The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) rates a school “Good” if the quality of educational performance meets expectations (this is the desired level for every school in Abu Dhabi).
To maintain the quality of the schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, ADEK publishes inspection reports based on five performance standards:
- Students’ achievement Performance Standard
- Students’ personal and social development and their innovation skills Performance Standard
- Teaching and Assessment Performance Standard
- Curriculum Performance Standard
- The protection, care, guidance and support of students Performance Standard and Leadership and Management.
What are school inspections?
School inspections in Abu Dhabi aim to improve the quality of education in the emirate. Schools are inspected by teams of professional, qualified and experienced inspectors.
They will gauge the school’s performance in key areas including: Arabic, Islamic Education and Social Studies among others. The team of inspectors include specialists with curriculum expertise in the school’s given curriculum or curricula.
How does ADEK rate & inspect schools?
Inspectors make judgments on a school’s performance in six performance standards
- Performance Standard 1: Students’ achievement
- Performance Standard 2: Students’ personal and social development and their innovation skills
- Performance Standard 3: Teaching and Assessment
- Performance Standard 4: Curriculum
- Performance Standard 5: The protection, care, guidance and support of students
- Performance Standard 6: Leadership and Management
**This six-point scale is used when judging the level of quality in each of the Performance Standards.
The following table shows what the six points mean:
- Outstanding– Quality of performance substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE
- Very Good– Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE
- Acceptable– Quality of performance meets the minimum expectation of the UAE. (This is the minimum level for every school in the UAE)
- Weak– Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE
- Very Weak– Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE
Here’s a comparison of the current and previous ADEK ratings:
| School Name |
Current Year |
Previous Year |
| GEMS United Indian School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Good |
| Reach British School Abu Dhabi | Good | Acceptable |
| Virginia International Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Horizon Private School - Branch, Khalifa City | Good | Very Good |
| Global Indian International School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Good |
| Al Rabeeh School | Good | Good |
| Emirates Future International Academy | Good | Acceptable |
| Abu Dhabi Indian School | Good | Good |
| International Indian School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Good |
| Yas American Academy, Aldar Academies | Good | Good |
| ABC Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Al Shohub Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Elite Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Aspen Heights British School (AHBS) | Good | |
| Diyafah International School | Good | Good |
| Rawafed Private School | Good | Good |
| The International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi | Good | Acceptable |
| Al Najah Private School | Good | Good |
| Al Yasat Private School | Good | Good |
| ICS Al Danah | Good | Good |
| Maplewood Canadian International School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Acceptable |
| Pakistan Community Welfare School | Good | Acceptable |
| ADNOC Schools, Sas Al Nakhl | Good | Weak |
| Liwa International School Al Mushrif | Good | |
| Ajyal International School - Al Falah | Good | Very Good |
| Al Bateen Scientific Private School | Good | Good |
| SABIS International School - Ruwais | Good | Good |
| Ashabal Al Quds Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Dunes International School | Good | Good |
| Summit International School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Good |
| Emirates Private School, Abu Dhabi | Good | |
| Sharjah American International School, Abu Dhabi | Good | Acceptable |
| Sunrise English Private School | Good | Good |
| Wales International School | Good | Acceptable |
| Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada) | Good | Good |
| Al Eman Private School | Good | Good |
| Beit Al Maqdes International Private School | Good | Good |
| Emirates National School - Al Nahyan | Good | Acceptable |
| International Jubilee Private School | Good | |
| Al Muneera Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Al Nahda National School, Boys | Good | Good |
| Al Nahda National School, Girls | Good | Acceptable |
| Al Roya Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Dar Al Uloom Private School | Good | Weak |
| Al Dhabiania Private School | Good | Good |
| Al Manhal International Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Baniyas International Private School, Abu Dhabi | Good | |
| Al Tharawat National Private School | Good | Acceptable |
| Asian International Private School - Madinat Zayed | Good | Acceptable |
| Asian International Private School (Ruwais) | Good | |
Below is a list of all ‘Good’ schools rated by ADEK. See the full ADEK Report here.
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