Global Indian International School Abu Dhabi
Global Indian International School Abu Dhabi
Global Indian International School (GIIS) Abu Dhabi is a private co-educational CBSE school in Baniyas East, opened in 2015 as the Abu Dhabi campus of the Singapore-headquartered Global Schools Foundation, whose network spans more than 60 campuses worldwide. It pairs the award-winning Global Montessori Plus kindergarten programme with the CBSE/NCERT curriculum from Pre-KG to Grade 12 (ages 3-18), applying the group's 9 GEMS holistic framework and leading to the AISSE and AISSCE board examinations with Science, Commerce and Humanities streams. The 19,000 m² campus, with a swimming pool, synthetic athletics track, 600-seat auditorium, robotics maker space and 13,000-book digital library, serves around 2,300 students at fees among the most affordable in its segment (AED 11,540-13,650), and ADEK has rated the school Good across three consecutive cycles, with leadership and health & safety judged Very Good in October 2024.
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 is ADEK's approved per-grade schedule for 2026-2027, which prices every year group from Preschool to Grade 12. ADEK states its approved figures are the maximum a school may charge. Books cost about AED 649 a year, uniform AED 649 plus VAT, and transport AED 4,500 to 8,000 by zone. Note that at least one fee aggregator publishes a table for this school roughly 2.6 times higher, which appears to be the Dubai campus's fees rather than Abu Dhabi's.
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
The award-winning Global Montessori Plus programme, blending Montessori practice with structured early literacy and numeracy in dedicated Montessori labs.
The CBSE/NCERT primary curriculum delivered through the group's 9 GEMS holistic framework, alongside ADEK-mandated Arabic and Islamic Education.
Subject-based CBSE middle school across the full NCERT range, with robotics and maker-space learning through the GCIE Tech Centre.
The two-year cycle to the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE), with merit scholarships available through Grade 10.
The All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) with three streams: Science (five combinations including PCM/PCB plus Computer Science or Physical Education), Commerce (three combinations) and Humanities (Economics, Psychology and Political Science with History, Geography and Sociology).
Dedicated Montessori labs for the Global Montessori Plus kindergarten.
GCIE Robotics & Maker Space / Tech Centre.
Science laboratories.
Digital library with 13,000+ English books.
SMART Wi-Fi classrooms with 75-inch multi-touch panels and video conferencing.
Synthetic athletics track.
On-campus swimming pool.
Tennis court, soccer ground and cricket pitch.
Principal
Principal of Global Indian International School Abu Dhabi, Baniyas East.
Vice Principal, GIIS Abu Dhabi
Senior Section Head
Head of Primary
Head of Kindergarten
Middle Section Head
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148 Al Tafawwuq Street, Baniyas East (behind Lulu Hypermarket), Abu Dhabi, UAE
