Dubai public schools’ rating improves

Public schools in Dubai saw their ratings improved following a review by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

According to results released on Thursday, KHDA ranked six out of 79 public schools as Outstanding while just one was rated Unsatisfactory.

The results showed that almost half of the public schools are now in the Good or Outstanding categories, which is a 10 per cent improvement since the first round of inspections in 2008-2009.

KHDA rated 33 schools as Good and 39 as Acceptable.

The report also highlighted the low performance of students in mathematics and science in comparison to international standards while recording a general improvement in the behaviour of students attending public schools.

Abdullah Al Karam, Chairman and Director-General of KHDA, said: “During the last three years, we have been able to create and sustain interest among school leaders and parents. In the first year of school inspections, we set a baseline for the schools to understand and follow. Last year, we measured their improvement and now we can see the emerging trends.”

Jameela Al Muhairi, Chief of Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB), said: “The schools have actively participated in creating change and some of the outstanding schools have really developed their students in line with our recommendations which brings them at par with international standards. It has become clear that the public schools are improving their quality to compete strongly with private schools as they also learn from the best practices of schools which perform well.”
 

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