Indian curriculum schools in Dubai reported significant improvements with five schools improving in overall ratings. 69% of Students are now in good or better schools compared to 45% in 2009-2010, the first year of inspecting Indian schools.
Of the 31 Indian curriculum schools inspected in Dubai during the 2017-18 inspection cycle, one was rated outstanding, five very good, 12 good, 10 acceptable and three were found to be weak. None of the Indian curriculum schools were rated very weak.
The latest inspection highlights for Indian & Pakistani curriculum schools in Dubai were announced on Wednesday.
Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Director General of Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) said, “We are continuing to see year-on-year progress by Indian curriculum schools and more students than ever are attending good or better rated schools in Dubai.
Indian schools have shown a strong improving trend in TIMSS and PISA assessments and this correlates with the overall inspection findings. Their improvement in the performance math, science, reading and other related skills reflects our emphasis on achieving national agenda goals leading to UAE Vision 2021. By improving provisioning for national agenda targets, Indian curriculum schools are directly contributing to the development of a first-rate education system.”
Fatma Belrehif, Executive Director of Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) said, “This is the ninth year we have inspected Indian and Pakistani curriculum schools and we are continuing to see progress. Indian-curriculum schools showed improvements in key performance indicators like leadership, self-evaluation and governance. This is very encouraging, as we know that these are powerful enablers, and that improvements in these areas are strong predictors of progress in overall performance.”
Leadership at Indian-curriculum schools improved from 56% to 72% with a ‘good’ or better judgment. Other areas of improvement included English attainment (66%), self-evaluation (55%) and governance (65%).
School inspectors also evaluated the provision for moral education based on the schools’ curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment. The report noted, “Schools are fully committed to implementing moral education, but are not yet formally assessing student outcomes.”
Two schools offering Pakistani curriculum serving 2,830 students were rated ‘acceptable and weak’.
Key highlights
• 31 Indian curriculum schools were inspected in 2017-18
• 78575 students at Indian curriculum schools
• 3439 lessons observed
• 8027 students surveyed
• 3892 teachers surveyed
