The International School of Choueifat
Acceptable Al Sufouh, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 21,896 to 41,906 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 1978
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Sufouh, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Sufouh — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 42 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 27 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 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:
- Very good achievement and progress in mathematics and science in the high school, with strong senior English — the school’s consistently recognised academic strength.
- Extensive and genuinely global university placement, with graduates progressing to institutions across the UK, US, Europe, Canada, Asia and the Middle East — the outcome this school is built around.
- One of Dubai’s longest-established private schools, operating in Al Sufouh since the early 1990s on a 62,298 square metre campus with a semi-Olympic pool, dedicated KG building, four computer labs and three science labs.
- Mid-range fees of roughly AED 21,900–41,900 — below the Dubai citywide average — with IGCSE, AS, A Level and AP examinations all available.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable overall in 2023–24, a rating held across more than a decade of inspections, and inspectors confirmed that progress against previous recommendations had been limited.
- Achievement across Kindergarten, Primary and Middle remains largely acceptable, and internal assessment outcomes do not always align with external benchmarks.
- Parental involvement is rated acceptable and identified by inspectors as inadequate; governance lacks diverse stakeholder representation; direct access to teaching staff is structurally limited and the self-evaluation process lacks accuracy.
- A Parental Council formed in 2023 was still not active and operational at inspection — ask whether it now is.
Inclusion (students of determination): 83 students of determination enrolled at the most recent inspection, in a school of close to 3,918 — and the structural finding matters more than the number. Inspectors report that the school’s resistance to curriculum flexibility, inclusion adaptation and more student-centred learning continues to limit progress in inspection outcomes, and they recommend appointing qualified teachers in Inclusion, alongside Islamic Education, Arabic and English. The SABIS system is tightly structured by design; that is its strength for students who thrive on it, and its constraint for a child who needs the curriculum bent around them. The school is non-selective but academically demanding once a student is enrolled, and parental involvement is rated Acceptable and described by inspectors as inadequate. 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:
- 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Sufouh
- GEMS Wellington International School — Outstanding, AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year
- Dubai College — Outstanding, AED 97,415 to 110,305 a year
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