KEY FINDINGS 2013-2014 INSPECTION of PRIVATE SCHOOLS Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings

KEY FINDINGS 2013-2014 INSPECTION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings

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Knowledge and Human Development Authority P. O. Box: 500008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 364 0000 Fax: +971 4 364 0001 www.khda.gov.ae Contents

Introduction...... 6

Profile of schools...... 8

Overall Ratings of schools...... 9

Main findings...... 10

Strengths of schools...... 16

Areas for development...... 18

Quality of education in improving schools...... 20

Quality of education in schools that require further improvement ...... 22

Outcomes in Key Questions...... 24

The performance of students in schools in relation to the UAE National Agenda ...... 31

Key Recommendations ...... 33

4 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Introduction

This key findings report marks the sixth annual cycle of DSIB inspections. There are twelve outstanding schools delivering world class education. This has been evidenced through the inspection reports and through the educational and personal achievements of the students. Private schools in Dubai continue to rise to the challenge of national and international demands for a world class education system. This year, more students in private schools in Dubai benefited from good or outstanding education.

The National Agenda was announced at the beginning of 2014 by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid. Two of the major targets announced concerned the ranking of UAE in international assessments. They are:

• By 2021, the UAE will be among the 15 highest performing countries in TIMSS

• By 2021, the UAE will be among the 20 highest performing countries in PISA

In line with these targets, many schools are working towards improving the attainment of students against international comparisons. This will support Dubai in achieving the goal of being in the top performing regions.

However, as well as these improving schools, there were some schools that were struggling to improve. They require significant, determined and focused interventions in order to provide a better education for their students and to help Dubai towards the achievement of these goals.

6 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 7 Profile of the Schools Overall Rating of the Schools by Curriculum

141 private schools were inspected during 2013-14 in Dubai. UK Indian US MoE IB French Other All School

UK Curriculum...... 51 Outstanding 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 12

Good 27 8 7 3 6 4 2 57 US Curriculum...... 30 Acceptable 14 13 21 6 0 0 10 64 Indian Curriculum...... 25 Unsatisfactory 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 8 Ministry of Education Curriculum...... 12 The schools were given overall ratings as listed above. International Baccalaureate Curriculum...... 6

French...... 4

Other ...... 13

Numbers of students in private schools inspected in 2013-2014

UK 76,042 (51 schools )

INDIAN 74,451 ( 25 schools )

US 49,301 ( 30 schools )

MOE 15,836 ( 12 schools )

IB 6,919 ( 6 schools )

FRENCH 4,548 ( 4 schools )

OTHERS* 10,638 ( 13 schools )

* The title ‘Others’ refers to six schools which follow an Iranian curriculum, two schools following the Pakistani National Curriculum, two schools which follow a Philippine curriculum and three further schools which provide German, Russian and Japanese curricula

8 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 9 Main Findings Students in private schools over inspection years There is much for DSIB and schools to recognise this year and some areas which need further work. Some of the key achievements are listed below: 21710 20435 6177 18546 2205 Students in private schools over inspection years 98698 87663 3% 1% 62394 76183 77176 3% 9% 9% 9% 30% 3098 27% 35% 36% 44% 47% 49% 51% 41% 31187 38% 40% 42%

99171 99185 106644 95562 95249 64069

56% 56% 15757 13243 9983 10988 14049 10683 51% 47% 45% 45% 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

14% Outstanding Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory 8% 5% 6% 6% 4% 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

Outstanding Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory In 2008-9 only 30% of students had an education which was judged to be good or outstanding. Student numbers have increased and over half of them now receive a good or outstanding education.

• More students are now attending good or outstanding schools than in the previous years.

10 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 11 Emirati students in private schools over inspection years

169 106 130 49 17 Improved overall Improved overall 18 6101 5462 9196 10608 10067 6427

13490 18244 18406 Declined overall Declined overall 16428 16260 16526

4813 2325 2404 2274 1946 974 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

Outstanding Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory

Over 4000 more Emirati students now attend private schools than in 2008-9. The proportion of Emirati In 2012-13 ten schools improved but 8 declined in their overall rating. This year 8 schools improved and students receiving a good or better quality of education has risen by 10%. none declined in their overall rating.

• This is the first year that no school has declined in its overall rating.

• Eight schools have improved their overall ratings. Of these, two have improved from an unsatisfactory to an acceptable overall rating and six have moved from acceptable to good.

12 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 13 Percentage of each curriculum schools in each rating.

UK schools Indian schools 2%

8% 8% 18% 27%

32%

52% 53%

Outstanding Good Outstanding Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory Acceptable Unsatisfactory US schools MoE schools 3% 4% 0

25% 25% 23%

70% 50%

Outstanding Good Outstanding Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory Acceptable Unsatisfactory

• No US curriculum school improved its overall rating this year. US curriculum schools are not improving sufficiently and just under three quarters of them provide education which is at best acceptable.

• All IB and French schools provide good quality education.

14 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 15 Strengths of Schools

• In over 95% of judgements, students’ • 64% of schools had a good or better personal responsibility was graded curriculum quality judgements in good or outstanding, an increase from 2013-14, representing a significant last year’s high performance of 92%. improvement on the previous year. Excellent behaviour and attitudes were In the best of these schools, staff modelled by students in most schools. used assessment information to Students were punctual and happy make appropriate adjustments to the participants in the lives of their schools. curriculum.

• Schools were beginning to engage more • The main improvements in curriculum fully in Dubai’s ambition to improve the quality were in the Kindergarten and health and well-being of all citizens. In primary phases of the schools. This almost all schools, and across all phases, was a particularly strong feature in IB students were better informed and were curriculum schools. beginning to adopt healthy lifestyles. • 85% of schools provided good • Nearly 90% of students’ understanding or outstanding healthy and safe of Islamic values and local, cultural environments for students. Most and global awareness, was judged as schools were safe and hygienic. good or outstanding. Students were DSIB inspections had raised schools’ courteous in their behaviour and awareness of the importance of child respectful towards others. protection policies and procedures. As a result, safeguarding was given a • Students’ understanding of community and high priority in most schools. environmental responsibility had improved significantly in 2013-14. • 86% of schools had good or better involvement with parents and the • Almost all of the schools having students community. actively involved in community projects both locally as well as around the globe.

16 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 17 Areas for Development

• Too many schools rated themselves too highly in their self- evaluations. Almost half of the schools had self-evaluation which inspectors judged to be no better than acceptable.

• Almost three-quarters of schools had shortcomings in Arabic as a first and additional language. In some, there was a slight improvement in speaking and listening but little improvement in reading and writing. Approaches to teaching and learning in Arabic were too often repetitive and did not motivate or engage students.

• In half the schools, monitoring and evaluation of the assessment information was not done thoroughly or accurately enough. As a result some schools could not clearly identify students’ progress, attainment, or difficulties.

• Although teaching was good in nearly 60% of schools, where it was weaker and needed development, there was limited continuing professional development of good quality.

• Although partnerships with parents had improved, their views were not often gathered or used effectively to improve teaching and learning.

• Leaders and managers in more than a third of schools were not acting decisively, promptly or effectively enough to remedy areas of concern, particularly those identified through inspection.

• In about 20% of schools, modification of the curriculum was unsatisfactory. Some class and subject teachers needed training on how to modify the curriculum to ensure success for students. The absence of appropriate modifications to the curriculum prevented students with special educational needs from progressing as well as they could.

18 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 19 The quality of education in improving schools

To support schools in developing further, the findings • In many improving schools, leaders and of inspection have been used to help describe what governing bodies recruited were well happens in schools that are improving. An important qualified and committed staff and deployed key finding this year is the increasing number of them effectively in their roles. Professional private schools in Dubai that have continued to build development for teaching staff was a upon previous improvements. This is significant as key component of their human resource these improvements have taken place within the management strategies. context of progressively increasing expectations and yearly developments to the inspection framework. • In the improving schools, there was a good correlation between the quality of leadership and Improvements were seen in a number of quality the improving overall performance. There was indicators in almost half of the schools in 2013-14. also a connection between the quality of good These schools showed a positive improvement in teaching and school improvement. In almost different areas of their work. Over half of the UK all the improving schools, teaching was either curriculum and IB schools were improving overall. good or outstanding. The strongest teaching was However, less than a quarter of US curriculum schools observed in IB and UK curriculum schools. were in this category of improving schools. • This year inspectors recognised more good Features of improving schools and outstanding judgements to teaching and learning in the Kindergarten and primary • Improving schools shared many common phase. In these schools, teachers had features. Inspectors reported the increasingly developed a good understanding of how oral determined leadership, high expectations for language skills underpin literacy and how the all students, and a clear focus on raising the development of phonic skills relates to reading attainment and progress of all students. The and writing across the age ranges. Much of best leaders established a dynamic, creative the teaching and learning occurs through the and innovative learning environment in which medium of play and other structured learning everyone could flourish. activities in those schools.

20 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 21 The quality of education in schools that require further improvement.

In contrast to the improving schools there are characteristics of schools which need further development.

• Approximately 20% of quality indicators in these schools had not improved.

• Although these schools retained their overall ratings, a significant number were clearly declining. Over 30% of the declining schools delivered a US curriculum. This compared to 18% delivering a UK curriculum and 8% delivering the MoE curriculum.

• A few schools have been in significant decline for the past two years, some in the acceptable category and some which are still good. Urgent action needs to be taken by senior leaders and governors to prevent further decline.

• Eight schools have been unsatisfactory for at least two years. Fifty schools have been acceptable for at least three years. This accounts for more than one third of Dubai’s schools. These schools appear to be making little or no improvement. The concern is the incapacity of most of these schools to improve. Their inability to evaluate themselves accurately through good quality self-assessment was a key factor.

• Over 40% of teaching was no better than acceptable across all schools. Most of this was concentrated in the acceptable schools. Teaching needs to improve to good quality so that the outcomes for students also improve.

• In over 40% of all schools, governors did not prioritise outcomes for students in their work. Most of this is concentrated in the acceptable schools.

• In half of all schools assessment was not better than acceptable. Assessment is a key tool in improving teaching and learning and is a key source of information for school self-evaluation. Most assessment judgements are concentrated in the acceptable schools.

• Recommendations were made to the leaders and governors of declining schools about the nature and scope of the changes needed to prevent further decline. A common recommendation was to improve self-evaluation and improvement planning.

22 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 23 Outcomes in Key questions

How good are the students’ attainment, progress and learning skills? Learning Skills • The quality of learning skills improved slightly and English, mathematics and science now 58% of judgements are good or better. • Attainment improved in English, mathematics and science overall. Attainment and • There has been an improvement this year in progress in English improved most in Kindergarten. Attainment and progress were provision in many Kindergartens, there are now consistently good in IB curriculum schools in all three subjects. more opportunities for independent and practical • Children for whom English is a first, or subsequent language, made good progress learning for children in this phase. when offered practical situations. Practical learning in science helped students develop • About 40% of the improvement in learning skills their learning skills. Science attainment and progress improved most for older students. was due to improvements in the Kindergartens. • Despite the improvements, students in US and MoE schools scored well below the expectations of international assessments (PISA, TIMSS, PRLS). Recommendations Schools should: Islamic Education and Arabic • Ensure that all teachers understand the links between • There has been a very small overall decline in the judgements about Islamic Education good quality teaching and improved attainment and though about half the judgements for attainment and progress were good or better. progress and train and support teachers to make • There was no overall improvement in attainment or progress in Arabic as a first accurate judgements about students’ progress. language, and there was evidence of decline particularly in the primary phase. • Develop all staff to understand the links between • There was a very small improvement in attainment in Arabic as an additional language good curriculum planning and design, improved but no improvement or decline in progress, which was good or better in only 27% of quality of teaching and improved attainment and judgements. progress.

• Almost all of the outstanding schools had an area of Arabic where a significant • Help teachers to understand learners’ needs and to improvement was required. plan and teach lessons accordingly.

24 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 25 How good is the students’ personal Recommendations and social development? Schools should: • Personal and social development was a strength in almost • Improve the quality of continuous all schools. professional development offered to • All aspects of personal and social development were strong teachers to increase the number of qualified including personal responsibility and attitudes, cultural values and trained teachers. and environmental responsibility. • Provide a balance between teaching strategies that focus on preparing students How good are the teaching and assessment? for assessments or examinations and • Teaching for effective learning improved slightly, particularly the teaching of subject specific skills and in IB and French curriculum schools. knowledge.

• In 37% of schools teaching was no better than acceptable. • Increase the opportunities for students to reflect and work independently and • Teaching was not improving in US curriculum schools. reduce the over reliance on textbook driven teaching strategies. • The high number of teachers leaving and joining schools each year had a negative impact on the quality of teaching. • Track and monitor the progress and attainment of all students more rigorously • Teaching improved most in Kindergarten and in Primary and take appropriate action when analysis phases; there was limited improvement in other phases. indicates a need. • Assessment was good or better in only half of the schools. It Ensure that staff have a thorough and was strongest in IB, French and UK curriculum schools. • detailed knowledge of all students in • The tracking of students’ progress was improving but was their classes, including their strengths, not yet robust enough, especially in the acceptable schools. weaknesses and interests. Assessment of students’ work was the weakest aspect of teaching.

• Too few US curriculum schools engaged with internationally recognised assessments.

26 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 27 How well does the curriculum meet How good are the leadership the educational needs of all students? and management of the school? • The curriculum overall was good or better in a majority of schools. • Leadership only improved very slightly in 2013-14.

• Its design to meet the needs of all students was good or better in • Self-evaluation was good in 44% of schools and outstanding only a minority of schools. in only 14%. Too many schools rated themselves too highly.

• There had been only small improvements in designing a curriculum • Of the 30 schools recommended to improve their self- for students with special educational needs (SEN). In too many evaluation in 2012-13, nine had improved but six had school, teachers did not differentiate the curriculum for students with declined in this critical aspect of their work. different learning needs. • There was a close correlation between the grade for • Homework was only rarely matched well to students’ abilities. self-evaluations and the overall grade of the school. The weaker schools had weak self-evaluation. The quality of Recommendations self-evaluation is therefore a clear indicator of capacity to improve. Schools should: • Good and outstanding schools were the most likely to be Train and support teachers to plan and deliver teaching that meets • self-critical and they had the best developed systems for the wide range of needs within their classes. self-assessment. Schools with good or better self-evaluation involved a broad range of staff and other stakeholders in • Evaluate the quality of the work set in lessons and given as homework, the process. to ensure that it is suitable and appropriate for all students.

• Partnerships with parents and the community were a • Ensure parents are better informed about what their children can do strength in 86% of schools. or achieve so that they are better able to support the work of the school. • There had been a significant increase in outstanding judgements for governance. Outstanding governance How well does the school protect and is now seen in 22% of schools. This improvement has support students? occurred in many cases because governing bodies now include a wider range of stakeholders, including parents. • Health and safety was good or better in 85% of schools and acceptable in most of the remainder. • Management of staffing, facilities and resources has improved slightly; 60% of judgements are now good or better.

28 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 29 Recommendations The performance of Dubai’s private schools against the UAE National Agenda Schools should: At the beginning of 2014, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid launched the UAE National Agenda which • Ensure that senior leaders evaluate teaching • Ensure that the role of governors includes includes a set of targets that pave the way towards the next phase of educational development in across their schools so that all students are holding the school to account for the the UAE. The educational targets covered a wide range of areas affecting the quality of education and sufficiently challenged and supported to students’ outcomes. student achievement across the different phases. Two major targets were concerned with UAE ranking make the best possible progress. in international assessments; they are as follows: • School leaders must pay regard to the • Ensure rigorous self-evaluation as a starting outcomes of international assessments in • By 2021, the UAE will be among the 15 highest performing countries in TIMSS point for school improvement. setting targets for the school. • By 2021, the UAE will be among the 20 highest performing countries in PISA

To work towards achieving TIMSS and PISA targets in the UAE National Agenda, three targets have been set. These are indicated by the horizontal red lines in the charts below. These three targets are important for Dubai; achieving them will ensure that Dubai is playing a significant role in accomplishing the UAE National Agenda.

Chart 1: PISA 2012 scores for different curricula against the National Agenda target.

Mean Score by Curriculum

600 550 National Agenda Target 520 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50

IB UK Indian US Philippine Private- MOE Pakistani Mathematics 517 510 488 474 459 417 326 Reading 526 510 497 475 445 434 313 Science 527 526 493 479 439 431 336

30 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 31 Chart 2: Grade 4 TIMSS 2011 scores for different curricula against the National Agenda target. Key Recommendations

Mean Score by Curriculum Timss Grade 4 During 2013-14, eight schools improved their overall performance grades and continued to make improvements but their overall judgements did not change. Too many schools however, remain 600 persistently in the categories of acceptable or unsatisfactory. In order for Dubai to meet its National 550 National Agenda Target 530 500 Agenda targets for international assessments, the following recommendations need to be considered. 450 400 • Self-assessment must be integral to the work of the schools. It must be accurate, evidence-based, 350 involve all staff, and it is essential that it leads to improvements. Self-assessment is not a KHDA 300 document, it is a road map to be used by the schools to help them to improve further. 250 200 • Governance and accountability must be strong. Governors need to be sufficiently skilled to ask 150 difficult and searching questions. They need to ask for the right information so that they are able 100 50 to assess the performance of the school and hold the senior leaders to account. For example, 0 governors must check that teaching and learning are improving the outcomes for students. If not, IB UK Indian US Philippine Private- MOE Pakistani Mathematics 531 526 482 449 462 382 360 then they should ask school managers to find out why. Science 533 520 478 438 460 370 324 • There must be a strong focus to provide a curriculum that builds on the improvements in the Chart 3: Grade 8 TIMSS 2011 scores for different curricula against the National Agenda target. Kindergarten phase. For children in Kindergarten and students across the school, the curriculum must provide breadth and depth with appropriate transition between phases. It must provide Mean Score by Curriculum Timss Grade 8 sufficient challenge and opportunities and take account of all needs.

600 • Schools must address the shortcomings in Arabic as a first and additional language as a matter 550 National Agenda Target 510 500 of urgency. Some schools will be able to build on the good work started in improving speaking 450 and listening, but all will need to develop students’ skills in reading and writing. Schools should 400 broaden approaches to teaching and learning in Arabic so that students feel more enthusiastic, 350 confident and competent, in speaking, reading and writing the language. 300

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0 IB UK Indian US Philippine Private- MOE Pakistani Mathematics 537 527 497 465 470 438 371 Science 543 542 509 464 477 440 360

32 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 33 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Main • Robust monitoring and evaluation of accurate assessment information must take place to identify School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall Curriculum students’ progress, attainment, difficulties and, where appropriate, underachievement. This must rating rating rating rating rating rating lead to an effective range of intervention activities and programmes. Kings school Dubai UK Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding GEMS Wellington UK/IB Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good International School • Good continuing professional development (CPD) must take place for all, this is particularly Jumeirah College UK Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Outstanding important for those new to teaching. It must be linked to effective performance management Jumeirah English Speaking UK Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Outstanding and lesson observations should be common place. When identified, sharing of good practice School must take place across the school. Dubai College UK Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good GEMS Jumeirah Primary UK Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good • The views of all stakeholders, especially parents, should be used effectively to improve teaching School Jumeirah English Speaking and learning and not simply to improve support or general facilities within the school. UK/IB Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Outstanding School (Br) GEMS Dubai American US/IB Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Good • Leaders and managers need to act decisively, promptly and effectively to remedy areas of Academy concern, particularly those identified through inspection. Indian GEMS Modern Academy Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Not inspected (CISCE) Indian The Indian High School Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Not inspected (CBSE) Dubai English Speaking UK Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Good Good College Horizons English School UK Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Good Good Jebel Ali Primary school UK Good Good Outstanding Good Good Good Al Mizhar American US Good Good Good Good Good Good Academy School American School of Dubai US Good Good Good Good Good Good Dubai English Speaking UK Good Good Good Good Good Good School Dubai National School US Good Good Good Good Good Good GEMS Wellington Primary UK Good Good Good Good Good Good School Japanese School Japanese Good Good Good Good Good Good Lycee Francais French Good Good Good Good Good Good International Lycee Francais International Georges French Good Good Good Good Good Good Pompidou Repton School Dubai FZ- UK/IB Good Good Good Good Good Good LLC The English College Dubai UK Good Good Good Good Good Good

34 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 35 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Main Main School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall Curriculum Curriculum rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating Uptown School IB Good Good Good Good Good Good Regent International UK Good Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Cambridge International Private School UK Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable School Al Ameen Private School UK Good Good Good Good Acceptable Unsatisfactory Dubai British School UK Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable GEMS Our Own Indian Indian Good Good Good Good Acceptable Not inspected Dubai International School (CBSE) IB Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable Indian Academy Our Own High School Good Good Good Good Acceptable Not inspected Emirates International (CBSE) UK/IB Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable private School L.L.C Raffles World Academy UK/IB Good Good Good Acceptable Good Acceptable GEMS Royal Dubai School UK Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable Al Ittihad Private School US Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Good (BR) GEMS World Academy IB Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable Al Salam Private School UK Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Good Star International School - UK Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable German International Um Al Shief German Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Good The School of Research School Dubai UK Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable Science Al Diyafah High School UK Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Universal American School US/IB Good Good Good Good Good Acceptable Deira International School UK/IB Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Indian Dubai International private Delhi Private School Good Good Good Good Good Not inspected US Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable (CBSE) School - BR GEMS Our Own English Indian Emirates International Good Good Good Good Good Not inspected IB Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable High School (CBSE) School (Meadows) Rajagiri International Indian The Winchester School UK Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Good Good Good Good Not inspected School Dubai (CBSE) Jumeira Baccalaureate The Indian High School- Indian UK/IB Good Good Good Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Good Good Good Good Good Not inspected School Branch (CBSE) St. Mary Catholic High Indian UK Good Good Acceptable Good Acceptable Good The Millenium School Good Good Good Good Good Not inspected School-Dubai (CBSE) Al Safa Private School UK Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Lycee Libanais French Good Good Good Good Acceptable Good Al Rashid Al Saleh Private Francophone Prive-Dubai MOE Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable School Raffles International UK Good Good Good Good Acceptable Good Pristine Private School UK Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable School - South GEMS Wellington Academy Dubai Gem Private School UK Good Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable UK Good Good Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected (Branch) Dubai Scholars Private UK Good Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable GreenField Community School IB Good Acceptable Acceptable Good Good Good School Greenwood International US Good Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Indian School JSS International School Good Acceptable Acceptable Good Not inspected Not inspected (CISCE) Lycee Francais Dar Al Marefa School IB Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Good International Georges French Good Good Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Pompidou Primary Oud Dubai Police Kindergarten MOE Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Metha - Deira Branch

36 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 37 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Main Main School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall Curriculum Curriculum rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed International School of Arts MOE Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Islamic Institute and Sciences Star International School UK Good Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Islamic School for Training MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Dubai National School ( and Education US Acceptable Acceptable Good Good Good Good Branch) Modern Skills School US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Deira private school UK Acceptable Acceptable Good Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected National Charity School MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Queen International School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Good Good North American US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Star International School International School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Acceptable Good - Mirdif Sharjah American Indian International Private US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Elite English School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Acceptable Not inspected (CBSE) school The International School of SABIS The City School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Good UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Choueifat (UK/US) International Private The Sheffield Private Philadelphia Private School US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Acceptable UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable School Al Ittihad Private school US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good The Westminster School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Dubai Carmel School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good Al Maaref Private School US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Al Basateen Private (LLC) MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Nursery Al Shurooq Private School MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Al Eman Educational Est ( MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Arab Unity School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Al Eman private School ) Al Khaleej National School US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Mirdif Private School US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Al Mawakeb School - Br US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Oxford School UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Al Mawakib School - Al Emirates English Speaking Indian US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Garhoud School (CBSE) Al Nibras International Indian US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Gulf Indian High School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected private School (CBSE) Al Sadiq Islamic English Indian UK Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable New Indian Model School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected School (CBSE) American International Indian US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable The Central School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected School (CBSE) Dubai International private Indian US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable The Kindergarten Starters Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected School (CBSE) Dubai Modern Education United International US/MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Philippine Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory School Private School International Academic Bradenton Preparatory US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected School Academy The Philippine School Philippine Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected

38 Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings Inspection of Private Schools 2013-2014 Key Findings 39 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Main Main School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall School Name overall overall overall overall overall overall Curriculum Curriculum rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating rating Al Basateen Private Indian MOE Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory The Indian Academy Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Nursery Hatta branch (ICSE) Dubai Arabian American Al Arqm Private School MOE Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable US Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Private School Al Thuraya Private School MOE Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Al Adab Iranian Private Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected New World School Private MOE Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable School for Boys Al Adab Iranian Private Indian Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Crescent English School Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected School for Girls (CBSE) Indian Indian Ambassador School L.L.C Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Gulf Model School Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected (CISCE) (CBSE) Iranian Khadije Kobra H. H. Shaikh Rashid Al Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected School Maktoum Pakistani School- Pakistani Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Dubai ( English Lang) Iranian Salman Farsi Boys Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected AL Worood Academy School UK Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Private School Iranian Towheed Boys Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected School New Academy School US Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable Acceptable Iranian Towheed Girls Iranian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected School Russian International Russian Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected School Apple International School UK Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Acceptable Unsatisfactory Acceptable Indian Buds Public School Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Not inspected (CBSE) Little Flowers English Indian Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Not inspected School (CBSE) Pakistan Educational Pakistani Acceptable Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Not inspected Academy Collegiate American School US Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected GEMS Winchester School UK Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Indian JSS PRIVATE SCHOOL Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected (CBSE) The Indian International Indian Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected School (CBSE) English Language Private UK Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Acceptable School Grammar School UK Acceptable Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Indian Ambassador Kindergarten Acceptable Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected Not inspected (CISCE)

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