Types of school in Dubai
The 238 private schools in KHDA's register by who they teach, the language they teach in and the phases they run, as the register and directory describe each school.
Year 2024–25, Year 5 (Grade 4), fees as charged
Schools by who they teach, their language of instruction and their phasesEach of the 238 schools counts once in each group; a school running several phases is in each of their rows.
| Type | Schoolsof 238 in the register | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Who the school teaches | ||
| Boys and girls | Boys and girls: 201 of 238 schools | |
| Boys only | Boys only: 6 of 238 schools | |
| Girls only | Girls only: 5 of 238 schools | |
| Not stated in the register | Not stated in the register: 26 of 238 schools | |
| Language of instruction | ||
| English | English: 150 of 238 schools | |
| English and Arabic | English and Arabic: 32 of 238 schools | |
| Arabic | Arabic: 12 of 238 schools | |
| Persian | Persian: 3 of 238 schools | |
| English and Persian | English and Persian: 2 of 238 schools | |
| Chinese | Chinese: 1 of 238 schools | |
| German | German: 1 of 238 schools | |
| Japanese | Japanese: 1 of 238 schools | |
| Not published or not clear | Not published or not clear: 36 of 238 schools | |
| Phases the school runs | ||
| Kindergarten | Kindergarten: 222 of 238 schools | |
| Primary | Primary: 229 of 238 schools | |
| Secondary | Secondary: 221 of 238 schools | |
| Post-16 (sixth form, grades 11–12) | Post-16 (sixth form, grades 11–12): 185 of 238 schools | |
| Every phase, KG to post-16 | Every phase, KG to post-16: 172 of 238 schools | |
| Kindergarten only | Kindergarten only: 4 of 238 schools | |
How this is worked out
Who a school teaches is KHDA's own entry; the language of instruction is the register's, or the inspection report's where the register has none, and a wording naming a language KHDA does not list is counted as not clear. A phase counts when the school runs any year group of it.
Source
KHDA's school register (open data) and school directory; KHDA Full Inspection Reports for the language where the register is silent.