Record number of Dubai schools improve their KHDA rankings

DUBAI // Twenty-eight private schools have improved their rankings this academic year, in a record for the eight years since Dubai’s education regulator began its classifications.

And the Knowledge and Human Development Authority says more than twice as many pupils now receive good or better education – 61 per cent compared with 30 per cent in 2008.

Abdulla Al Karam, director general of the KHDA, said the huge improvement was caused by better understanding of the authority’s inspection process and more competition among private schools.

“I’m proud that we have seen such a big improvement in the schools that are offering a better education to children,” Mr Al Karam said.

“Before there were fewer seats and many schools had waiting lists, but as the number of seats has increased, this has driven more competition to improve quality and attract pupils.”

The Dubai Schools Inspections Bureau’s annual report stated that it visited 149 schools offering 17 different curriculums to 253,319 pupils, from nursery to Year 12.

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