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Dubai National School – Al Barsha KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Dubai National School – Al Barsha 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 2008–09.

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)

Of the 38 American schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 22 hold Good.

Counted from each school's latest Full Inspection Report, whatever its year.

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

Dubai National School – Al Barsha: 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)
2012–13GoodSame as 2011–12SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2011–12GoodSame as 2010–11SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2010–11GoodSame as 2009–10SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2009–10GoodSame as 2008–09SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2008–09GoodFirst 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 Dubai National School – Al Barsha, 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 three 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 · Personal development and wellbeing

    The personal and social development of students, including their very well-developed understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture, and their environmental responsibility.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Attainment and progress

    Students’ progress and attainment in the high school, particularly in mathematics and science, and their learning skills.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Health, safety and safeguarding

    The arrangements for ensuring health, safety, safeguarding, and care and support.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Teaching

    Improve the accuracy of data analysis and the use of this information to inform teaching.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Teaching

    Improve the quality of teaching in KG, Elementary and Middle school.

    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)

167 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 overall provision of education at the school. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • More than half of the parents who responded are involved in school activities once or twice a year. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • They believe that teachers are supportive in developing their children’s well-being and academic knowledge. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • Parents agree that students respect and support one other. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21

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 Dubai National School – Al Barsha

What is the KHDA rating of Dubai National School – Al Barsha?

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 Dubai National School – Al Barsha 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 2008–09: 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.