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The Apple International Community School

Acceptable Bur Dubai, Dubai · British (NCfE)

KHDA rating
Acceptable

Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. 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: Acceptable

KHDA’s separate judgements for student wellbeing and for inclusion, from the same inspection.

Year groups
FS1 to Year 11

As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 3 to 16.

Annual fees
AED 19,427 to 25,728 a year

Read from the school's own published fee schedule on 16 September 2026, and stated as the range across its year groups. 2026-27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.

Curriculum
British (NCfE)

KHDA lists: UK (13 Y).

School transport
Not yet collected - ask the school
Location
Bur Dubai, Dubai

Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Al Karama.

Contacting the school
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report

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In context

Its mid-range fee is about 57 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 52,500). It is one of 52 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 KHDA's inspection report for 2023-24 - read the complete report on KHDA's page for this school. 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.

Strengths the inspectors named:

  • The caring ethos and attention to wellbeing.
  • Students' good attitudes, behaviour and relationships throughout the school.
  • Effective partnership with parents and the wider community.
  • The significant contribution made by governors.
  • Effective routine management.

What they asked the school to improve:

  • Raise attainment and progress in the primary phase - named first, and the clearest reason for the Acceptable rating.
  • Achieve greater consistency of teaching in all subjects and phases.
  • Train and support leaders so they can improve teaching, assessment and the curriculum.
  • Ensure teachers use assessment information and plan lessons that challenge every student.

Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA's directory and its 2023-24 ratings table, matching the school's overall judgement. 66 students of determination out of 1,036 - around 6%. Inspectors record an inclusive ethos, an appropriate policy, and trained inclusion staff providing relevant support, but state plainly that provision is inconsistent from class to class. That inconsistency, rather than the policy, is the thing to ask about. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.

Context: 1,036 students with 94 teachers. KHDA lists this school separately from Apple International School, which is a different, larger school; check which one you are applying to.

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?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

What we don't know about this school

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  • whether it is co-educational, boys or girls
  • how many children are on roll
  • its facilities - sports, arts, science, library
  • published exam results or university destinations
  • what registration, transport, uniform and meals add to the fee
  • the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked

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