Uptown Primary School received a "Good" rating from the KHDA with some "outstanding" areas highlighted. The principal, Tim Waley, was pleased that the school's curriculum, student support, leadership, and community partnerships were recognized as real strengths. The KHDA oversees all private and government schools in Dubai to ensure quality and adherence to regulations through detailed inspections and ratings in four categories.

1. KHDA Rating – Uptown Primary School
"Uptown has been especially pleased with a couple of areas of the inspection, in terms of judgments
made by KHDA. As a Taaleem School, we are particularly proud of what we have to offer. In particular,
our outstanding features, which highlight our curriculum (IB World School), support our students,
leadership and community partnerships with our parents have highlighted real strengths in our schools.
While we always like to believe we are doing an outstanding job, it is nice to have this confirmed
through the inspection process."
- Tim Waley, Principal, Uptown School
Dubai's 148 private schools educate more than 207,500 students offering 13 different curricula
according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) School Census of 2011/12.
Private schools cater to 87 percent of Dubai’s population, with the government school system open only
to Emirati students. 67 percent of Emirati students choose to attend private schools.
The KHDA, along with the Ministry of Education, oversees all educational institutions in Dubai. KHDA’s
Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) carries out detailed inspections of every private school in Dubai
and along with the Regulations and Compliance Commission (RCC) are responsible for the licensing of
schools and their adherence to regulations and guidelines. School ratings are given in four categories:
Outstanding, Good, Acceptable and Unsatisfactory.
Uptown Primary School 2013-14 KHDA rating: Good with outstanding areas.
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