What do Dubai’s newly released KHDA ratings mean for parents, and how will they affect school fees this year?

Dubai’s education regulator has issued inspection ratings for four newly opened private schools — Bloom World Academy and Citizens School both rated ‘Good’, while Dubai Schools Nad Al Sheba and Durham School Dubai were rated ‘Acceptable’ — offering parents fresh insight at a time when full inspections remain paused until 2026. Since fee increases are directly tied to KHDA ratings, the freeze means all schools, regardless of performance, can only adjust fees by the 2.35% Education Cost Index for 2025–26. With 81% of Dubai students already in Good or better schools and curricula spanning 17 international systems, these limited new ratings help families gauge early performance while the wider sector continues self-evaluation. What do you think — should full KHDA inspections resume sooner, or is the pause helping schools focus on improvement?

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