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Welcome to The English College (EC), a British curriculum school in Dubai. Established in 1992, we provide a world-class education for children from Foundation Stage 1 through to Year 13.
ADMISSIONS OPEN FOR 2025-26.
*Discounted of KHDA approved fees
Join one of our upcoming Admissions Open Days:
- Tour our engaging learning environments
- Meet our wonderful British teachers and leadership team
- Hear about our British curriculum, adapted for students in an international environment
- Let your child enjoy a fun play session and observational assessment (Early Years and Primary only).
To register, select an event from the drop-down menu. We look forward to meeting you very soon at EC.
FOUNDATION STAGE
The Foundation Stage at The English College, where your child’s first experience at school sets the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
Child-Led Inquiry-Based Learning
We provide an outstanding child-led, inquiry-based curriculum that sparks curiosity and fosters a love for learning.
Highly Qualified and Engaged Staff
Our staff continuously enhance their understanding of pedagogy and the EYFS curriculum to ensure effective teaching practices.
High-Quality Enabling Environments
We create high-quality, stimulating, safe indoor and outdoor environments supporting children’s learning and development.
Personalised Learning
We recognise that each child is unique and arrives with differing attributes and needs. Personalised learning is at the heart of our practice, ensuring that every child receives individualised attention and support.
Play-Based Curriculum with Sustained Shared Thinking
Our curriculum is delivered through play-based learning, fostering active engagement and independent thinking.
Holistic Development
Our approach focuses on developing key skills, such as motivation, creative and critical thinking, and engagement, through a variety of learning experiences.
Enriching Classroom Environments
Our classrooms are designed as “enabling environments” that offer a rich and varied space for investigation, enquiry, and discovery.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Established in 1992, The English College Primary School is one of the most-sought after and well-established British Primary schools in Dubai.
We pride ourselves on both our ‘Outstanding Pastoral Care’ and ‘Outstanding’ results by the KHDA as well as out ‘Outstanding’ BSO (British Schools Overseas) rating.
With our guaranteed small class sizes of 20 in the Foundation Stage and 24 in Years 1 to 6, we ensure that your child will be valued as a unique individual.
Primary Curriculum
We aim to make our British curriculum holistic, inquiry based, adaptable to your children’s needs and interests, and relevant to both our UAE and international contexts.
Extra Curricular Activities (ECA’s)
Each term a range of extra-curricular ‘Enrichment’ activities are available for Foundation Stage, Key Stages 1 and 2 students. Our experienced PE team and external specialists offer a range of sports, arts and leisure activities on each day of the school week.
Planning and Organisation
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum and the National Curriculum for England. The learning in each year group is carefully planned to build on existing knowledge and to further develop learning.
Reporting to Parents
We have four points in the year when we officially report and meet parents to discuss progress, however, reporting is a fluid process and we endeavour to regularly update parents on their child’s successes.
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Whilst academic excellence is at the heart, we provide the very best holistic care for all our students. We have truly earned our KHDA rating of “Outstanding” for pastoral care and safeguarding; we value each and every one of our students and our aim is to ensure they are successful, thrive and make a difference, whatever that looks like to them.
The English College is proud of its strong tradition of academic success, with our students consistently achieving top results in both GCSEs and A-levels.
This solid foundation paves the way for our graduates to pursue their ambitions, with many going on to study at some of the world’s top universities.
Through cultural exchanges, events, and a curriculum that incorporates global perspectives, we nurture open-mindedness, intercultural understanding, and respect for all.
At The English College, we believe that embracing diversity is not only a strength, but essential for 21st Century learners.
We are dedicated to nurturing well-rounded individuals who are academically accomplished, socially confident, and equipped to thrive in their future endeavours.