Jebel Ali School
Very Good Damac Hills, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- 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 46,000 to 75,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 1977
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Damac Hills, Dubai
District-level pin for Damac Hills — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 11 per cent above the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good.
Worth comparing: GEMS FirstPoint School (AED 44,288 to 75,756 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 since 2015–16 and again in 2023–24, with inclusion and wellbeing both rated Very Good, and several individual aspects reaching Outstanding.
- Foundation Stage and Primary described as Outstanding — children leave FS with literacy already above age expectations.
- International benchmarks: outstanding levels sustained in science and risen to outstanding in English and mathematics over two years, with a PIRLS 2021 score of 641, some 36 points above target.
- Breadth of external examination provision — A Level, GCSE and BTEC — with strong value-added at GCSE and a full pass rate at A Level in 2025.
- Substantial owner investment: close to AED 60 million since the change of ownership, with a further AED 25 million expected in 2026–27.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Arabic and Islamic Education carry increased weight in the final rating, and are the areas the school itself identifies as the route to Outstanding — ask what the plan is and who now leads it.
- Nine cycles at Very Good: the platform is strong and the top tier remains one step away.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — KHDA judged care and support for students of determination very good and praised parent engagement, with clear policies, trained adults and practical classroom adjustments rather than words on a page. The stated development area is sharpening pathways and progress measures for every learner, particularly in Arabic and Islamic Education, so the inclusive culture is matched by consistent outcomes across all subjects. 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.
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