Types of school in Dubai
The 228 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.
Schools by who they teach, their language of instruction and their phasesEach of the 228 schools counts once in each group; a school running several phases is in each of their rows.
| Type | Schoolsof 228 in the register | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Who the school teaches | ||
| Boys and girls | Boys and girls: 196 of 228 schools | |
| Boys only | Boys only: 4 of 228 schools | |
| Girls only | Girls only: 3 of 228 schools | |
| Not stated in the register | Not stated in the register: 25 of 228 schools | |
| Language of instruction | ||
| English | English: 148 of 228 schools | |
| English and Arabic | English and Arabic: 31 of 228 schools | |
| Arabic | Arabic: 12 of 228 schools | |
| Chinese | Chinese: 1 of 228 schools | |
| German | German: 1 of 228 schools | |
| Japanese | Japanese: 1 of 228 schools | |
| Not published or not clear | Not published or not clear: 34 of 228 schools | |
| Phases the school runs | ||
| Kindergarten | Kindergarten: 213 of 228 schools | |
| Primary | Primary: 219 of 228 schools | |
| Secondary | Secondary: 211 of 228 schools | |
| Post-16 (sixth form, grades 11–12) | Post-16 (sixth form, grades 11–12): 177 of 228 schools | |
| Every phase, KG to post-16 | Every phase, KG to post-16: 165 of 228 schools | |
| Kindergarten only | Kindergarten only: 4 of 228 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.