Emirates International School

EIS now has a second campus located at "The Meadows"

The Meadows housing development is located near Dubai Internet and Media Cities behind Emirates golf course in the most rapidly developing are of Dubai. See my map page for more details.

Updated Tuesday December 28, 2010

Name: Emirates International School

PO Box: 6446

City: Dubai

Tel : 04 3489804

Fax: 04 3482813 Senior School 04 3482586 Primary/Junior School

Email : mail@eischool.com

Founded: 1991

Level: KG1 – Gr. 12

Curriculum: IGCSE - IB Senior School. IPC Primary/Junior School

Co-ed? Yes

Staff Nationality / Qualification: Various

Predominant Student Nationality: 80 Nationalities

Location: Umm Sequim – Al Thayna Road and now in "The Meadows"

Activities / Facilities: Variety of activities

Uniform (Yes/No?) Yes

Bus Service (Yes/No?) Yes Cost: Contact School

Entrance Requirements: Admission Test

Application Fee: Dhs. 500 payable in advance (refundable when student will leave the school)

Tuition / Annual Fees: See this page

Comments: For further details visit our website http://www.eischools.ae

Parental Comments/Opinions

I am a Canadian, living in Dubai, with two teenagers . They have been attending Emirates International School for over three years and overall they are pleased with the school. Academically the school is meeting the required objectives and they also offer a very good International Baccalaureate program.

I am a New Zealander

Overall I have been happy with the standard, and they have been happy with the school. Our main attraction was that they run the IGSCE, (English) qualification, in grades 9 and 10, and have the International Baccalaureate in grades 11 and 12. The IB qualification is well accepted at most tertiary institutes, including NZ.

I have had some issues with several teachers and management, but you would get that anywhere. The facilities are good and their record in the IB course has been usually higher than world standards.

In adding to the comments above, U.S. children may have a bit of a go at adjusting to the British influence/style in teaching at UAE, but overall we have been pleased. We really enjoy our son's teachers.

Regarding EIS, I would add that the extracurricular activities for the primary/junior school are extensive with many sports programs, an excellent International Day, music lessons and an annual theatrical performance by the students. . I would also say that another strength of EIS is the truly international variety of over 80 nationalities that attend the school.

We my husband and I and our two young sons are from Canada. . They are very happy at EIS. My children could not be happier .Their teachers are great and the curriculum quite suitable to their needs. The fact that the school has everything on site (sports facilities, theater hall, after school activities...) has been one of the major pluses for us and our children.

We are Canadians and have been living in Dubai for over six years.

Academically both schools (Primary and High )have provided an invigorating learning environment and we have been pleased with the interaction with the teachers. The primary limitation at EIS is the provision of a proper library for the lower grades, Computing facilities have been upgraded for the students and staff. Additionally, extra-curricular have been increased lately.

I am Australian. We have been very happy, on the whole, with EIS. Our two girls started at age 4 and have generally found it a safe, happy and fairly nurturing environment, though more academically oriented than you would expect in the first couple of years in Australia. We all enjoy the variety of nationalities at the school and the range of subjects taught.

A change of principal and senior management has made a huge difference over the last couple of years, in that it has refreshed the school.

International day at EIS (Primary)

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This page was last updated by Leigh Butler on December 28, 2010