Al Ittihad National Private School – Khalifa City
About Al Ittihad National Private School – Khalifa City
Al Ittihad National Private School – Khalifa City (AINPS) is a private, co-educational school in Khalifa City A North, Abu Dhabi, established in 2006 and run by Arabian Education Development. It offers a bilingual education that blends an American curriculum, California Common Core for English and Maths and NGSS for Science, with the UAE Ministry of Education national stream (Arabic, Islamic Studies, UAE Social Studies and Moral Education), serving a student body that is around 91% Emirati. The high school leads to the US High School Diploma with Advanced Placement (from Grade 10) and is NEASC-accredited. Rated Very Good by ADEK (a rating held since 2019) with an Outstanding judgement for National Identity, it is also an Apple Distinguished School (2023) for its 1:1 device and innovation programme. It serves around 1,490 students.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; ADEK rating from its 2024-25 inspection report. How Talem verifies →
Annual tuition fees
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
These are the fees in force for 2026/2027. ADEK approved this schedule for 2025/26 and its letter states it remains operative until a later schedule replaces it, so the school carrying the same figures forward is not a sign of stale data; it simply did not seek an increase. Note that the school's own fee sheet publishes a combined "Tuition and Books" figure, which is higher than the tuition shown here: at KG1 that is AED 22,480 against tuition of AED 21,830, and at Grade 12 AED 47,580 against AED 44,580. The sheet also applies a phase-based reduction of AED 150 to 1,500 to that combined figure. Tuition is paid in three instalments of 33% in August, 33% on 1 December and 34% on 1 February, the second and third by post-dated cheques lodged with the first. Registration and re-registration are 5% of annual tuition and are deducted from it. Transport is AED 5,000, books AED 650 to 3,000, uniform AED 393 to 581, and an optional device costs AED 1,717 up to Grade 8 and AED 3,675 from Grade 9. VAT at 5% applies to everything except tuition, books and transport. A sibling discount is available from the second child.
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ADEK Rating
ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
Stages & pathways
Kindergarten
KG1-KG2Bilingual, play-based early years (English/Arabic) on California Common Core foundations.
Elementary
Grades 1-5American elementary (California Common Core, NGSS Science) blended with the UAE MoE national stream; 1:1 devices from Grade 4.
Middle School
Grades 6-8American middle-school core with specialist science and coding, continuing the UAE national subjects.
High School
Grades 9-12The US High School Diploma with Advanced Placement from Grade 10 (NEASC-accredited), with specialist science labs, an Innovation Center and university/career guidance.
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Facilities
Science Laboratories
Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories.
Innovation Center
An Innovation Center for robotics and coding.
Library
A library of over 10,000 English and Arabic titles.
Art, Music, Drama & Talent Rooms
Dedicated art, music, drama and talent rooms.
1:1 Devices & Hydroponic Greenhouse
A 1:1 device programme (KG-Grade 12) and a hydroponic greenhouse (ECO Club).
Swimming Pool
A swimming/splash pool.
Gymnasium & Cricket Pitch
A gymnasium and a cricket pitch.
Indoor & Outdoor Sports
Indoor and outdoor sports facilities and KG play areas.
School leadership
Dr Fatima Yousif Husain
Principal
Principal of Al Ittihad National Private School – Khalifa City, leading the school through its sustained ADEK Very Good rating and Apple Distinguished School recognition.
Mr. Ahmed Ajine
Vice Principal and Boys Section Principal
Ms. May El Bitar
Girls' Middle and High School Section Principal
Ms. Ruba Sawaya
Elementary Section Principal
Ms. Aline Safi
KG Section Principal
Nehma Chouman
Head of Inclusion
Mouneba Khaddam
Head of Instructional Technology
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Where we are
Area 35, Street 51, Khalifa City A North, PO Box 15569, Abu Dhabi, UAE
