United International Private School
Acceptable Muhaisnah, Dubai · International / other
- 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
- AED 5,457 to 11,990 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- International / other
- Established
- Founded 1992
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Muhaisnah, Dubai
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 42 per cent below the median for International / other schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 51 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 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:
- The first Philippine school established in Dubai, founded 1992 to serve the emirate’s Filipino community, running the Philippine K-12 curriculum from KG1 to Grade 12 for 1,823 students on a purpose-built campus in Muhaisnah 1.
- Personal development, understanding of Islamic values and social responsibility are rated Outstanding across all phases — a rare distinction, and a meaningful one for a school built on character and community.
- Teaching reaches Very Good in Senior High, governance is Good and parental engagement Very Good.
- Among the most affordable in the private sector at roughly AED 5,500 to 12,000, with mother-tongue instruction alongside UAE regulatory compliance.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable since 2019–20, following a downgrade from three consecutive Good ratings — this school has been better than it currently is, which is a fair thing to raise with leaders.
- Kindergarten and Primary are the weakest phases: mathematics attainment Acceptable in both, science progress Acceptable in both, English progress only Acceptable in KG.
- Assessment is uniformly Acceptable across every phase — a flat finding that inspectors read as systemic underuse of data.
- Curriculum adaptation for students of determination and gifted learners is only Acceptable, against a curriculum rated Good overall.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable in KHDA’s official Inclusion Rating Table — and inspectors were specific about why: curriculum adaptation for students of determination and gifted learners is rated only Acceptable, against a curriculum rated Good overall. So the school’s teaching plan is stronger than its adaptation of that plan for children who need it changed. That gap is the thing to ask about, with examples. Weigh it against personal development rated Outstanding across all phases, which suggests the culture is ahead of the machinery. 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Muhaisnah
- Primus Private School — Good, AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
- SMM High School Muhaisnah — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school
- Dubai Arabian American Private School — Weak, AED 15,134 to 35,411 a year
- Philadelphia Private School — Good, AED 18,514 to 31,704 a year
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