Excel International School
Excel International School
Excel International School is a private, co-educational British school in the Falaj Hazzaa area of Al Ain (Abu Dhabi emirate), operated by the AJ Group of Schools. Founded in 2008 as the British Division of Zakher Private School, it rebranded to Excel International School in 2022. The school delivers the National Curriculum for England with Cambridge International Primary, leading toward IGCSE, AS and A Level, though the upper grades are still being phased in (operational to around Year 10 / Grade 9 in 2025-26, building toward Grade 12). Serving around 377 students against a capacity of roughly 636, it offers hands-on learning spaces including a Discovery Forest, Curiosity Labs and Maker's Labs. ADEK rates the school Good, an improvement from Acceptable in 2024, and with fees of AED 18,260-29,710 and sibling discounts it sits at the affordable end of British schools in Al Ain.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; ADEK rating from its 2024-25 inspection report. Last checked 10 July 2026. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Tuition from the school's own ADEK-approved 2026/27 fee sheet, which is unchanged from 2025/26. A non-refundable registration fee of AED 500 is charged on top, at admission for new pupils and in April for existing ones. Tuition includes textbooks; uniform is charged separately. Transport is AED 4,000 a year, or AED 400 a month over ten months. Siblings receive 10% off tuition for the second and third child and 15% from the fourth. The school, formerly Zakher Private School (British Division), has moved to British year-group naming: what it used to call KG1 is now FS2, and Grade 1 is now Year 2. No approved-fee comparison is shown because ADEK's register publishes tuition and registration combined for this school.
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
Play and inquiry-based early years, including the school's Discovery Forest outdoor learning space, building communication, early literacy and numeracy.
UK National Curriculum with Cambridge International Primary, supported by hands-on Curiosity Labs and Maker's Labs, alongside Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies.
UK National Curriculum lower secondary across the subject range. Grade 9 (Year 10) is the highest grade operational in 2025-26 as the upper grades phase in.
IGCSE followed by AS and A Level. This phase is being introduced as the school phases in its upper grades toward Grade 12.
24 teaching classrooms across the campus.
Equipped science laboratories.
Computer laboratories for ICT and digital learning.
An outdoor Discovery Forest learning space for the early years.
Curiosity Labs and Maker's Labs for hands-on, project-based learning.
A 7-a-side football pitch.
An outdoor basketball court.
An outdoor volleyball court.
Principal
Head Teacher
Assistant Head Teacher / Phase Coordinator (6 - 10)
Phase Coordinator (FS2 - Year 1)
Phase Coordinator (2 - 5)
Admin Officer
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Nahyan The First Street, Falaj Hazzaa, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
