English College Dubai


The English College, Dubai is an independent school in Dubai following the British curriculum from FS1 to Year 13. It is located in the Al Safa 1 residential area, adjacent to Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite Oasis Mall. The English College prides itself on its multicultural student base and has 730 students from a variety of nationalities. The premises is purpose-built and houses a swimming pool, sports hall, two libraries, football field, basketball court, art studio and a Sixth Form common room. The English College is going through an extensive rebuilding and refurbishment programme - classrooms are being added, music rooms, art studios, science laboratories, Sixth Form centre, dining facilities and food technology area. A purpose-built sports complex will house a multi-purpose sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite and tiered seating.

History

The English College, Dubai is an independent school which was opened in 1992, owing to a need to establish more quality secondary schools following the British curriculum in Dubai. In January 2019, The English College merged with Manor Primary School and became an all-through school: Primary school, Middle school and Secondary school.

School rating

The latest report by the independent Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau awarded the school a status of Good.
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai which undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management and inspections for which it then publishes comprehensive reports. KHDA has awarded The English College, Dubai a ranking of "Good" in terms of overall performance for the last 9 consecutive years with very good and outstanding features...".

Fee structure

The fee structure for the 2019-2020 academic year is:
Extracurricular activities participated in by The English College, Dubai include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and TEDx program

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) courses