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Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai
The KHDA is a Dubai government authority that oversees education, both private and public, in Dubai, having taken over the role from the Dubai Education Council in 2007. The KHDA remit is to develop both the education and human resource sectors in Dubai. Licensing of all educational institutes in Dubai (including those located in free zones in Dubai) is governed by the KHDA.
- KHDA chairman and director general is Dr Abdullah / Abdulla al Karam.
- KHDA was founded in March 2007.
- Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) was founded in December 2007. Head of the DSIB is Jameela Salem Musabih Humaid Al Muhairi.
- Dubai Education Council (DEC) was established in July 2005 (or 2003 according to some reports).
KHDA Education Service Permits
- KHDA will issue Education Service Permits to all schools (and nurseries?), universities and colleges, and training institutes in Dubai (press release 17 August 2009).
- The permits will be required by all institutes wanting to operate in Dubai.
- Permits will be issued by the Regulation and Compliance Commission at the KHDA.
- Head of the RCC is Mohammed Darwish.
- Permit should show fees schedule, permitted grades and/or programs, inspection category for schools, UQAIB approval for colleges and universities.
- Agreement signed between KHDA and Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) in May 2009. The DED issues commercial licences for educational establishments, and will now require an Education Service Permit before they do so (or renew one).
- Presumably the Dubai Education Service Permit requirement also applies in Dubai free trade zones (but that was not explicitly stated in the press release).
KHDA school inspections
From October to December 2008, the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB), the inspections division of the KHDA, conducted the first Dubai school inspections. It is expected that the DISB will conduct regular inspections in future (annually?). The DISB inspections give each school one of 4 ratings: outstanding, good, acceptable or unsatisfactory. Schools can increase their fees by varying amounts depending on the rating (a good rating means a higher fees increase). The results of the first inspections were released on 02 April 2009, and further results were released on 16 May 2009. A summary is (add your comments to the KHDA school inspection topic):
| unsatisfactory | acceptable | good | outstanding | total | |
| Rating 17 February 2010 - number of schools² | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Rating 16 May 2009 - number of schools¹ | 22 | 97 | 66 | 4 | 189 |
- Mostly western and Arabic curriculum schools. Indian, Iranian, and Pakistani schools not included.
- Indian (20) and Pakistani (3) curriculum schools only.
KHDA International Student Assessments
The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) is an OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) program held every 3 years that ranks students from different countries based on reading and mathematics skills. About 6500 students from 130 schools in Dubai will participate for the first time from 26 April to 14 May 2009, arranged by the KHDA. In a geographical slip-up, the KHDA issued a press release on 14 April 2009 announcing that Dubai, rather than the UAE, was one of the participating countries. Oops.
KHDA contact details
- Knowledge and Human Development Authority
- Location: Block 8, Dubai Academic City
- Postal Address: PO Box 500008, Dubai, UAE
- Contact details: tel +971 43640000, fax +971 43640001, email info@khda.gov.ae
Last update Wednesday 03-Mar-2010
Related pages
- ADEC Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Educational Council
- ADEZ Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Educational Zone
- Dubai Academic City - schools and universities all in one handy location in Dubai
- Dubai Knowledge Village - free zone for educational support services in Dubai
- KHDA inspection results - list of schools inspected by the KHDA/DISB with ratings
- New schools in Dubai - schools open recently, and schools expected to open in the future
- Schools in Dubai - a list of private schools in Dubai
- Schools in the UAE - find schools in other emirates
- UQAIB - University Quality Assurance
| UAE education: | UAE nurseries | UAE schools | new UAE schools | UAE special needs | UAE colleges | UAE universities |
|---|---|
| UAE schools: | Abu Dhabi schools | Ajman schools | Al Ain schools | Dubai schools | Fujairah schools | Ras Al Khaimah schools | Ruwais schools | Sharjah schools | Umm Al Quwain schools | UAE schools |
Related websites (new window)
- www.khda.gov.ae - KHDA website (in Arabic and English), pdf downloads of school inspection reports available
- Dubai directory - add your link free