International Indian School Abu Dhabi
International Indian School Abu Dhabi
International Indian School Abu Dhabi (IISA) is a private co-educational CBSE school in Baniyas West, Abu Dhabi, opened in 2016 and operated by Global Educational Solutions. It follows the Indian CBSE curriculum from Pre-KG to Grade 12, with the UK Early Years Foundation Stage framework underpinning kindergarten, leading to the AISSE (Grade 10, 100% pass rate in 2023-24) and AISSCE (Grade 12) board examinations. The school has grown rapidly from 830+ to around 1,700 students and has been rated Good by ADEK in every inspection since opening, with health and safety and early-years/primary teaching judged Very Good in October 2024. Unusually, tuition (AED 12,200-17,200) is all-inclusive: books, uniform, educational supplies and even CBSE board exam fees are bundled in, and enrichment runs from an AI & Robotics facility and First Lego League to the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
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.
The school states that its annual fee covers tuition, books and uniform, and that board examination fees for Grades 10 and 12 are included with no additional payment. The ADEK-approved column shows the maximum tuition ADEK permits; this school charges below it at every year group. Payable in four instalments, with 5% off if the full year is paid in one transaction by 30 March. Sibling discount 5% for the second child and 10% from the third, deducted from the final instalment.
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
Kindergarten delivered on the UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework within the CBSE pathway, teaching in this phase was judged Very Good by ADEK in 2024.
CBSE primary with activity- and project-based learning; primary teaching was judged Very Good by ADEK in 2024.
CBSE middle school broadening the subject range with specialist teachers, supported by the AI & Robotics facility and technology-integrated classrooms.
The two-year cycle to the CBSE AISSE (Grade 10) board examinations, 100% pass rate in 2023-24, with board exam fees included in tuition.
Senior secondary leading to the CBSE AISSCE (Grade 12) board examinations, with board exam fees included in tuition.
Separate physics, chemistry and biology laboratories.
Dedicated AI and robotics facility, home of the school's First Lego League teams.
Learning resource centre / library.
Technology-integrated classrooms throughout.
Artificial-turf football field.
Outdoor basketball court.
Multi-purpose auditorium for assemblies and performing arts.
Performing arts programme and spaces.
Principal
Principal of International Indian School, Abu Dhabi (Baniyas); holds an MSc in Analytical Chemistry, an MSc in Clinical Psychology, an MEd and a PhD in Psychology, and serves as Director of Education and Training at its operator, Global Educational Solutions.
Vice Principal
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Al Waqar Street, Baniyas West, Bani Yas, Abu Dhabi, UAE
