School type Independent school Established 1976 Status Open Mascot Falcon | Motto Ad Astra Per Aspera Founder Madhu Verma Phone +971 4 298 8892 Founded 1976 | |
Sister school Scholars International Academy Address Dubai - United Arab Emirates Hours Closed now Tuesday7:30AM–3PMWednesday7:30AM–3PMThursday7:30AM–3PMFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSunday7:30AM–3PMMonday7:30AM–3PM Similar Pristine Private School, Al Diyafah High School, The Indian High School, The Westmins School - D, The Sheffield Private S | ||
Dubai Scholars Private School is an international private school, located in Al Qusais, Dubai, UAE. The school is managed by the Scholars International Group, and offers the British Curriculum to students ranging from KG1 to Year 13. Founded in 1976 by Madhu Verma, the school is one of the oldest international schools in Dubai (the first school to have offered the British Curriculum in Dubai is the Dubai English Speaking School, founded in 1963). As of December 2016, the school has 1600 students enrolled.
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History
Founded in 1976 by Madhu Verma, Dubai Scholars Private School was a villa-based school, located in the Deira area of Dubai. Eventually, the school relocated to 2 villas, later expanding to 7.
Around 1990, the school relocated to the Al Qusais area of Dubai, where the campus is now located.
Campus
Located in the Al Qusais area, the Dubai Scholars Private School campus is split into zones - Early years, Primary and Secondary. The campus contains several libraries, with the outdoor facilities including a pool, a sports field and several playgrounds.
Curriculum
Dubai Scholars Private School follows the British Curriculum, offering courses for students ranging from KG1 to Year 13
During the foundation programme and elementary school (KG1-Year 6), students will study a generic set of subjects in order to prepare them for the secondary school. As per UAE's Ministry of Education requirements, all of the students will also study Arabic, and the Muslim students will also take Islamic studies.
During Years 8 and 9 (Key Stage 3), students will keep studying a general set of subjects, preparing for the IGCSE programme.
During Years 10 and 11 (Key Stage 4), students will take part in the IGCSE programme, choosing a set of 10 subjects to study, and taking official exams on those subjects at the end of Year 11.
During Years 12 and 13 (Key Stage 5), students will take part in the A levels programme, which consists of both the AS and A2 level qualifications.
KHDA Inspection Report
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management and rates them, based on the performance of both the teachers and the students.
Below is a summary of the inspection ratings for Dubai Scholars Private School from 2010-2011 to 2015-2016.
For the 2015-2016 rating, Dubai Scholars Private School was rated "Good" overall. The school's strong points were said to be the students' learning skills, the quality of teaching and the school's leadership.
The main points which needed improvement were said to be the creation of a learning environment by the school, making sure to include the individual needs of students, and reflecting on the work already done in order to improve. The full report can be viewed here.