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8. Jebel Ali School

Image of younger children at Jebel Ali School getting their hands dirty during outside play session devloping fine motor skills - awarded one of the top 20 Best Schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by schoolscompared.com in 2017

Type of school: Not-for-profit

Curriculum: British EYFS/IGCSE/GCSE/A Level

Age of children: All through

School size: 1200 caapacity

Location: Akoya, Arabian Ranches, Dubai

 

Jebel Ali School scores the highest parental, teacher and student feedback rating of any school in Dubai or Abu Dhabi from our sister site WhichSchoolAdvisor.com.

It does not come any better. Another not-for-profit, this year’s top schools are beginning to highlight the very special features that come with schools that re-invest profits to the benefit of their children. It is also another school mid-way through a journey that is seeing it transform from a best-in-class Primary to a pure British all through school culminating in a  Sixth Form offer focused on A Level.

There is a price to pay for the move to its beautifully designed  new school with a jump from fixed FS1 – Year 6 fees of AED 44,960 to significantly increased fees from Year 7 rising from AED 83,000. It’s the biggest jump in fees of any school in the emirates and will undoubtedly need to be carefully planned for by parents.

Traditionally a feeder school to Dubai College, The English College Dubai and Jumeirah College, Jebel Ali School has now also set itself up to compete with three of the highest performing schools in Dubai. Ambitious stuff.

Bottom line, for us, comes back to happiness and well-being however. This is a happy school – it’s another emerging theme of schools that are securing a place in our Top 20 Best schools. This is no easy feat – getting the balance between a happy education, whole child development and academic results right is the holy grail for both schools, children and parents.

 

Jebel Ali School Examination results

2017

IGCSE and A Level

Parents should note that Jebel Ali School is in evolutionary  launch phase with current provision to Year 9.

 

Ratings

Independent feedback: *****

Care of children: *****

Leadership and Vision: *****

Whole and Individual child provision: *****

Facilities (relative to fees): *****

Parental engagement and community:  *****

Happiness: *****

‘Bangs for the buck’: ****

KHDA/ADEC rating: Very Good with Outstanding features

SchoolsCompared.com full review: Here

 

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Jon Westley
Jon Westley is the Editor of SchoolsCompared.com and WhichSchoolAdvisor.com UK. You can email him at jonathanwestley [at] schoolscompared.com

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