Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls
Closed in March 2026
Whether it will open again is not known. What follows is history: past ratings, fees and student numbers. Source: WhichSchoolAdvisor, 17 September 2026
- rating
- Good: level 4 of 6 on KHDA’s scale, from Very weak to OutstandingKHDA 2023–24, p. 6What Good means
- students
- 259 students2024–25, KHDA school directory
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Overview
The school
- Curriculum
- Iranian
- Year groups
- KG1–Grade 12
- Gender
- Girls only Source A: KHDA school directory 2024–25From the official name: “Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls”
- Languages of instruction
- English, Persian
- Founded
- 1989
- External examinations
- Iranian, IBDP Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Accreditation
- IBO Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Extra-curricular activities
- Swimming, confirmed
- Principal
- Khosro Alimardan Farahmand
- Website
- adabschool.org
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2024–25
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, source B
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 3
Checked 16 September 2026.
What parents told KHDA (survey, 2014–15)
The 2023–24 inspection report has no parents’ survey section; this is how the 2014–15 report, the newest with one and 11 years old, sums up parents’ answers, in the inspectors’ words.
2014–15 inspection · 127 parents responded (33%) Source A: Full Inspection Report 2014–15
Overall
A third of parents and most of the teachers and students responded to the survey.
Some parents and students were concerned with the lack of extra-curricular activities.
Some parents expressed concern about the lack of career guidance provided for their children.
A minority of parents stated they were not aware of how the school compared to other schools internationally.
Enjoyment
Parents overwhelmingly indicated their children enjoyed life at school.
Inclusion (SEN)
Responses concerning the school’s provision for students with special educational needs were positive.
Arabic and Islamic education
Parents and students were less positive in their views of attainment and progress in Arabic.
Communication
Communication was rated highly but there was disagreement on whether parents and students’ opinions were valued.
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2014–15
Page 21
Checked 16 September 2026.
Fees 2024–25
Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls tuition for 2024–25 is AED 9,276 (KG1 and KG2) to AED 19,876 (Grade 11 and Grade 12) across 14 year groups, as listed in KHDA's register of fees (open data), 2024–25. Against 2023–24, tuition rose in every year group compared.
Not available
No 2026–27 Fees Fact Sheet yet. Showing 2024–25, the latest published.
Annual tuition by year group, Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls, 2024–25 compared with 2023–24
| Year group | 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Change from 2023–24Note 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | |||
| KG1 | AED 9,276 | AED 9,041 | AED 235 more |
| KG2 | AED 9,276 | AED 9,041 | AED 235 more |
| Primary | |||
| Grade 1 | AED 11,925 | AED 11,623 | AED 302 more |
| Grade 2 | AED 11,925 | AED 11,623 | AED 302 more |
| Grade 3 | AED 11,925 | AED 11,623 | AED 302 more |
| Grade 4 | AED 11,925 | AED 11,623 | AED 302 more |
| Grade 5 | AED 11,925 | AED 11,623 | AED 302 more |
| Grade 6 | AED 14,575 | AED 14,206 | AED 369 more |
| Secondary | |||
| Grade 7 | AED 14,575 | AED 14,206 | AED 369 more |
| Grade 8 | AED 14,575 | AED 14,206 | AED 369 more |
| Grade 9 | AED 17,226 | AED 16,789 | AED 437 more |
| Grade 10 | AED 17,226 | AED 16,789 | AED 437 more |
| Post-16 | |||
| Grade 11 | AED 19,876 | AED 19,372 | AED 504 more |
| Grade 12 | AED 19,876 | AED 19,372 | AED 504 more |
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 1
Tuition as KHDA's register of fees (open data) lists it for each year group. KHDA has not published a Fees Fact Sheet for this school, so other charges are not listed. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
- Back to text, note 2
KHDA register of fees (open data), 2024–25.
- Back to text, note 3
KHDA register of fees (open data), 2023–24.
- Back to text, note 4
Change compares the same year group in two years of KHDA's register of fees. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
Inspection
Overall rating
Earlier reports
Wellbeing Dubai focus area
Inclusion Dubai focus area
Checked 16 September 2026.
KHDA ratings
KHDA ratings in the Full Inspection Report 2023–24. Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not.Source KHDA, 3 June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
OverallOverall performance
Same as 2022–23 Earlier: Good in 2 reports and Acceptable in 8 reports.
WellbeingStudents’ personal development and wellbeing
First rated in 2023–24
InclusionProvision for students of determination
First rated in 2023–24
LeadershipLeadership and management
First rated in 2023–24
Checked 16 September 2026.
Ratings by phase, 2023–24KHDA rates these in each phase, with no single rating for the whole school. Phases are named as the report names them.
| Area | KG | Primary | Middle | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeachingTeaching for effective learning | ||||
| Assessment | ||||
| CurriculumCurriculum design and implementation | ||||
| Adapting the curriculumCurriculum adaptation | ||||
| SafeguardingHealth and safety, including child protection |
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 6
Checked 16 September 2026.
What the KHDA scale means
KHDA rates schools on six levels. Good is the level KHDA expects of every school; Acceptable is the minimum level it requires.
- «Quality of performance substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE»
- «Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE»
- «Quality of performance meets the expectation of the UAE»«This is the expected level for every school in the UAE»
- «Quality of performance meets the minimum level of quality required in the UAE»«This is the minimum level for every school in the UAE»
- «Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE»
- «Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE»
Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls was rated Good in 2023–24.
Source UAE School Inspection Framework 2015–16, p. 19 (KHDA)
History
2 KHDA inspection reports on file, 2014–15 to 2023–24.
History of Al Adab Iranian Private School for GirlsOverall rating by academic year, newest first
- 2024–25 and 2025–26KHDA paused full inspections. The 2023–24 rating is still the latest. About the pause
- 2023–24Same as 2022–23Note 1Full Inspection Report 2023–24 (opens in a new tab)
- 2022–23Same as 2019–20Report not online
- 2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
- 2019–20Up from AcceptableReport not online
- 2018–19Same as 2017–18Report not online
- 2017–18Same as 2016–17Report not online
- 2016–17Same as 2015–16Report not online
- 2015–16Same as 2014–15Report not online
- Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.
- 2014–15Same as 2013–14Full Inspection Report 2014–15 (opens in a new tab)
- 2013–14Same as 2012–13Report not online
- 2012–13Same as 2011–12Report not online
- 2011–12First reportReport not online
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 1
Change compares each report with the school’s previous report. Years with no inspection are skipped, never counted as a change.
Findings
9 findings in the last report: 5 strengths, 4 development points.
Mathematics
Note 11 strength
Strength
Very good student progress in mathematics in most phases across the school
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 3
Parents and community
1 strength
Strength
Strong partnerships with very supportive parents
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 4
Personal development and wellbeing
2 strengths
Strength
The positive and respectful relationships between teachers and students that create a positive environment in lessons
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 5
Strength
Strong student personal development and their very good appreciation of Emirati culture and values
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 6
Health, safety and safeguarding
1 strength
Strength
Effective arrangements for child protection, safety and security of all students across the school
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 7
Arabic
1 development point
Development required
Raise students’ attainment and progress in Arabic.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 9
Teaching
2 development points
Development required
Ensure assessment procedures provide accurate measures of students’ attainment and progress and that full use if made of this information in lesson planning
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 10
Development required
Improve leadership by: - ensuring leaders implement improvement plans with measurable targets that focus on the impact on student outcomes, - strengthening the rigour and target-setting of the appraisal system by linking it more effectively to students’ learning in lesson observations and, - providing training for leaders at all levels to improve the monitoring of teaching and learning.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 12
Governance
1 development point
Development required
Governors must ensure that the curriculum is fully compliant with all regulations.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 11
Findings from all 1 reports
- Back to text, note 1
Topics follow the order of the KHDA inspection framework, not how good or bad a finding is.
Leadership
- Principal at the 2023–24 inspection
- Khosro Alimardan Farahmand Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Appointed 1 Dec 1998, as the report prints it.
- Principals since 2023–24
- No change of principal Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Khosro Alimardan Farahmand, 2023–24
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 3
Checked 16 September 2026.
Subjects
Attainment by subject and phase, 2023–24KHDA words for each subject in each phase.
| Subject | Foundation Stage | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Not in this report | ||
| English | |||
| Mathematics | |||
| Science |
Source Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Arabic at every school in Dubai: at least 4 lessons a week from Year 2 to Year 10 for a child of non-Arab nationality. Arab children have 4 to 6 lessons to Year 13; Muslim children also study Islamic Education.Source KHDA, Guidelines on National Mandatory Subjects, page 14 (opens in a new tab)
Subjects over the years
KHDA's words in every Full Inspection Report since 2015–16, each row and phase as the reports print them.
Subjects over the years, Al Adab Iranian Private School for GirlsArabic, by inspection report
| Rated | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Arabic as an additional language attainmentPrimary | |
| Arabic as an additional language attainmentMiddle | |
| Arabic as an additional language progressPrimary | |
| Arabic as an additional language progressMiddle |
Recognised by UAE universities?
UAE universities ask for the Ministry of Education’s equivalency of the Grade 12 certificate. For this school’s curriculum, the student needs:
- Iranian: the diploma, with Grade 10 to 12 transcripts.
Arab students also need Arabic, and Muslim students Islamic Studies, in each of the last three years.
KHDA attests the certificate first. Ask the school which body accredits it.Source Ministry of Education, equivalency service, read 24 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 6
Checked 16 September 2026.
Activities
Sports and activities
What the school lists on its own website and what KHDA’s inspectors mention in their reports. An activity missing here may still be offered.
Water sports
- Swimming · added to the PE curriculum
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 15
Checked 16 September 2026.
What the school offers
As the 2023–24 inspection report mentions them. Inspectors name these in passing, so this is not the school's full list: something not named here may still be offered. A line's page opens the report's sentence.
Courses after 16
- IB Diploma · International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
Facilities
- Clinic
External examinations
- Iranian
- IBDP
Languages besides English
- Persian
- Arabic
- French
Support for students of determination and the gifted
- School counsellors provide additional support to students which is enhancing their development. p. 8
- Gifted and talented students are listed with their area of strength and are well-known by staff. p. 16
- The school has modified the curriculum in KG to address children’s language needs, by deploying Farsi-speaking classroom assistants to help children with their transition into learning English. p. 15
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 3
Checked 16 September 2026.
Students
From KHDA’s 2023–24 inspection report, unless another year is named.
- Students, 2024–25
- 259 Source A: KHDA school directory 2024–25
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2024–25
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, source B
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 3
Checked 16 September 2026.
Snapshots by year
Students and staff by academic year, Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls
| Year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 259 |
| 2023–24 | 167 |
| 2022–23 | 146 |
| 2021–22 | 124 |
| 2020–21 | 173 |
| 2019–20 | 206 |
| 2018–19 | 213 |
| 2017–18 | 233 |
| 2016–17 | 147 |
| 2015–16 | 179 |
| 2014–15 | 192 |
| 2013–14 | 180 |
| 2012–13 | 217 |
| 2011–12 | 273 |
| 2010–11 | 244 |
Location
- Address
- Al Qusais First
Around the school
Schools nearby
Within 10 km, by straight-line distance, not a route.
- Dubai National School – Al Twar
0.3 km · 2023–24 · American
- Amity English School
0.3 km · No rating yet · British
- Amity School
0.5 km · 2023–24 · Indian CBSE
- Crescent English School
0.6 km · 2023–24 · Indian CBSE
- Dubai Scholars Private School
0.6 km · 2023–24 · British
Sources
Every document behind this page. Official documents open on the KHDA site in a new tab.
Full Inspection Reports · PDF, English
- Full Inspection Report 2023–24 (opens in a new tab)
- Full Inspection Report 2014–15 (opens in a new tab)
Not online: the reports of 2022–23, 2019–20, 2018–19, 2017–18, 2016–17, 2015–16, 2013–14, 2012–13, 2011–12. The timeline takes those years’ rating from KHDA’s open data.
KHDA school directory · web page, English
KHDA school directory 2024–25 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2023–24 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2022–23 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2021–22 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2020–21 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2019–20 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2018–19 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2017–18 (opens in a new tab)
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