathway exists for a student who cannot access the MoE examination track. 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 — 212 of 212 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:
- 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.
Other schools in Muhaisnah
- Primus Private School — Good, AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
- SMM High School Muhaisnah — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school
- Dubai Arabian American Private School — Weak, AED 15,134 to 35,411 a year
- United International Private School — Acceptable, AED 5,457 to 11,990 a year
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