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American International School Dubai

School name

Type of institute

private profit-making K-12 school

Curriculum or Student Nationality

Arabic, Canadian, Islamic, US

Qualifications or Courses

MOE UAE, US HS Diploma

Head of school

Othman Abdel Bari (Principal)

Executive body or owner

Board of Trustees, Board of Directors

Date founded

September 2003

Number of students (approx)

2300

Number of staff (approx)

150

School area, location map

Al Ghusais, Al Qusais 1 - location map

Postal address

PO Box 87727, Dubai, UAE

Telephone

+971-4-2988666

Fax

+971-4-2987666

info@aisch.net

Website

www.aisch.net

School fees structure

11,000-17,500 dhs per year (2013-2014)

Teacher salary range

6,000-12,000 dhs per month (2009-2010)

Student satisfaction rating

Parent satisfaction rating

Teacher job satisfaction rating
(by teachers, not about teachers)

KHDA school inspection report ratings

2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012
acceptable	acceptable	acceptable	acceptable

American International School Dubai admissions, reviews, notes

American International School Dubai reviews - add yours here.

American International School in Dubai (AISD) fees structure

Not to be confused with the American School of Dubai in Al Barsha (ASD) which is a western school for North American expat students. AISD is an Islamic school for Arab and other Muslim students.

Grade	KG1	KG2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Annual tuition fees (AED) 2013-2014^c	11,000	11,000	11,500	11,500	11,500	12,500	12,500	12,500	14,500	14,500	14,500	15,500	16,500	17,500

Annual tuition fees 2010-2011 (AED)	12,020	12,020	13,620	13,620	13,620	14,770	14,770	14,770	19,890	19,890	19,890	18,220	19,190	20,120
Annual tuition fees 2009-2010 (AED)
Annual tuition fees 2008-2009 (AED)
Annual tuition fees 2007-2008 (AED)	10,300	10,300	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,850	11,850	11,850	13,770	13,770	13,770	15,000	15,870	16,700

2013-2014 fee schedule not confirmed. Decrease in fees seems odd, no explanation provided, possibly incorrect information provided.
2011-2012 fee schedule not supplied.
2010-2011 registration fee AED 1000 (if admission cancelled, AED 500 refunded). Bus transportation available from Deira AED 4,500, Bur Dubai AED 5,000, New Dubai AED 6,000, Sharjah AED 5,000, Ajman AED 6,000. Hopefully transport costs are per year, not per term.
2008-2009 - according to the KHDA, Al Andalus School (or AISD) applied for a 30% fees increase for 2008-2009 but was only allowed a 16% increase (same as limit for most schools).
2007-2008 fee schedule from KHDA, not confirmed and conflicts with previous information which was that fees were AED 9,180-16,500. Higher fees might be for 2008-2009.
Same website at aisschool.net and www.aisschool.net and www.aisch.net. Additional or updated email address info@aisschool.net. Another one is amintsch2008@gmail.com but might be out of date (KHDA information).
Location is in the Al Qusais school zone (Al Ghusais), Al Qusais 1 community, near Lulu hypermarket. Next to The Crescent English High School. Location map link from AIS website is incorrect (if it is still showing the empty plot of land behind Dubai National School), location marked on Google Maps is correct.

09 March 2010

Some American International School of Dubai (AISD) information updated (see forum post).
Date of name change from Al Andalus School to American International School in Dubai was September 2006.
Appears to be the same website at www.aisch.net and www.aisch.ae, although www.aisch.ae forwards to http://andalussch0.web147.discountasp.net/ais-final/index.html. Ignore www.aisch.com though (is spam when checked, with nasty popups). Unknown if email info@aisch.ae still valid (updated to info@aisch.net).
Principal's name is Othman Abdel Bari according to AISD website, but spelt Othman Helmi Abdalbari according to latest information received.

03 January 2009 review

AIS Dubai (AISD) accredited by the Commission on International Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) 11 May 2007.
Domain www.aisch.ae forwards to the clumsy looking URL andalussch0.web147.discountasp.net/ais-final/index.html. Don't panic.
Also or previously called Al Andalus Private School, Alandalus School, Al Andalus School Dubai. Still listed as the Al Andalus School in the KHDA directory. There is also an Al Andalus Nursery in Al Ain and an Al Andalus Academy in Al Ain, and there is an American International School in Abu Dhabi. None are related to AAPS or AIS in Dubai.
The domain www.andalus-school.com is spam, www.alandallus.com and www.alandalus don't load, unknown if the domain www.andalus.sch.ae is related to the school.
AISD is unrelated and quite different from the American School of Dubai in Jumeirah [update moved to Al Barsha]. Difference is mostly that AISD is an Islamic school, ASD is a western expat school. Both offer American curriculums.
There is a report (undated) that the Pan American Academy Limited (PAA) and AIS Dubai plan to establish a Canadian International School program from grades 1 to 12 using the British Columbia curriculum. See Pan American Academy Dubai for more information.

Schools in the same area as American International School Dubai

School name	Founded	Tel	Level	Curriculum	Qualifications	School fees	Reviews
Al Maaref Private School Dubai	1987	+971-4-2988881	K-12	Arabic, UAE, US		8,950-25,750
Capital School Dubai	September 2014	+971-4-2988776	K-12	UK	AS, A-level, IGCSE, NC	30,000-42,000	CSD reviews
Crescent School Dubai	1984	+971-4-2988866	K-12	Indian	CBSE, Kerala	2,350-8,500	CSD reviews
Dubai National School Al Twar	April 2000	+971-4-2988555	K-12	UAE, US	HS Diploma, UAE MOE	18,000-29,000
Dubai Scholars Private School	1976	+971-4-2988892	K-12	Indian/UK	O-level, A-level	11,009-20,000
Ehsan Iranian Special Needs School		+971-4-2988173		Iranian
Millennium School Dubai	2000	+971-4-2988567	K-12	Indian	CBSE, iCBSE	14,045-20,654
Salman Farsi School		+971-4-2988121	K-12	Iranian		1,750-3,150	SFS reviews
Sheikh Rashid Pakistan School	April 1995	+971-4-2988303	K-12	Pakistan	FBISE SSC	2,680-5,360	SRPS reviews
Westminster School Dubai	1995	+971-4-2988333	K-12	Arabic/UK	A-level, IGCSE	5,235-10,178	WSD reviews

Last update 23 April 2013

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