GEMS Dubai American Academy
American, with Advanced Placement and the IB Diploma Al Barsha, Dubai
A GEMS Education school in Al Barsha teaching an American curriculum, with Advanced Placement courses and the IB Diploma in the upper grades.
KHDA inspection rating
OutstandingMost recent full inspection, 2023–24. KHDA paused routine inspections for 2024–25 and 2025–26, so this is the most recent full inspection rating. This is the regulator's rating, not a RealtyReview score or a review average.
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- Curriculum
- American, with Advanced Placement and the IB Diploma
- Year groups
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- Area
- Al Barsha, Dubai
- Operator
- GEMS Education
Fees
Annual fees are set each year and approved per school by KHDA. Rather than print a figure that goes out of date, we link you to the regulator and the school's own fee schedule.
Before you enrol
- Confirm the school's current inspection rating with the emirate's regulator — KHDA in Dubai, ADEK in Abu Dhabi, SPEA in Sharjah, the Ministry of Education in the Northern Emirates. A profile shows the most recent published rating, and cycles differ by emirate.
- Check the current approved fee range for the year and stage you are applying for. Approved fees are set annually and published per school.
- Ask the school for its latest full inspection report, its accreditation, and the fees, registration and re-registration terms in writing before you pay a deposit.
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Facts read from each school's own site and the emirate regulator's inspection ratings, checked September 2026.