Sabari Indian School
Acceptable Deira, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- 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
- Fees not listed — confirm with the school
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- Established
- Founded 2005
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Deira, Dubai
District-level pin for Deira — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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How far is this from another school? What the bus costs
If your children may end up at different schools, the distance that decides your mornings is the one between them, not from home to each.
In context
It is one of 51 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.
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:
- A CBSE school in Al Wuheida, Deira, acquired by Al Najah Education, with parents consistently describing dedicated teachers, personalised attention and a strong co-curricular programme.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable in KHDA’s published record — the least KHDA expects of any school. Note that some parent-facing directories describe the school as Good; where sources disagree we take the regulator’s own table.
- This page is short because the record is. We have not verified a fee range, enrolment or detailed inspection findings from sources we trust, and we would rather leave a blank than fill it.
- Read the full report on the KHDA directory and treat a visit as essential rather than optional.
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, whether your child’s name would sit on the SEND register rather than simply be known to a teacher, 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?
- How do you handle children joining outside the April intake?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Deira
- Pearl Wisdom School — Good, AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
- Arab Unity School — Acceptable, AED 6,462 to 10,808 a year
- Oxford School Dubai — Good, AED 13,000 to 24,000 a year
- Dubai Modern Education School — Acceptable, AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
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