The Fifth Dimension Elementary School
Weak Al Quoz, Dubai · American
- KHDA rating
- Weak
Below minimum standards and under KHDA improvement notices. 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
- American
- Established
- Founded 2021
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Quoz, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Quoz — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
It is one of 2 schools in this guide currently rated Weak.
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 small US-curriculum elementary school, inspected by KHDA for the first time in 2023–24 — receiving a first rating at all is a milestone for a young school, and the report is the first independent account of it that exists.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Rated Weak on that first inspection — the lowest judgement awarded to any Dubai school that year alongside one other, and below the Acceptable minimum the regulator expects. KHDA’s published table records both Dubai focus areas as Acceptable, so the weakness sits in core provision rather than in the focus areas.
- Emirati students are not permitted to enrol in schools rated Weak or below — the rule that applies here is set out on our key findings page.
- We are publishing this entry thin rather than not at all. The verified public record for this school is among the sparsest of any in this register: we have not established a published fee range, and we will not estimate one. Read the full report on the KHDA directory, and treat a visit and direct questions to leaders as essential rather than optional.
- Ask specifically: what has changed since the inspection, who leads the school now, what the improvement plan funds this year, and what provision exists for students of determination.
Inclusion (students of determination): No published inclusion rating or cohort figure was found for this school in the sources we can verify, and we will not infer one from the overall Weak judgement. KHDA’s table records both Dubai focus areas as Acceptable. If your child needs support, ask directly how many students of determination are on roll, who holds the inclusion champion role, and what provision exists today rather than what is planned. 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:
- 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 Quoz
- GEMS Our Own English High School — Very Good, AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
- GEMS Our Own Indian School — Very Good, AED 7,000 to 14,000 a year
- The English College Dubai — Very Good, AED 41,000 to 68,265 a year
- Safa British School — Very Good, AED 45,428 to 73,550 a year
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