Iranian Towheed Boys School
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
- 796 students2024–25, KHDA school directory
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Overview
The school
- Curriculum
- Iranian, IB
- Year groups
- KG1–Grade 12
- Gender
- Boys only Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24Report wording: Boys
- Languages of instruction
- The report’s wording “Persian and English” is not one KHDA uses for the language of instruction; needs checking.
- Founded
- 2000
- External examinations
- IBDP Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Accreditation
- IBO Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Extra-curricular activities
- Art, confirmed
- Principal
- Vahid Qanbar Keshavarzi
- 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, 2016–17)
The 2022–23 inspection report has no parents’ survey section. Inspectors mention parents’ views in it: Source A: Full Inspection Report 2022–23
Parents are pleased with the contributions the school makes to wellbeing and say their children are very well supported.
p. 9
Before each inspection, KHDA surveys parents; this is how the 2016–17 inspection report, 9 years ago, sums up their answers in the inspectors’ words, and parents’ opinions may have changed since.
2016–17 inspection · 56 parents responded Source B: Full Inspection Report 2016–17
Overall
Almost all of the parents and teachers who responded to the survey are satisfied with overall provision at the school.
Safety and care
In particular, they are satisfied with the quality of education and consider that their children are safe in school and when using school transport.
Progress and learning
Almost all parents believe that their children are learning well as a result of the good teaching and most think that teachers have helped their children to develop the skills to learn independently, use technology and conduct research.
Behaviour
Parents think that students' behaviour is good and that there are very few instances of bullying.
Arabic and Islamic education
Almost all parents think that their children have gained a good understanding of the importance of Islamic values in Dubai and they are developing a good awareness of the UAE and other cultures.
Communication
They think that academic reports and meetings with teachers keep them informed about how their children are progressing.
Leadership
Almost all parents and teachers consider that the school is well led, that leaders are approachable and that their views are appreciated.
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2022–23
Page 9
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, source B
Full Inspection Report 2016–17
Page 25
Checked 16 September 2026.
Fees 2024–25
Iranian Towheed Boys School tuition for 2024–25 is AED 12,044 (KG1 and KG2) to AED 15,185 (Grade 10 to Grade 12) across 14 year groups, as listed in KHDA's register of fees (open data), 2024–25. Against 2023–24, tuition rose in 13 year groups and fell in 1 of the 14 compared.
Not available
No 2026–27 Fees Fact Sheet yet. Showing 2024–25, the latest published.
Annual tuition by year group, Iranian Towheed Boys School, 2024–25 compared with 2023–24
| Year group | 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Change from 2023–24Note 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | |||
| KG1 | AED 12,044 | AED 14,290 | AED 2,246 less |
| KG2 | AED 12,044 | AED 11,738 | AED 306 more |
| Primary | |||
| Grade 1 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Grade 2 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Grade 3 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Grade 4 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Grade 5 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Grade 6 | AED 12,305 | AED 11,993 | AED 312 more |
| Secondary | |||
| Grade 7 | AED 13,615 | AED 13,270 | AED 345 more |
| Grade 8 | AED 13,615 | AED 13,270 | AED 345 more |
| Grade 9 | AED 13,615 | AED 13,270 | AED 345 more |
| Grade 10 | AED 15,185 | AED 14,800 | AED 385 more |
| Post-16 | |||
| Grade 11 | AED 15,185 | AED 14,800 | AED 385 more |
| Grade 12 | AED 15,185 | AED 14,800 | AED 385 more |
Checked 16 September 2026.
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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 6 reports and Acceptable in 4 reports.
WellbeingStudents’ personal development and wellbeing
First rated in 2023–24
InclusionProvision for students of determination
Same as 2022–23 Earlier: Good 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 | 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»
Iranian Towheed Boys School was rated Good in 2023–24.
Source UAE School Inspection Framework 2015–16, p. 19 (KHDA)
History
4 KHDA inspection reports on file, 2015–16 to 2023–24.
History of Iranian Towheed Boys SchoolOverall 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 2019–20Full Inspection Report 2022–23 (opens in a new tab)
- 2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
- 2019–20Same as 2018–19Report not online
- 2018–19Same as 2017–18Report not online
- 2017–18Same as 2016–17Report not online
- 2016–17Same as 2015–16Full Inspection Report 2016–17 (opens in a new tab)
- 2015–16Up from AcceptableFull Inspection Report 2015–16 (opens in a new tab)
- Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.
- 2014–15Same as 2013–14Report not online
- 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
6 findings in the last report: 3 strengths, 3 development points, 3 recurring across the last 4 reports.
Personal development and wellbeing
Note 11 strength
Strength
The mutually respectful relations between staff and students and students’ positives attitudes to learning
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 3
Health, safety and safeguarding
1 strength
Strength
The high-quality protection, care, guidance, and support of students
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 4
Parents and community
1 strength
Strength
The highly effective partnerships with parents that support students’ personal and social development
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 5
Teaching
2 development points
Development required, recurring in 4 of the last 4 reportsNote 2
Enhance the curriculum by: - incorporating more project-based and active learning experiences, and - adapting tasks and activities to meet the needs of all learners.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 7
Development required, recurring in 4 of the last 4 reports
Improve the quality of lesson plans by: - adopting a collaborative approach to lesson planning, making use of students’ assessment information and, taking account of the learning needs of all students, and - providing more opportunities for students to apply their learning skills in lessons.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 10
Leadership and self-evaluation
1 development point
Development required, recurring in 3 of the last 4 reports
Establish the most important priorities for school improvement by improving the rigour of the selfevaluation process.
Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5, paragraph 13
Findings from 1 of 4 reports
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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 4 reports, 2015–16 to 2023–24. Findings come only from Full Inspection Reports, never from Parent Reports.
Leadership
- Principal at the 2023–24 inspection
- Vahid Qanbar Keshavarzi Source A: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Appointed 1 Jan 2017, as the report prints it.
- Principals since 2015–16
- 1 change of principal
- Ali Sohrab Sohrabi,, 2015–16 to 2016–17 → Vahid Qanbar Keshavarzi, 2022–23 to 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, Iranian Towheed Boys SchoolArabic, by inspection report
| Rated | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2022–23 | 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 curricula, the student needs:
- IB: the IB Diploma, or six IB subject certificates at grade 3 or above with 21 points, including English, maths and a science.
- 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.
Art & design
- Art · art products
Facilities
- Art studio
Also mentioned: assemblies, Young Entrepreneurship programme, Student Leadership Programme
- Back to text, source A
Full Inspection Report 2016–17
Page 20
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 · IBDP
External examinations
- IBDP
Languages besides English
- Persian
- Arabic · as an additional language, students’ attainment and progress are stronger in Primary than Middle.
Facilities
- Laboratories
- Library
Support for students of determination and the gifted
- Robust procedures identify students of determination. p. 4
- The identification of students with gifts and talents has improved. p. 17
- Leaders utilise various assessment tools to identify students requiring extra support and planning personalised interventions with parental involvement. p. 18
- 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
- 796 Source A: KHDA school directory 2024–25
- Teachers
- 73 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Students of determination
- 45 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Emirati students
- 0 Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- Largest nationality group
- Iranian Source B: Full Inspection Report 2023–24
- KHDA gives no share. Context only, never used in results.
- Guidance counsellors
- 3 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, Iranian Towheed Boys School
| Year | Students | Teachers | Teacher turnover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 796 | Not available | Not available |
| 2023–24 | 873 | 73 | Not available |
| 2022–23 | 602 | 73 | 8% |
| 2021–22 | 621 | Not available | Not available |
| 2020–21 | 592 | Not available | Not available |
| 2019–20 | 679 | Not available | Not available |
| 2018–19 | 716 | Not available | Not available |
| 2017–18 | 771 | Not available | Not available |
| 2016–17 | 833 | 70 | 36% |
| 2015–16 | 791 | 70 | 23% |
| 2014–15 | 798 | Not available | Not available |
| 2013–14 | 338 | Not available | Not available |
| 2012–13 | 413 | Not available | Not available |
| 2011–12 | 624 | Not available | Not available |
| 2010–11 | 591 | Not available | Not available |
Not available: KHDA did not publish that figure for the year.
Location
- Address
- Al Qouz First
Around the school
Schools nearby
Within 10 km, by straight-line distance, not a route.
- GEMS Our Own Indian School
0.2 km · 2023–24 · Indian CBSE
- Dubai International Private School – Al Quoz
0.3 km · 2023–24 · American
- Global Indian International School
0.5 km · 2023–24 · Indian CBSE
- The Scholars School
0.5 km · No rating yet · British
- Lycée Français Jean Mermoz
1.2 km · 2023–24 · French
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 2022–23 (opens in a new tab)
- Full Inspection Report 2016–17 (opens in a new tab)
- Full Inspection Report 2015–16 (opens in a new tab)
Not online: the reports of 2019–20, 2018–19, 2017–18, 2014–15, 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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