The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) rates a school “Very Good” if the quality of educational performance exceeds expectations.
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 includes 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 Cambridge International School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| GEMS Winchester School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| GEMS American Academy, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Very Good |
| GEMS World Academy, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Very good |
| ICS Mushrif – International Community Schools | Very Good | Good (ADEK) |
| Al Dhafra Private Schools - Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Very Good |
| Abu Dhabi International School | Very Good | Good |
| Ajyal International School - MBZ | Very Good | Good |
| Al Basma British School | Very Good | Very Good |
| Al Bashair Private School | Very Good | Very Good |
| Amity International School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| Mayoor Private School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| Al Rabeeh Academy | Very Good | Good |
| Belvedere British School | Very Good | Good |
| Bright Riders School | Very Good | Good |
| Mamoura British Academy, Aldar Academies | Very Good | Very Good |
| Abu Dhabi International School, MBZ | Very Good | Very Good |
| American International School in Abu Dhabi (AISA) | Very Good | Very Good |
| Abu Dhabi Indian School, Al Wathba | Very Good | Good |
| Raha International School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Outstanding |
| Private International English School | Very Good | Very Good |
| Brighton College Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Outstanding |
| Repton School Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Outstanding |
| Al Ittihad National Private School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| Emirates National Private School – Al Manaseer | Very Good | Good |
| Lycee Francais International Theodore Monod | Very Good | Good |
| German International School Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Very Good |
| Lycee Louis Massignon | Very Good | Very Good |
| Rosary School, Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Good |
| Baraem Al Ain Private School | Very Good | Good |
| Emirates National School, MBZ | Very Good | Very Good |
| Japanese School in Abu Dhabi | Very Good | Very Good |
| Saint Joseph's School | Very Good | Very Good |
| The International School of Choueifat, Khalifa City | Very Good | Good |
Furthermore, schools are rated based on the following guidelines.
Below is a list of all ‘Good’ schools rated by ADEK. See the full ADEK Report here.
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