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6/24/24, 9:53 AM 81% of Dubai students attend private schools rated 'good' or higher: KHDA

A total of 209 schools with more than 360,000 students enrolled were inspected this year,

including 10 schools that were inspected for the first time.

A total of 23 schools were rated Outstanding, 48 were rated Very Good, 85 Good and 51

Acceptable, while two were rated Weak with no schools rated as Very Weak. Overall

ratings improved for 26 schools while three schools saw a decline in their ratings.

Commenting on the results, Aisha Abdulla Miran, Director General of KHDA, said, “The
continuous improvement by the schools indicates their commitment to offer high quality

educational opportunities for students. Our schools are among the world’s highest
performing, according to international assessments, ranking sixth for literacy in PIRLS, top

10 globally for maths, and top 14 for science and reading in PISA assessments. These

results reaffirm Dubai’s competitiveness as a world-class destination for education, in line

with the leadership’s vision set out in the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 and Dubai Social
Agenda 33.”

She added, “We are grateful to the school community, principals, teachers, and parents for
their efforts in enriching the learning experiences for students and contributing towards

making Dubai one of the top 10 cities in the world for quality education. We look forward to

increasing the number of students who are receiving good or better education and
providing more distinguished education opportunities to Emirati students.”

Improvement across quality indicators

This year, 90 percent of schools improved in one or more quality indicators. Of these
improvements, 67 percent are related to student outcomes, 26 percent to schools’

provisions for learners, and 7 percent to leadership.

Schools in Dubai improved the progress of students in Arabic as a first language, with 64
percent of schools rated Good or higher, compared to 52 percent in the previous year; and

77 percent of schools rated good or higher for progress of students in Islamic education,
compared to 68 percent during the 2022-23 academic year.

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