Star International School Al Qusais
Good Al Qusais, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From KHDA’s 2023-24 inspection - now more than two years old. Checked against KHDA’s directory on 14 September 2026.
- Dubai focus areas
- Wellbeing: Good · Inclusion: Good
KHDA’s separate judgements for student wellbeing and for inclusion, from the same inspection.
- Year groups
- FS1 to Year 13
As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 3 to 18.
- Annual fees
- To be updated
This school does not publish a fee schedule we can verify. Ask us and we will get the figure for your year group.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
KHDA lists: UK (13 Y).
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Qusais, Dubai
Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Al Qusais First.
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report
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In context
It is one of 85 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
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What the inspectors said
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good in 2023-24 across both Al Twar and Al Qusais campuses, with leadership, academic outcomes and wellbeing provision all named.
- Learning skills very strong across phases, with particular strength in Foundation Stage, Secondary and Post-16; progress in English, mathematics and science very good in FS and Secondary.
- English attainment in Secondary Very Good, and strong partnerships with parents rated Very Good.
- A 1:11 teacher-to-student ratio at an affordable fee point, within a school group operating in more than 25 countries.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Islamic Education and Arabic outcomes are generally acceptable - the standing improvement area.
- Inspectors asked for clearer marking, better continuity between Primary and Secondary mathematics, broader Secondary and vocational choices, and more precise, measurable IEP targets for students of determination.
- Teacher turnover has fluctuated sharply - 45% in 2017, 22% in 2020, 33% in 2023 - ask directly where it stands now.
Inclusion (students of determination): 101 students of determination supported across the Al Twar and Al Qusais campuses, with an experienced inclusion team working alongside class teachers so personalised strategies are embedded in daily lessons, and a purposeful room on each campus for one-to-one or small-group intervention. The school follows the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle using the 2019 Directives and Guidelines for Inclusive Education, and identification runs either through the school’s own specialist team or a formal medical diagnosis - so a diagnosis is not the only route in. Every admission involving a student of determination is handled by the inclusion team under the Inclusion Champion, and the school may issue a ‘Conditional Acceptance’ with conditions and a timeline shared and counter-signed by all present - get that document. Inspectors asked that individual education plan targets be made precise and measurable, and that curriculum modifications be monitored for actual impact. 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 - 221 of 230 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Paraphrased from KHDA’s published inspection record for 2023-24. Read the dated report on KHDA’s page for this school.
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.
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- its facilities - sports, arts, science, library
- published exam results or university destinations
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- the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked
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Other schools in Al Qusais
- The Millennium School - Very Good, AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
- American International School Dubai - Good, To be updated
- Amity School Dubai - Good, To be updated
- Apple International School - Good, AED 9,647 to 22,398 a year
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