Nibras International School
Good Mirdif, Dubai · American
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 22,000 to 44,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- American
- Established
- Founded 2004
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Dubai Investments Park 1, Dubai
District-level pin for Mirdif — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 13 per cent below the median for American schools in this guide (AED 38,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: Emirates National Schools Dubai (AED 20,000 to 38,000 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 (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good in 2023–24 — the school’s first Good in an inspection history stretching back to 2008–09, after twelve consecutive cycles at Acceptable.
- Inspectors credit the improvement directly to the effective actions of leaders, with new ownership investment behind it.
- Personal and social development Very Good across all four phases — the school’s single strongest domain — with health and safety Very Good throughout.
- Parent and community partnerships Very Good, the highest score in the leadership domain, and science a particular strength across phases alongside strong Kindergarten outcomes.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Achievement still ranges from acceptable to good across key subjects — the breakthrough is real but the academic base is early.
- Inspectors ask for more extensive and creative writing, and consistent use of proper English conventions.
- Support for students of determination and for gifted students is named as an area for improvement — with 99 students of determination on roll, this is the question to press hardest on a visit.
Inclusion (students of determination): 99 students of determination among around 1,488 students, with an inclusion team providing classroom strategies, targeted small-group interventions and individualised plans, and an inclusion governor sitting on the governance board specifically to champion inclusion. Two findings sit together and both are true: inspectors named support for students of determination and gifted learners as an area for improvement, and asked that assessment data be used more effectively to personalise learning — while also recording that students themselves are ‘particularly sensitive toward students of determination, showing care and kindness’. Culture and provision are not the same thing, and here the culture is ahead of the systems. Ask what has been put in place since, and who is accountable. 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Mirdif
- GEMS Royal Dubai School — Very Good, AED 40,252 to 61,410 a year
- Uptown International School — Very Good, AED 31,145 to 78,420 a year
- Emirates National Schools Dubai — Acceptable, AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
- Mirdif American School — Good, AED 25,000 to 50,000 a year
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