About the data
Where every rating, fee and quote on this site comes from, and how we check it.
- Full Inspection Reports
- 1,906
- Fees Fact Sheets
- 532
- Parent Reports
- 428
KHDA documents, reports from 2008–09 to 2025–26. Every value on the site names its document and page.
How one statement reaches its page
From KHDA’s findings about Repton School: one statement, followed to the paragraph it came from.
1The statement
From the reports
Repton School. Highly committed leaders and governors1Source 1: Repton School, KHDA, DSIB school inspection report 2023–24, page 22.
2The quote
1, supports this
“Leaders at all levels demonstrate unwavering dedication to the school's vision of excellence and inclusivity.”
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 22, paragraph 4
3The page
KHDA, DSIB school inspection report 2023–24
Paragraph 4 on page 22.
Go to paragraph 44The report
KHDA, DSIB school inspection report 2023–24, page 22, paragraph 4
Repton School. Published 2023–24.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, extracted, high confidence. Checked 16 September 2026.
Full Inspection Report, PDF, English (opens in a new tab)
Every statement on this site links to the report page and paragraph it came from.
What KHDA ratings mean
KHDA rates schools on six levels: Outstanding, Very good, Good, Acceptable, Weak, Very weak. We show the word, its place on the scale and the report year.
- Outstanding
- Quality of performance substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE
- Very Good
- Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE
- Good
- Quality of performance meets the expectation of the UAE
- Acceptable
- Quality of performance meets the minimum level of quality required in the UAE
- Weak
- Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE
- Very Weak
- Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE
The meanings are KHDA's own, from the UAE School Inspection Framework 2015-16, p. 19. Reports before 2015-16 used four words, not these six.
KHDA paused full inspections in 2024–25 and 2025–26; only new schools were inspected. Read about the pause
Where fees come from
Tuition for your child’s year group, from the school’s Fees Fact Sheet for that academic year. We don’t average fees across year groups.
“Checked” and the date beside it are the day we last compared a value with its source.
AED 57,178 – 102,753
a year, FS1 to Year 13, 2026–27
How fit is worked out
Only schools that meet every must-have get a fit band.
- Strong fit
- Every preference met, and at least two thirds of them strongly.
- Good fit
- At least half of your preferences met.
- Partial fit
- Fewer than half of your preferences met.
When the data cannot tell us, a preference counts as not met. An unmet high-priority preference keeps a school at Good fit at most.
Student nationality mix is context only; it does not affect fit.
Schools where we couldn’t check a must-have are listed separately.
Strong fit, all 2 must-haves met, 3 of 3 preferences
Good fit, all 2 must-haves met, 2 of 3 preferences
Partial fit, all 2 must-haves met, 1 of 3 preferences
What “Estimated” means
Straight-line estimate from the KHDA address
Minutes are the straight-line distance multiplied by 1.3 for detours, at 30 km/h, rounded to whole minutes: about 2.6 minutes per kilometre. Note 1
Home and work are the centre of the KHDA area you chose.
Travel time counts as a preference until route times are available.
- Back to text, note 1
A school 5 km away in a straight line
5 km × 1.3 = 6.5 km
6.5 km ÷ 30 km/h × 60 = 13 minutes
How answers cite reports
Every statement in an answer links to the report page and paragraph it came from. The figure at the top of this page follows one statement to its page.
Found only in the summary for parents. Answers do not use it as evidence.
Repeated findings are counted over the school’s last 5 reports: “in 2 of the last 5 reports”.
Each quote is marked with how it relates to the statement:
- Supports this
- Contradicts this
- Mentions this only
The reports don’t say enough to answer this.
1, supports this
“Leaders at all levels demonstrate unwavering dedication to the school's vision of excellence and inclusivity.”Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 22, paragraph 4
How data rules list schools
Some pages list schools that meet a stated rule, such as moving up at least one level between two full inspections. Rules use KHDA ratings only, list schools A to Z and are the same for every visitor.
Moved up at least one level between their last two full inspections
25 schools, A to Z
- Al Ghaf Private School
- Al Nibras International Private School
- American International School
- …
Inspection years
KHDA inspects Dubai’s private schools and publishes a Full Inspection Report for each visit. Every rating on this site comes from one of those reports, with its year.
In 2024–25 and 2025–26 KHDA paused full inspections. Only schools in their third year of operation were inspected, so for most schools the latest report is from 2023–24.
A school keeps its rating until its next full inspection. The profiles, the comparison and the statistics show each school’s latest rating with its year. KHDA resumes full inspections in 2026–27.
1,906 Full Inspection Reports are on file, from 2008–09 onward. The table counts the schools with a report in each year.
Schools with a Full Inspection Report, by academic year
| Academic year | Schools with a report | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Inspections resume, no reports yet | |
| 2025–26 | 5 | Pause: new schools only |
| 2024–25 | 4 | Pause: new schools only |
| 2023–24 | 203 | Latest full cycle |
| 2022–23 | 193 | |
| 2021–22 | 30 | Some schools only |
| 2020–21 | No full inspections | |
| 2019–20 | 104 | |
| 2018–19 | 157 | |
| 2017–18 | 151 | |
| 2016–17 | 127 | |
| 2015–16 | 135 | |
| 2014–15 | 125 | |
| 2013–14 | 121 | |
| 2012–13 | 119 | |
| 2011–12 | 113 | |
| 2010–11 | 114 | |
| 2009–10 | 110 | |
| 2008–09 | 92 | |
Full Inspection Reports
How many schools did KHDA inspect each year?
203
schools inspected in 2023–24, the latest full cycle
The lighter columns are 2024–25 and 2025–26, the pause: only new schools were inspected. No column for 2020–21: no full inspections.
KHDA Full Inspection Reports on file
How statistics are calculated
Market Statistics count academic years, 2015–16 to 2024–25. Each chart’s “How this is calculated” link opens its method here.
Median Year 5 tuition
The middle Year 5 tuition among the schools that publish one for that academic year. Year 5 is the same age group as Grade 4 and CM1. We don’t average fees across year groups.Note 1
Teacher turnover
The median of the turnover rate each school publishes, in whole percent, shown with the number of schools that publish one.Note 3
Adjusted for inflation
No fee on this site is adjusted for inflation. We have no licensed Dubai consumer price index, so every fee is shown as published, in the dirhams of its own academic year.
- Back to text, note 1
Grade bands use one year group each: FS2 or KG1 for kindergarten, Year 5 or Grade 4 for primary, Year 9 or Grade 8 for secondary, Year 12 or Grade 11 for post-16.
- Back to text, note 2
A school keeps its latest rating in years without an inspection, so 2024–25 and 2025–26 use the 2023–24 ratings. Older four-level reports are not counted.
- Back to text, note 3
For 2024–25 and 2025–26 the rates come from KHDA directory entries. Extracted, needs checking.
Sources and freshness
Documents on file
- Full Inspection Reports
- Ratings, findings and every quote in an answer.
- 1,906
- Follow-through inspection reports
- KHDA’s return visit to a school judged Unsatisfactory: whether each recommendation was met.
- 56
- Parent Reports
- Summary only. Answers do not use it as evidence.
- 428
- Fees Fact Sheets
- Tuition and other payments for each year group and academic year.
- 532
- KHDA school directory
- Address, curricula, grades and school figures in years without an inspection.
- 2,381
- School websites
- Languages taught and activities, only when the school’s own site states them.
- 973
- Other websites
- Pages about a school on directories and news sites, named by their site. Shown, never what the Finder’s activity filter counts.
- 8
KHDA data checked between 16 and 24 September 2026.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, extracted, high confidence. Checked 16 September 2026.
Full Inspection Report, PDF, English (opens in a new tab)Contact
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