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Al Arqam Private School KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Al Arqam Private School Acceptable in its 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. KHDA has 12 inspection reports on file for the school, from 2008–09 to 2023–24. The previous report, 2022–23, gave the same rating, as has every report since 2015–16.

KHDA rating, 2023–24

Acceptable

Same as in 2022–23 · 12 reports on file, 2008–09 to 2023–24

See fees 2026–27

Full Inspection Report 2023–24 (opens in a new tab)

Overall rating by year, 2008–09 to 2023–24

Al Arqam Private School: overall KHDA rating by academic year, newest first

YearOverall ratingChangeReport
2026–27Inspections resume this year. No report yet.
2024–25 and 2025–26KHDA paused full inspections. The 2023–24 rating is still the latest.
2023–24AcceptableSame as 2022–23SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23AcceptableSame as 2019–20SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
2019–20AcceptableSame as 2018–19SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2018–19AcceptableSame as 2017–18SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2017–18AcceptableSame as 2016–17SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2016–17AcceptableSame as 2015–16SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2015–16AcceptableNot comparable: four-level scaleFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.
2014–15“Unsatisfactory”Four-level scale, not placedReport not online
2013–14“Unsatisfactory”Four-level scale, not placedReport not online
2012–13“Unsatisfactory”Four-level scale, not placedFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2011–12AcceptableSame as 2010–11SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2010–11AcceptableSame as 2009–10SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2009–10AcceptableSame as 2008–09SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2008–09AcceptableFirst reportFirstFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)

Every overall KHDA rating since 2008–09, newest first. Each rating belongs to the year of its report.

The Change column compares each rating with the previous inspected year; years without an inspection are skipped.

Checked 24 September 2026.

Wellbeing and Inclusion ratings by year, on the school profileHow ratings moved across Dubai: rating changes by yearWhy the year of a rating matters

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Alongside the overall rating, KHDA also rates wellbeing, inclusion and leadership on the same six-level scale. These are the 2023–24 judgements, next to the 2022–23 ones.

One judgement besides the overall rating changed between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 reports:

  • Leadership: Weak 2022–23, Acceptable 2023–24

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Judgement2023–242022–23
Overall ratingAcceptableAcceptable
WellbeingAcceptableNot rated
InclusionAcceptableAcceptable
LeadershipAcceptableWeak

The judgements are KHDA's, from its inspection framework. Dubai School Atlas adds no score of its own.

Ratings by phase for this school, on the school profileHow a KHDA rating is decided

What inspectors wrote, 2023–24

Short passages from KHDA's 2023–24 Full Inspection Report on Al Arqam Private School, word for word, each with the page it is on. These lines point to the report; they do not replace it. The report records four strengths and five points to improve. Quoted below: three strengths and two points to improve.

Open the 2023–24 report on KHDA's site (opens in a new tab)

  1. Strength · Islamic Education

    Students’ achievements in Islamic Education and mathematics in Cycle 3.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Islamic Education

    The children’s achievements in Islamic Education, Arabic and mathematics in KG.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Personal development and wellbeing

    Students’ personal development, and their awareness of Islamic values and Emirati culture.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Leadership and self-evaluation

    Ensure that the school has systematic self-evaluation procedures.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Curriculum and challenge

    Accelerate students’ progress by raising the levels of challenge in learning activities.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

Quotes come from the Full Inspection Report only; KHDA's shorter Parent Report is not quoted here.

Every finding of the report, by topic, on the school profileHow to read a KHDA report

What parents told KHDA (survey, 2019–20)

73 parents responded

The 2023–24 inspection report has no parents’ survey section; this is how the 2019–20 report, the newest with one and 6 years old, sums up parents’ answers, in the inspectors’ words.

  • Almost all parents who responded to the survey are satisfied with the school. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • They are equally positive that their children are kept safe at school, and think that they get on with most teachers. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • A few parents express concerns about bullying. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • They believe that the school listens to their views and acts upon them. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20

There are no reviews on this page. Dubai School Atlas does not collect or publish parents' opinions; the closest public evidence is KHDA's own survey, shown above with its year. Where to talk to parents about Dubai schools

What the KHDA scale means

KHDA rates every private school in Dubai on six levels: Outstanding, Very good, Good, Acceptable, Weak, Very weak. Good is the level KHDA expects of every school, and Acceptable is the minimum.

The six levels explainedSix-level scale in the glossary

Sources

Checked against KHDA on 24 September 2026.

How Dubai School Atlas reads KHDA documentsHow corrections are handled

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Questions about the KHDA rating of Al Arqam Private School

What is the KHDA rating of Al Arqam Private School?

Acceptable, given in the 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. Acceptable is the third lowest of six KHDA levels, from Very weak to Outstanding.

When was Al Arqam Private School last inspected?

The latest report with a rating is from 2023–24. KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not.

Has the rating changed?

Not since 2015–16: every rating from that year to 2023–24 is Acceptable.

Is Acceptable a good rating?

In KHDA's framework, Good is the level expected of every school and Acceptable is the minimum. Very good and Outstanding sit above Good; Weak and Very weak sit below Acceptable.

Where are the parent reviews?

There are none here. Dubai School Atlas does not collect parents' opinions; it shows KHDA's own parent survey as the 2019–20 report sums it up. The parent communities guide lists where families talk about Dubai schools.

When will the next rating be published?

KHDA has not published a schedule. The next full inspection brings a new rating, and this page updates when the report is published.