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Himayah School For Education Girls - Al Karama is a Ministry of Education school established in 2018 in AL KARAMA. The school caters exclusively to girls aged 6 to 18, offering education from Grade 1 to Grade 12 with an enrolment of 1,039 students.
The school follows the Ministry of Education programme, which prepares students for relevant qualifications. Currently, the school holds no formal accreditation but has received an inspection rating of "Acceptable" for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Annual tuition fees range from AED 0 to AED 0, varying by year group. The school primarily attracts families from nearby areas including MANKHOOL, 41A Street, and Karama.
Facts reported by the school on its own channels, summarised by BestSchool.ae with a link to each source.
Hemaya Girls School won the Sharjah Voluntary Work Award in the Best Voluntary Initiative – Educational Institutions category for its 'Makers of Hope' initiative, at the award's 23rd edition. The school credited the support of the Hemaya Schools Office director and team for helping create an environment that enabled the achievement.
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KHDA rated Himayah School For Education Girls - Al Karama "Acceptable" in its 2023-2024 inspection, its third consecutive "Acceptable". The school has been inspected 3 times since 2021-2022.
This MoE-curriculum girls' school was rated acceptable overall. Islamic Education, personal development, and Emirati cultural awareness were strong, but attainment in most subjects was only acceptable, teaching was inconsistent, and self-evaluation was weak, limiting leaders' ability to secure improvement across the school.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2023-2024 (PDF, pages 1–21), inspected 12 to 16 February 2024. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
Of the 65 performance indicators rated in both reports, 11 improved, 0 declined and 54 kept the same rating.
and 3 more
Of the 4 recommendations made in 2022-2023, 4 can be checked against the 2023-2024 ratings: 1 show an improvement, 3 no change yet.
3 related indicators kept their ratings in 2023-2024
Curriculum adaptation (Cycle 1): Acceptable → Good · Curriculum adaptation (Cycle 2): Acceptable → Good · Curriculum adaptation (Cycle 3): Acceptable → Good
2 related indicators kept their ratings in 2023-2024
2 related indicators kept their ratings in 2023-2024
| Indicator | Phase | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' achievement | |||
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Cycle 1 | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Cycle 2 | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Cycle 3 | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Cycle 1 | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Cycle 2 | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Cycle 3 | Good | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Cycle 3 | Good | Good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Cycle 1 | N/A | — |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Cycle 2 | N/A | — |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Cycle 3 | N/A | — |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Cycle 1 | N/A | — |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Cycle 2 | N/A | — |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Cycle 3 | N/A | — |
| English — Attainment | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| English — Attainment | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| English — Attainment | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| English — Progress | Cycle 1 | Good | Good |
| English — Progress | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Good |
| English — Progress | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Progress | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Progress | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Mathematics — Progress | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Attainment | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Attainment | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Attainment | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Progress | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Progress | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Science — Progress | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Learning skills | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Learning skills | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Good |
| Learning skills | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Good |
| Personal and social development | |||
| Personal development | Cycle 1 | Very good | Very good |
| Personal development | Cycle 2 | Very good | Very good |
| Personal development | Cycle 3 | Very good | Very good |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Cycle 1 | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Cycle 2 | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Cycle 3 | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Cycle 1 | Very good | Very good |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Cycle 2 | Very good | Very good |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Cycle 3 | Very good | Very good |
| Teaching and assessment | |||
| Teaching for effective learning | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Teaching for effective learning | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Teaching for effective learning | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Assessment | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Assessment | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Assessment | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Curriculum | |||
| Curriculum design and implementation | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Good |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Good |
| Curriculum adaptation | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Good |
| Curriculum adaptation | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Good |
| Curriculum adaptation | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Good |
| The protection, care, guidance and support of students | |||
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Good |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Good |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Care and support | Cycle 1 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Care and support | Cycle 2 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Care and support | Cycle 3 | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Leadership and management | |||
| The effectiveness of leadership | Whole school | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| School self-evaluation and improvement planning | Whole school | Weak | Weak |
| Parents and the community | Whole school | Good | Good |
| Governance | Whole school | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Management, staffing, facilities and resources | Whole school | Acceptable | Acceptable |
Himayah School For Education Girls - Al Karama is rated acceptable overall. Islamic Education and students' personal and social development, including strong Islamic values awareness, stand out. However, self-evaluation is weak, teaching lacks challenge, and assessment data are underused to meet all students' learning needs.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2022-2023 (PDF, pages 1–19), inspected 06 to 10 March 2023. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
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