International Community School – Al Manhal (Khalidiyah)
International Community School – Al Manhal (Khalidiyah)
International Community School – Al Manhal (formerly ICS Khalidiyah) is a private co-educational British-curriculum school on Abu Dhabi Island, in the Al Khalidiya / Al Manhal district. Opened in September 2019 as the fourth ICS branch and the group's second British school after Al Danah, it follows the National Curriculum for England from FS1 towards Year 13 (ages 3-18), accredited by Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel, its first IGCSE cohort sat exams in June 2025, with International AS and A Levels phasing in by 2026. One of the city's most affordable British schools (from around AED 21,500), it serves a diverse community of 750+ students supported by a full-time SENCO, and has been rated Good by ADEK in both of its inspections (the abbreviated May 2022 visit and the 2024/25 Irtiqa round).
Per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
2025-26 ADEK-approved tuition AED 21,527 (FS2 / Year 1) to 28,652 (Year 11). Sixth Form (Years 12-13) has now opened, so the school runs the full FS2 to Year 13; the per-grade Year 12-13 fees sit on an image-only ADEK schedule and are not yet transcribed. Uniform ~AED 330; optional two-way transport AED 5,000/year.
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ADEK inspection rating
The quality of performance meets the expectations of the UAE.
Source: Abu Dhabi Department of Education & Knowledge (ADEK), Irtiqa'a
The Early Years Foundation Stage, building communication, early literacy and numeracy through play, with the Bug Club reading programme.
National Curriculum for England core subjects alongside UAE MoE Arabic and Islamic Education, with reading progress tracked through NGRT assessments.
Subject-specialist teaching across the full Key Stage 3 range, preparing students for IGCSE option choices.
The two-year Cambridge International / Pearson Edexcel IGCSE programme, the school's first IGCSE cohort sat exams in June 2025.
International AS and A Levels, phasing in with the Sixth Form fully open by 2026.
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Fully equipped science laboratories.
Computer labs with interactive classroom technology throughout.
School library.
Indoor multi-purpose sports hall.
On-campus swimming pool.
Football field and basketball court.
Dedicated art and music studios.
Auditorium for assemblies and performances.
Principal
Founding Principal (since 2019) of International Community School, Al Manhal (Khalidiyah) campus, Abu Dhabi.
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Mubarak Bin Mohammed Street / Al Ghays Street, Al Khalidiya (Al Manhal), Abu Dhabi Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
