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KHDAOutstanding
GEMS Dubai American Academy - Dubai Branch
Al Barsha South First, Dubai
AmericanCo-edKG1 – G12Inspected 2024
KHDA Inspection 2024
KHDAOutstandingConsistent Excellence
SchoolWise note
Outstanding for 10 consecutive inspections since 2012. Innovation & Enterprise (Very Good) rates below the headline — worth probing in a school visit.
The basis for its Consistent Excellence badge. How badges work
✦AI Summary
GEMS Dubai American Academy - Dubai Branch has received an Outstanding rating from the KHDA in its most recent 2024 inspection, the highest possible designation, indicating that the school consistently delivers excellent educational experiences across all key areas assessed by inspectors. The school has maintained an Outstanding rating across every recorded inspection year — 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024 — reflecting a stable and reliably high standard of quality that parents can trust has been sustained over many years, not just achieved once. For parents considering this school, the combination of a well-established American curriculum serving students from KG1 through Grade 12 and a long, unbroken track record of top-tier KHDA ratings makes it one of the more consistently proven choices in the Al Barsha South First area of Dubai. Data sourced from KHDA public inspections.
Quality Indicators
Achievement
Outstandingi
Personal & Social Dev.
Outstandingi
Teaching & Learning
Outstandingi
Leadership & Management
Outstandingi
Innovation & Enterprise
Very Goodi
Protection & Care
Outstandingi
Rating History
13 inspections on recordOutstanding for 10 consecutive inspections since 2012 · 13 inspections total
No indicator changes between 2023 and 2024 — all quality indicators held their rating.