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Al Manhal International Private School
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Al Manhal International Private School

3.3
2024-2025Good
Curriculum

UAE Ministry of Education

Annual Fees

9K - 19K AED

Location

Al Mushrif

About Al Manhal International Private School

Last updated 26 September 2026 · Sources: ADEK inspection reports · methodology

Al Manhal International Private School is a Ministry of Education school located in Al Mushrif, Abu Dhabi. Founded in 1979, the school has grown from a small nursery into a well-established educational institution serving the local community for over four decades.

The school welcomes both boys and girls, providing a coeducational environment where students learn together. Al Manhal International Private School operates from a purpose-built campus spanning approximately 13,200 square metres, featuring spacious outdoor areas and dedicated sports facilities including gymnasiums.

The school delivers the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum across all subjects. This nationally recognized programme ensures students receive instruction aligned with federal educational standards and requirements.

Annual tuition fees range from AED 9,400 to AED 18,600 depending on grade level. The campus offers convenient access for families residing in 24th Street, Al Mushrif Area, and surrounding neighbourhoods.

Location

Al Mushrif

Al Manhal International Private School fees 2026-2027

The academic year of some recorded fees has not been verified against its source. Confirm current rates with the school before using them.

Annual tuition at Al Manhal International Private School ranges from AED 9,400 (G1/Y2) to AED 18,600 (G12/Y13) for 2026-2027, across 14 year groups, or about AED 783 to AED 1,550 a month.

Grade LevelAnnual Fees (recorded)Est. MonthlyFact Sheet
KG1/FS22026-2027 (year unverified)9,900 AED~825 AED-
KG2/Y12026-2027 (year unverified)11,200 AED~933 AED-
G1/Y22026-2027 (year unverified)9,400 AED~783 AED-
G2/Y32026-2027 (year unverified)9,400 AED~783 AED-
G3/Y42026-2027 (year unverified)9,400 AED~783 AED-
G4/Y52026-2027 (year unverified)10,900 AED~908 AED-
G5/Y62026-2027 (year unverified)10,900 AED~908 AED-
G6/Y72026-2027 (year unverified)10,900 AED~908 AED-
G7/Y82026-2027 (year unverified)12,400 AED~1,033 AED-
G8/Y92026-2027 (year unverified)12,400 AED~1,033 AED-
G9/Y102026-2027 (year unverified)12,400 AED~1,033 AED-
G10/Y112026-2027 (year unverified)13,900 AED~1,158 AED-
G11/Y122026-2027 (year unverified)13,900 AED~1,158 AED-
G12/Y132026-2027 (year unverified)18,600 AED~1,550 AED-

Inspection Report

ADEK rated Al Manhal International Private School "Good" in its 2021-2022 inspection, up from "Acceptable" at the previous inspection. The school has been inspected 5 times since 2012-2013.

Latest Rating (2021-2022)
Good
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What inspectors found in 2021-2022

Inspectors rated Al Manhal International Private School Good overall in this 2021-2022 inspection. Students showed good attainment and progress across subjects including English, Mathematics and Science, with good learning skills. Teaching, assessment, care and support, and leadership and management were also judged Good.

Source: ADEK inspection report 2021-2022 (PDF, pages 1-8), inspected 21-Feb-2022 to 24-Feb-2022. Restated by BestSchool.ae.

Since the 2017-2018 inspection

Of the 57 performance indicators rated in both reports, 29 improved, 0 declined and 28 kept the same rating.

Students
2,509 → 2,056
-453 (-18%)
Teachers
165 → 136
-29 (-18%)

Improved

  • Attainment in Arabic First Language · Foundation Stage: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in Arabic First Language · Secondary: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in Arabic First Language · Post-16: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in English · Foundation Stage: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in English · Primary: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in English · Secondary: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in English · Post-16: Acceptable → Good
  • Attainment in Mathematics · Foundation Stage: Acceptable → Good

and 21 more

Did Al Manhal International Private School act on the 2017-2018 recommendations?

Of the 6 recommendations made in 2017-2018, 3 can be checked against the 2021-2022 ratings: 3 show an improvement.

  1. Raise students' achievement in all subjects, particularly Arabic and English writing, through more teaching time, modelling and monitoring of writingImproved

    Attainment in Arabic First Language (Foundation Stage): Acceptable → Good · Attainment in Arabic First Language (Secondary): Acceptable → Good · Attainment in Arabic First Language (Post-16): Acceptable → Good · Attainment in English (Foundation Stage): Acceptable → Good

  2. Provide work better matched to students' needs, especially higher achievers, with more challenging questioningNot measurable from the ratings
  3. Embed critical thinking, problem-solving and innovation skills across the curriculum and in lessonsImproved

    Learning skills (Foundation Stage): Acceptable → Good · Learning skills (Primary): Acceptable → Good · Learning skills (Secondary): Acceptable → Good · Learning skills (Post-16): Acceptable → Good

  4. Improve the accuracy of self-evaluation and align judgements more closely to the UAE frameworkNot measurable from the ratings
  5. Use assessment data more accurately to benchmark achievement against national expectationsImproved

    Assessment (Foundation Stage): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Primary): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Secondary): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Post-16): Acceptable → Good

  6. Improve students' punctuality to schoolNot measurable from the ratings
Performance standards by year (116 indicators, 2 inspections)
IndicatorPhase2017-20182021-2022
Students' achievement
Attainment in Islamic EducationFoundation StageGoodGood
Attainment in Islamic EducationPrimaryGoodGood
Attainment in Islamic EducationSecondaryGoodGood
Attainment in Islamic EducationPost-16GoodGood
Progress in Islamic EducationFoundation StageGoodGood
Progress in Islamic EducationPrimaryGoodGood
Progress in Islamic EducationSecondaryGoodGood
Progress in Islamic EducationPost-16GoodGood
Attainment in Arabic First LanguageFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Attainment in Arabic First LanguagePrimaryGoodGood
Attainment in Arabic First LanguageSecondaryAcceptableGood
Attainment in Arabic First LanguagePost-16AcceptableGood
Progress in Arabic First LanguageFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Progress in Arabic First LanguagePrimaryGoodGood
Progress in Arabic First LanguageSecondaryAcceptableGood
Progress in Arabic First LanguagePost-16AcceptableGood
Attainment in Social StudiesFoundation StageGoodGood
Attainment in Social StudiesPrimaryGoodGood
Attainment in Social StudiesSecondaryGoodGood
Attainment in Social StudiesPost-16GoodGood
Progress in Social StudiesFoundation StageGoodGood
Progress in Social StudiesPrimaryGoodGood
Social Studies — ProgressMiddleGood-
Progress in Social StudiesPost-16GoodGood
Attainment in EnglishFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Attainment in EnglishPrimaryAcceptableGood
Attainment in EnglishSecondaryAcceptableGood
Attainment in EnglishPost-16AcceptableGood
Progress in EnglishFoundation StageGoodGood
Progress in EnglishPrimaryAcceptableGood
Progress in EnglishSecondaryAcceptableGood
Progress in EnglishPost-16AcceptableGood
Attainment in MathematicsFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Attainment in MathematicsPrimaryGoodGood
Attainment in MathematicsSecondaryGoodGood
Attainment in MathematicsPost-16GoodGood
Progress in MathematicsFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Progress in MathematicsPrimaryGoodGood
Progress in MathematicsSecondaryGoodGood
Progress in MathematicsPost-16GoodGood
Attainment in SciencesFoundation StageGoodGood
Attainment in SciencesPrimaryAcceptableGood
Attainment in SciencesSecondaryAcceptableGood
Attainment in SciencesPost-16GoodGood
Progress in SciencesFoundation StageGoodGood
Progress in SciencesPrimaryAcceptableGood
Progress in SciencesSecondaryAcceptableGood
Progress in SciencesPost-16GoodGood
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — AttainmentKGGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — AttainmentPrimaryGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — AttainmentMiddleGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — AttainmentHighGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — ProgressKGGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — ProgressPrimaryGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — ProgressMiddleGood-
Other subjects (Art, Music, PE) — ProgressHighGood-
Learning skillsFoundation StageAcceptableGood
Learning skillsPrimaryAcceptableGood
Learning skillsSecondaryAcceptableGood
Learning skillsPost-16AcceptableGood
Students' personal and social development
Personal developmentKGGood-
Personal developmentPrimaryGood-
Personal developmentMiddleGood-
Personal developmentHighGood-
Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world culturesKGVery good-
Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world culturesPrimaryVery good-
Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world culturesMiddleVery good-
Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world culturesHighVery good-
Social responsibility and innovation skillsKGGood-
Social responsibility and innovation skillsPrimaryGood-
Social responsibility and innovation skillsMiddleGood-
Social responsibility and innovation skillsHighGood-
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching for effective learningKGAcceptable-
Teaching for effective learningPrimaryAcceptable-
Teaching for effective learningMiddleAcceptable-
Teaching for effective learningHighAcceptable-
Teaching and assessment
AssessmentFoundation StageAcceptableGood
AssessmentPrimaryAcceptableGood
AssessmentSecondaryAcceptableGood
AssessmentPost-16AcceptableGood
TeachingFoundation Stage-Good
TeachingPrimary-Good
TeachingSecondary-Good
TeachingPost-16-Good
Curriculum
Curriculum design and implementationKGAcceptable-
Curriculum design and implementationPrimaryAcceptable-
Curriculum design and implementationMiddleAcceptable-
Curriculum design and implementationHighAcceptable-
Curriculum adaptationKGAcceptable-
Curriculum adaptationPrimaryAcceptable-
Curriculum adaptationMiddleAcceptable-
Curriculum adaptationHighAcceptable-
The protection, care, guidance and support of students
Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguardingKGGood-
Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguardingPrimaryGood-
Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguardingMiddleGood-
Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguardingHighGood-
Care and supportKGGood-
Care and supportPrimaryGood-
Care and supportMiddleGood-
Care and supportHighGood-
Leadership and management
The effectiveness of leadershipWhole schoolAcceptable-
Self-evaluation and improvement planningWhole schoolAcceptable-
Partnerships with parentsWhole schoolAcceptableGood
GovernanceWhole schoolAcceptableGood
Management, staffing, facilities and resourcesWhole schoolAcceptable-
Effectiveness of leadershipWhole school-Good
Self evaluation & improvementWhole school-Good
ManagementWhole school-Good
Protection, care, guidance and support
Health & safetyFoundation Stage-Good
Health & safetyPrimary-Good
Health & safetySecondary-Good
Health & safetyPost-16-Good
Care & supportFoundation Stage-Good
Care & supportPrimary-Good
Care & supportSecondary-Good
Care & supportPost-16-Good

Earlier inspections

2017-2018Acceptable

Al Manhal International Private School was rated acceptable overall. Achievement was good in Islamic Education, social studies, mathematics and other subjects, though writing in Arabic and English was weaker. Personal development, care and support were good, while teaching, curriculum and leadership remained acceptable, with limited challenge provided for higher-achieving students.

Strengths noted by inspectors

  • Students' good achievement in Islamic Education, social studies, mathematics and non-core subjects
  • Students' positive attitudes to learning and their relationships with adults and one another
  • Students' understanding and appreciation of Islamic values, UAE culture and society
  • Effective cross-curricular links in learning
  • Leaders' inclusive ethos, particularly accurate identification of students with SEN

What the school was asked to improve

  • Raise students' achievement in all subjects, particularly Arabic and English writing, through more teaching time, modelling and monitoring of writing
  • Provide work better matched to students' needs, especially higher achievers, with more challenging questioning
  • Embed critical thinking, problem-solving and innovation skills across the curriculum and in lessons
  • Improve the accuracy of self-evaluation and align judgements more closely to the UAE framework
  • Use assessment data more accurately to benchmark achievement against national expectations
  • Improve students' punctuality to school

Source: ADEK inspection report 2017-2018 (PDF, pages 1-22), inspected 05 March to 08 March 2018. Restated by BestSchool.ae.

Rating History

2017-2018Acceptable
2015-2016Acceptable
2013-2014
2012-2013

Frequently Asked Questions

How much are Al Manhal International Private School fees in 2026-2027?

Annual tuition at Al Manhal International Private School ranges from AED 9,400 (G1/Y2) to AED 18,600 (G12/Y13) for 2026-2027, across 14 year groups, or about AED 783 to AED 1,550 a month. Figures are annual tuition as recorded from the school's published fees. Confirm extras such as transport and uniform with the school.

What is Al Manhal International Private School's ADEK inspection rating?

ADEK rated Al Manhal International Private School "Good" in its 2021-2022 inspection, up from "Acceptable" at the previous inspection. The school has been inspected 5 times since 2012-2013.

What did ADEK inspectors say about Al Manhal International Private School in 2021-2022?

Inspectors rated Al Manhal International Private School Good overall in this 2021-2022 inspection. Students showed good attainment and progress across subjects including English, Mathematics and Science, with good learning skills. Teaching, assessment, care and support, and leadership and management were also judged Good.

Has Al Manhal International Private School improved since its 2017-2018 inspection?

Between the 2017-2018 and 2021-2022 inspections, 29 of the 57 indicators rated in both reports improved, 0 declined and 28 kept the same rating. Improvements include Attainment in Arabic First Language (Foundation Stage) from Acceptable to Good, Attainment in Arabic First Language (Secondary) from Acceptable to Good, Attainment in Arabic First Language (Post-16) from Acceptable to Good. Enrolment went from 2,509 to 2,056 students (-18%). Of the 6 recommendations made in 2017-2018, 3 can be checked against the 2021-2022 ratings and 3 were followed by a measurable improvement.

Community

Value for Money
9
Campus Facilities
9
Quality of Teachers
9
Curriculum
10
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At a Glance

From the 2024-2025 inspection profile

Grades
KG 1 to Grade 12
Genders
Boys and Girls
Curriculum
Ministry of Education
Language
Arabic

School Profile

As reported for 2024-2025

Principal
Mr. Muhammed Abu Kassab (Principal)
Opening year
1979
Accreditation
ADEK

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