Horizon Private School – American (Khalifa City)
Horizon Private School – American (Khalifa City)
Horizon Private School – American (Khalifa City) is a private, co-educational American-curriculum school in Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi, founded in 2008 and operated by Alephya Education. It teaches the US Common Core with NGSS science from Pre-KG to Grade 12 (ages 3-18), embedding Arabic and French alongside English from KG1, and leads to a Cognia-accredited US High School Diploma with 13 Advanced Placement courses, a mandatory Grade 10 PSAT and an on-site SAT centre, plus a scholarship partnership with University of Balamand Dubai. Serving around 1,700 students from roughly 60 nationalities, about 65% Emirati, it is rated Good by ADEK (October-2025 cycle, down from Very Good in the three prior cycles) and ranked #1 Best American School in Abu Dhabi on the WhichSchoolAdvisor parent survey (4.3/5). The campus offers chemistry and physics labs, innovation spaces, a football field, an indoor swimming pool, an indoor basketball court, three KG playgrounds and two music rooms.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; ADEK rating from its 2024-25 inspection report. Last checked 25 July 2026. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Fees shown are tuition only for 2025-26; a 2026-27 schedule had not been published at the time of checking. Books are charged separately. Please confirm current fees with the school before applying.
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
A trilingual early-childhood foundation, English, Arabic and French from KG1, supported by three KG playgrounds and indoor KG gyms.
US Common Core with NGSS science, alongside MoE Arabic, Islamic education and UAE social studies.
Continuation of Common Core and NGSS with a science-focused middle-school identity.
The US High School Diploma with 13 Advanced Placement courses, a mandatory Grade 10 PSAT, an on-site SAT centre and a scholarship partnership with University of Balamand Dubai.
Dedicated chemistry and physics laboratories.
Innovation spaces for project-based learning.
School libraries.
IT provision across the school.
An outdoor football field.
An indoor swimming pool.
An indoor basketball court.
Three KG playgrounds plus indoor KG gyms.
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20th Street (Al Ramthah Street), Sector SE-43, Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi, UAE
