KHDA Ratings 2026 – Schools in Dubai (Very Good)

Schools in Dubai with a “Very Good” rating means the quality of performance exceeds expectations.

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) publishes school inspection reports and a comprehensive review of the performance and standards of private schools in Dubai. For more details, see the full guidelines here. In Dubai, ‘Very good’ schools are eligible for fee hike of up to 4.2%. The standard Education Cost Index is 2.4%.

What are school inspection results?

Aiming to provide a comprehensive review of the quality of education in Dubai, KHDA releases school inspection results which reflects the performance and standards of private schools in the emirate.

The “Parent Report” section in each report contains detailed information about the quality of education in each school. This section aims to help parents make informed decisions when choosing a school for their child. The report also entails each school’s provision for special educational needs (SEN) and early years education.

Parents are encouraged to work in cooperation with the school to improve their performance. DSIB encourages parents and school leaders to meet and share action plans for the school after each report is published.

How does KHDA rate and inspect schools in Dubai?

KHDA works witH DSIB in producing comprehensive Inspection reports on the key areas of every school.

The report will measure the following aspects:

• Students’ achievements
• Effectiveness of the school
• Environment for learning
• Processes for self-evaluation
• Capacity for improvement
• Students’ progress in Islamic Education (for Muslim students)
• Students’ progress in Arabic, English, mathematics and science

KHDA uses the rating levels below to determine how well each school performed according to the above key areas:

• Outstanding – exceptionally high quality of performance or practice.
• Very Good – the quality of performance exceeds expectations.
• Good – the expected level of quality for every school in Dubai.
• Acceptable – the minimum level of acceptability required for Dubai. All key aspects of performance and practice in every school should meet or exceed this level.
• Unsatisfactory – quality not yet at the level acceptable for schools in Dubai. Schools will be expected to take urgent measures to improve the quality of any aspect of their performance or practice that is judged at this level.

Which are the ‘Very Good’ schools in Dubai?

This year, a total of 48 schools are rated Very Good. Compared to the last academic year, there were 28 Very Good schools in Dubai.

Facts about the recent KHDA school inspection reports:

• There are a total of 209 schools inspected this year
• 11 schools were not inspected
• 10 schools were inspected for the first time
• 23 schools are rated Outstanding
• 48 schools are rated Very Good
• 85 schools are rated Good
• 51 have been rated Acceptable
• 2 are considered Weak
• 26 schools improved their rating
• 3 schools moved from ‘Very Good’ to ‘Outstanding’
• 11 schools moved from ‘Good’ to ‘Very good’
• 11 schools moved from ‘Acceptable’ to ‘Good’
• 1 schools moved from ‘Weak’ to ‘Acceptable’

Here’s a table of previous KHDA ratings compared to the latest results:

Below is a list of all Very Good schools in Dubai. For additional details, see DSIB Report here.