Abu Dhabi Education Council
Private schools in Abu Dhabi are inspected about once every two years. This academic year was the first time they were examined under new performance standards from the Ministry of Education’s school inspection framework, which unified the metrics and grading system used to evaluate all schools.
Under the new framework, schools are judged on a six-level scale: outstanding, very good, good, acceptable, weak and very weak. Adec has adjusted the scale to group schools by bands. Schools that fall in Band A are outstanding, very good and good; Band B is for acceptable schools; and Band C covers weak and very weak schools.
Adec said 112 private schools will be inspected this academic year, including 44 that were audited in term two, between January and March, and 27 that are undergoing inspections.
In all, there are 186 private schools providing education to about 236,000 pupils across the emirate.
Abu Dhabi Private School Rankings
Band A – Outstanding
Al Muna Primary School
Al Mushrif Private School
Band A – Very Good
Al Yasmina School
Al Ain International School
Gems American Academy
Pearl Primary School
The British International School Abu Dhabi
Band A – Good
The Cambridge High School
Liwa International Private School
Al Rabeeh School
Band B – Acceptable
Abu Dhabi Indian School
Al Bahya School
Al Hamadanya Grand Private School
Al Ittihad National Private School
Al Najah Private School
Ashbal Al Quds Private Secondary School
Beit Al Maqdes International Private School
Emirates Falcon International School
Emirates National Private School
Al Manaseer
International Community School
International Jubilee Private School
Islamia English School
Band C – Weak
Ain Al Khaleej Private School
Al Awa’il Private School Al Ain
Al Iman Private School
Al Ain English Speaking School
Al Ain Iranian Private School
Baraaim Al Ain Private School
Darul Huda Islamic School
Emirates Future International Academy
Emirates National Private School, Al Nahayan
Future International School
Indian School, Al Ain
International Private School
Scientific Distinction Private School
Universal Private School
Band C – Very Weak
Al Ettehad Private School
Al Maali International Private School
Pakistani Islamic Private School
Palestine Private Academy
United School of Baniyas