Chinese School Dubai
Also known as: CSD
Chinese School Dubai is a private Chinese curriculum school in Mirdif, Dubai, for boys and girls from Grade 1 to Grade 9. KHDA rated the school Good in its 2023–24 inspection. Tuition for 2026–27 is AED 27,673 to AED 33,207 a year, depending on the year group.
Sources: KHDA inspection report 2023–24, p. 6; KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.
- rating
- Good: level 4 of 6 on KHDA’s scale, from Very weak to OutstandingKHDA 2023–24, p. 6What Good means
- fee
- AED 27,673 – 33,207a year, Grade 1 to Grade 9, 2026–27Fees by year group at every school
- whole
- Which year group?See its fee and the cost to the end of school
- students
- 523 students2024–25, KHDA school directory
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Fees at this school, 2026–27
AED 27,673 – 33,207a year, Grade 1 to Grade 9, 2026–27
Not included: transport, uniform, books, trips, sibling discounts.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.
Overview
Admissions
- Places
- KHDA does not publish how many places are free at a school or its waiting list. Ask the school directly, and early.
- Year groups
- Grade 1 to Grade 9Which year group for your child? → September 2027 intake →
- Age on entry
- Counted on 31 December of the year of entry, for a child registering in a UAE school for the first time from 2026–27 (31 August before that).Source UAE Ministry of Education, 17 December 2025
- Apply
- csd.ae+971 4 220 2275info@csd.aeTelephone and e-mail as KHDA's school directory lists them, checked 18 September 2026. How admission works across Dubai →
- Fees on entry
- «New Students — Application Fees : AED 500 (Assessment fees included)»«New Students — Enrolment Fees : Up to 10% of the tuition fees non refundable & deductible from the 1st term fees»Source KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27, Grade 1
- Inspections
- This school's latest full inspection report is 2023–24. KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not. Ratings and reports →Source KHDA, 3 June 2026
The school
- Curriculum
- Chinese
- Year groups
- Grade 1–Grade 9
- Gender
- Co-educational Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24Report wording: Boys and girls
- Languages of instruction
- Chinese
- Founded
- 2020
- External examinations
- Chinese National and MAP Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Accreditation
- Chinese Ministry of Education Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Extra-curricular activities
- Art, Debate & public speaking and more, 2 confirmed
- Principal
- Jin Wang
- Website
- csd.ae
- 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.
KHDA in brief
KHDA’s own one-page summary of its 2023–24 inspection, written for parents, word for word. The full inspection report remains the reference. Source A: Parent Report 2023–24, summary only
Students’ achievement
Students make rapid progress in a large majority of core subjects. Levels of attainment are high most subjects and very strong in mathematics. In science, students' conceptual knowledge and understanding is better developed than their investigative skills. Students apply their learning skills very well in the middle phase. These skills are less well developed at primary.
Personal and social development
Students' behaviour and attitudes towards learning and to others are very positive. They contribute to a happy and purposeful atmosphere in the school. They show very well-developed social responsibility and understanding of environmental issues. Their understanding of wider world cultures is not deep.
Teaching, curriculum and care
Teaching quality ranges from acceptable to very good, with the best lessons featuring efficient time management, active learning, and skillful questioning. However, using assessment data to tailor tasks for different student groups is not a consistently strong feature of provision.
Wellbeing
Leaders successfully promote a family atmosphere across the school. Students report that they feel listened to by school leaders and staff. Parents and students think that helpful support is available. They have some opportunities to influence planning. Interventions enhance students' well-being and there are careful arrangements for staff induction. The curriculum has been successfully adapted to promote wellbeing. Extracurricular activities provide rich opportunities for students to pursue their interests.
Inclusion
Senior leaders are committed to inclusion. The inclusion leader is suitably qualified. The school is better at identifying students’ learning difficulties. Teachers do not always follow individual education plans in lessons. Most parents of students of determination work with the school in partnership. The curriculum has been modified to address the needs of students of determination and the gifted and talented. Students are well-supported in lessons in the inclusion room. Most students of determination make expected progress.
Leadership and management
Leaders successfully maintain most of the positive outcomes identified in the previous report. They have implemented some significant improvements. Development plans are appropriately detailed and based on evidence. Some judgements on the quality of the school's work are inaccurate. Partnerships with parents are a strength. Governors exercise accountability well and support the school effectively. Facilities, resources and staffing are at a good level overall.
- Back to text, source A
Parent Report 2023–24
Summary only
Page 1
Checked 16 September 2026.
Found only in the summary for parents. Answers do not use it as evidence.
What parents told KHDA
The 2022–23 inspection report has no parents’ survey. Inspectors mention parents’ views: Source A: Full Inspection Report 2022–23
Parents convey satisfaction with the school's prompt communication, as well as pride in belonging to the school community.
p. 9
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2022–23
Page 9
Checked 16 September 2026.
Fees 2026–27
Chinese School Dubai tuition for 2026–27 is AED 27,673 (Grade 1 and Grade 2) to AED 33,207 (Grade 9) across nine year groups, as published in the school's KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.Note 1Source A: Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Tuition is unchanged from 2025–26 in every year group.
Annual tuition by year group, Chinese School Dubai, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | 2026–27Source A: Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27 | 2025–26Source B: Fees Fact Sheet 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | ||
| Grade 1 | AED 27,673 | AED 27,673 |
| Grade 2 | AED 27,673 | AED 27,673 |
| Grade 3 | AED 29,887 | AED 29,887 |
| Grade 4 | AED 29,887 | AED 29,887 |
| Grade 5 | AED 30,994 | AED 30,994 |
| Grade 6 | AED 30,994 | AED 30,994 |
| Secondary | ||
| Grade 7 | AED 32,654 | AED 32,654 |
| Grade 8 | AED 32,654 | AED 32,654 |
| Grade 9 | AED 33,207 | AED 33,207 |
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 1
The range names the lowest and highest tuition on one Fees Fact Sheet. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
- Back to text, source A
Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Tuition for 9 year groups.
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, source B
Fees Fact Sheet 2025–26
Tuition for 9 year groups.
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 2
Change compares the same year group in the two fact sheets. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
Chinese School Dubai fees 2026–27 by year group Also the 2025–26 figures, fees since 2020–21 and other charges.
What a year costs, Grade 1, 2026–27
Showing Grade 1. Choose another year group above to see its costs.
- Tuition
- AED 27,673
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 27,673
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 600
A year, before optional servicesAED 28,273
Joining and re-enrolling
- Re-enrollment fees · Existing Students
- Up to 5% of the tuition fees or AED 500 (whichever is higher), non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
- Application Fees · New Students
- AED 500 (Assessment fees included)
- Enrolment Fees · New Students
- Up to 10% of the tuition fees, non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
Other discounts the school states
- School Employees
- 100%
The school requested not to increase the tuition fees for the academic year 2026–27. Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Ranges are shown as KHDA prints them, never as a single middle figure.
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 1 report.
WellbeingStudents’ personal development and wellbeing
First rated in 2023–24
InclusionProvision for students of determination
Up from Weak Earlier: Weak in 1 report.
LeadershipLeadership and management
Same as 2022–23 Earlier: Good in 1 report.
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 | Primary | Middle |
|---|---|---|
| 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»23 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE»47 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance meets the expectation of the UAE»«This is the expected level for every school in the UAE»85 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance meets the minimum level of quality required in the UAE»«This is the minimum level for every school in the UAE»52 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE»No school in Dubai holds it now
- «Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE»No school in Dubai holds it now
Chinese School Dubai was rated Good in 2023–24, one of 85 schools at this level.
Reports before 2015–16 used four levels, not these six. 21 of Dubai's 228 open schools hold no six-level rating yet. Counted the way Market Statistics counts ratings, for the schools open today.
Source UAE School Inspection Framework 2015–16, p. 19 (KHDA)
History
2 KHDA inspection reports on file, 2022–23 to 2023–24.
History of Chinese School DubaiOverall rating by academic year, newest first
- 2026–27Inspections resume this year. No report yet.
- 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)
- 2022–23First reportFull Inspection Report 2022–23 (opens in a new tab)
- 2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
- Opened in 2020–21. No reports before this year.
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
8 findings in the last report: 4 strengths, 4 development points, 1 recurring across the last 2 reports.
Attainment and progress
Note 11 strength
Strength
Students’ good and very good achievement in almost all core subjects, especially in mathematics
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 5
Personal development and wellbeing
2 strengths
Strength
Students' behaviour and attitudes towards learning and to others, and their demonstration of social responsibility
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 6
StrengthStudents of determination
The improvements to the care and support for all students and for the inclusion of students of determination
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 8
Health, safety and safeguarding
1 strength
Strength
The procedures for ensuring health and safety, including child-protection and safeguarding
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 7
Islamic Education
1 development point
Development required
Improve progress and raise attainment in Islamic Education.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 10
Teaching
1 development point
Development required
Spread good practice in teaching and assessment to ensure more consistency in the quality of lessons.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 11
Leadership and self-evaluation
1 development point
Development required
Analyse evaluative information more accurately to ensure that weaknesses in the school's work are identified and addressed effectively.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 12
Curriculum and challenge
1 development point
Development required, recurring in 2 of the last 2 reportsNote 2
Ensure that the curriculum meets both the CNC and UAE MoE requirements.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 13
Findings from 1 of 2 reports
- Back to text, note 1
Topics follow the order of the KHDA inspection framework, not how good or bad a finding is.
- Back to text, note 2
Recurring counts the school’s last 2 reports, 2022–23 to 2023–24. Findings come only from Full Inspection Reports, never from Parent Reports.
Leadership
- Principal at the 2023–24 inspection
- Li Zheng Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Appointed 26 Jun 2023, as the report prints it. The current principal is under Location.
- Principals since 2022–23
- 2 changes of principal Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Mr. Liping Yin, 2022–23 → Li Zheng, 2023–24 → Jin Wang, in KHDA's directory on 2026-09-18
- 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 | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Education | Not in this report | |
| Arabic | ||
| 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, Chinese School DubaiIslamic Education, by inspection report
| Rated | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Education attainmentPrimary | ||
| Islamic Education progressPrimary |
International and benchmark tests
The National Agenda section of each Full Inspection Report since 2015–16: the school's results in PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS and benchmark tests against KHDA's targets. The only results in the reports that are not an inspector's judgement.
Registration requirements: NOT APPLICABLE
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 6
Checked 16 September 2026.
Calendar 2026–27: term dates and holidays
31 Aug 2026 to 2 Jul 2027 · 185 school days
- National Day
- 2 Dec 2026 to 3 Dec 20262 days
- Winter break includes New year’s day
- 14 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 202719 days
- Other school holidays
- 8 Feb 2027 to 12 Feb 20275 days
- Eid al-Fitr
- 8 Mar 2027 to 11 Mar 20274 daysexpected, subject to moon sighting
- Spring break
- 5 Apr 2027 to 9 Apr 20275 days
- Eid al-Adha
- 17 May 2027 to 18 May 20272 daysexpected, subject to moon sighting
Public holidays are tentative and subject to official government announcements (KHDA).
Source Source A: KHDA school directory 2026–27
Fridays: every private school in Dubai finishes by 11:30, since 9 January 2026.Source The National, 19 Dec 2025 (opens in a new tab)
During Ramadan, whose dates follow the moon, KHDA caps the school day at five hours; each school confirms its own times.Source Gulf News (opens in a new tab)
How these dates compare with other Dubai schools: holidays 2026–27, break by break
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2026–27
Checked 18 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.
Art & design
- Art · art lessons
Debate & strategy
- Debate & public speaking · Chinese speech contests
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2023–24
Page 18
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.
Facilities
- Laboratories
Languages besides English
- Arabic · as an additional language
- Chinese
External examinations
- Chinese National
- MAP
Support for students of determination and the gifted
- Students of determination and gifted and talented students now have individual learning plans (IEPs). p. 19
- The inclusion room and resources support students’ progress. p. 20
- The inclusion leader is suitably qualified, although her teaching role limits her capacity for supporting other teachers. p. 20
- 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
- 523 Source A: KHDA school directory 2024–25
- Teachers
- 73 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Students of determination
- 29 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Emirati students
- 0 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Largest nationality group
- Chinese Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- KHDA gives no share. Context only, never used in results.
- Guidance counsellors
- 1 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- 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, Chinese School Dubai
| Year | Students | Teachers | Teacher turnover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 523 | Not available | Not available |
| 2023–24 | 503 | 73 | Not available |
| 2022–23 | 323 | 56 | 0% |
| 2021–22 | 218 | Not available | Not available |
| 2020–21 | 102 | Not available | Not available |
Not available: KHDA did not publish that figure for the year.
Location
- Address
- Mirdif
- Phone and email
- +971 4 220 2275info@csd.aePrincipal: Jin Wang
- As KHDA's directory listed it on 2026-09-18. Source A: KHDA school directory 2026–27
Around the school
Schools nearby
Within 10 km, by straight-line distance, not a route.
- North American International School
1.0 km · 2023–24 · American
- Arab Unity School
1.0 km · 2023–24 · British
- Al Mawakeb School Al Khawaneej
1.3 km · 2023–24 · American
- American Academy for Girls
1.3 km · 2023–24 · American
- Mirdif American School
1.3 km · 2023–24 · American
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2026–27
Checked 18 September 2026.
Sources
Every document behind this page. Official documents open on the KHDA site in a new tab.
Full Inspection Reports · PDF, English
Parent Reports · PDF, English
A shorter summary for parents. Findings and answers use the Full Inspection Report.
Fees Fact Sheets · web page, English
KHDA school directory · web page, English
KHDA school directory 2026–27 (opens in a new tab)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)
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