National Charity School Primary
Acceptable Al Garhoud, 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 4,277 to 7,841 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 1981
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Garhoud, Dubai
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How far is this from another school? What the bus costs
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 60 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.
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:
- The primary section of the National Charity Schools network in Al Garhoud, on the Ministry of Education curriculum.
- Among the most affordable schooling anywhere in this register at roughly AED 4,300 to 7,800.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable — the bottom of what is permitted.
- The National Charity School operates as multiple branches — primary, boys and girls sections — and published enrolment and fee figures differ between them. Confirm which branch you are applying to and which schedule applies.
- There is little published about this school that we can stand behind. Beyond rating, area and fee range we have not verified detailed inspection findings and we are not going to guess.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA’s official Inclusion Rating Table. Beyond that rating we have verified nothing about this school’s inclusion provision and will not estimate it. Ask who leads inclusion, how many students of determination are on roll, and what has changed since the inspection. 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 Al Garhoud
- North American International School — Acceptable, AED 22,000 to 42,000 a year
- Delhi Private School — Very Good, AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year
- Russian International School — Good, AED 15,722 to 25,180 a year
- Gulf Model School — Acceptable, AED 11,000 to 22,000 a year
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