Private International English School

ADEK rated Private International English School "Very good" in its 2022-2023 inspection, its third consecutive "Very good". The school has been inspected 6 times since 2012-2013.

This very good school shows strong achievement in English, mathematics and science, with outstanding safeguarding and very good teaching, curriculum and leadership. Care and support has declined to good. Inspectors recommend improving Arabic as a second language, deepening real-life application of Islamic values, strengthening critical thinking, and raising KG attainment and inquiry skills. Strengths noted by the inspectors in 2022-2023: students across all phases make better than expected progress in science; students demonstrate highly positive and respectful behavior and relationships with peers and staff; students maintain high levels of attendance; teaching and assessment are very effective, with a consistent approach to detailed lesson planning; curriculum implementation is effective, ensuring continuity and progression across grades; highly effective and rigorous health, safety, safeguarding and child protection protocols.

The 2022-2023 ADEK report recommended that the school: improve attainment and progress in Arabic as a second language, especially in reading and writing; develop students' fluency and use of extended vocabulary in speaking and writing in Arabic; extend students' understanding of applying Islamic teachings and principles to real-life contexts; enhance students' critical thinking skills; improve KG attainment and progress to outstanding, especially in numbers and simple problem-solving; develop children's inquiry, investigation and experimentation skills in KG and lower elementary.

Between the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 inspections, 0 of the 51 indicators rated in both reports improved, 4 declined and 47 kept the same rating. Enrolment went from 1,890 to 1,984 students (+5%).