How We Write Our Verdicts

Where the information comes from. Official government inspection reports, in Dubai, the KHDA-DSIB report, plus published fees, enrollment, and rating history going back to 2008. We do not use anonymous reviews, paid submissions, or school marketing as editorial sources.

How the analysis works. AI-assisted structured reading of the official reports, guided by consistent editorial rules. Every claim is traceable to its source. When we write "inspectors found", we mean the report says it.

What each section means.

• One line verdict: the headline judgement in a single sentence.
• The six inspector areas: the standard KHDA-DSIB inspection dimensions.
• Choose this school if / Think twice if: plain-language fit signals.
• Ask this at the open day: questions worth putting to the school directly.

Ratings and dates. Official ratings only, from Outstanding to Very Weak, always dated. KHDA ran no full inspections in 2024-25 or 2025-26, so most ratings currently date from 2023-24. Inspections resume from 31 August 2026, and pages update promptly when new reports publish.

What we never do. See our editorial policy for the full list of things schools cannot buy.

Spotted an error? Email hello@theschoolguide.ae : every correction is recorded in our corrections log.