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).
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; ADEK rating from its 2024-25 inspection report. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Tuition is ADEK's approved schedule for 2026-2027. The school's own fee page still displays the 2025-2026 certificate, but the amounts are identical - ADEK's certificate says it stands until replaced - so only the year label differs. The school is growing its year range upward: Year 12 opened in 2025-26 and Year 13 opens in 2026-27, so Year 13 has no cohort history yet. ADEK approves no book fee for this school. The standardised assessment fee is included in tuition for Years 4 to 10. Note the school says elsewhere that secondary examination fees are included in tuition, yet publishes separate IGCSE charges of AED 450 to 900 a subject and AS charges of AED 325 to 400 a unit - worth confirming with the school. Additional support for SEN or EAL can add up to half the annual tuition again.
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
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.
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
