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Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School Good in its 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. KHDA has 14 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 2012–13.

KHDA rating, 2023–24

Good

Same as in 2022–23 · 14 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 Rashid Al Saleh 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.
2023–24GoodSame as 2022–23SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23GoodSame as 2019–20SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
2019–20GoodSame as 2018–19SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2018–19GoodSame as 2017–18SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2017–18GoodSame as 2016–17SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2016–17GoodSame as 2015–16SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2015–16GoodSame as 2014–15SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.
2014–15GoodSame as 2013–14SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2013–14GoodSame as 2012–13SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2012–13GoodUp from AcceptableFull 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.

Every judgement other than the overall rating kept its 2022–23 level in 2023–24.

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Judgement2023–242022–23
Overall ratingGoodGood
WellbeingGoodNot rated
InclusionGoodGood
LeadershipGoodGood

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 Rashid Al Saleh 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 four 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 · Attainment and progress

    Students’ achievements in KG and Cycle 3.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Personal development and wellbeing

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

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Health, safety and safeguarding

    Health and safety, and pastoral care.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Assessment

    Raise students’ attainment by making more effective use of data from assessments to identify and address gaps in their learning.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Assessment

    Develop more robust systems to measure students’ progress.

    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)

286 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.

  • Most parents are satisfied with the level of education the school offers. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • Nearly all parents believe that their children are kept safe and value the inclusive nature of the school. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • They indicate that the school acts on their views and that teachers help their children learn. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 20
  • Most report that they have sufficient information to be partners in their children’s education. 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.

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Questions about the KHDA rating of Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School

What is the KHDA rating of Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School?

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

When was Al Rashid Al Saleh 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 2012–13: every rating from that year to 2023–24 is Good.

Is Good 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.