Safa Community School
Safa Community School
Safa Community School (SCS) is a fully inclusive, non-selective, all-through British curriculum school in Al Barsha South, Dubai. Founded in 2014, it offers the English National Curriculum from FS1 through Year 13, leading to GCSE, IGCSE, A-Levels, and BTEC qualifications. Rated Outstanding by both KHDA (2023-24) and British Schools Overseas (2022 and 2025), and ranked in the top 10 of all schools in Dubai by SchoolsCompared. The school is driven by student voice and ownership, with 32 A-Level subjects available and 120+ extra-curricular activities (80% free). It serves over 2,660 students from 70+ nationalities across four buildings named after space shuttles, including a purpose-built AED 50 million Senior School campus for Years 10-13.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Fees are KHDA's approved annual tuition for 2026/2027, unchanged under Dubai's fee freeze; the school's own fee page is still headed 2025-2026. KHDA registers no discount on this school, so the approved fee is the fee charged. A mandatory AED 1,500 medical fee is billed on top of tuition. The school also runs a part-time FS1 option priced separately at AED 43,007 for three days a week and AED 48,722 for four. Transport is provided by STS at AED 8,850 to 10,000 a year. Uniform and books are bought separately and may be sourced outside the school. Sixth form is taught and priced to Year 13.
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KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
UK EYFS framework with play-based, child-led learning. Flexi-FS1 option allows 3, 4, or 5 days per week. Arabic taught twice weekly through play, music, and movement. Swimming from FS1 in the dedicated learner pool.
National Curriculum for England adapted for international context. Subject specialist teaching begins. Modern Foreign Languages introduced from Year 1.
National Curriculum for England with deeper subject expertise and increasing independence. 98% of Year 6 students progress to SCS Secondary.
Comprehensive subject-specialist teaching building on KS2 work. Designed to prepare students for GCSE option choices.
Student-centric subject choice, students choose subjects before the school resources them. Class sizes of 16. BTEC Level 2 and ASDAN pathways available. 66% achieved A*-A in 2025.
32 A-Level subjects available plus BTEC Level 3. EPQ and GCSE resit options. Purpose-built AED 50m Senior School campus. 57% A*-A at A-Level in 2025. University placements to UCL, LSE, Edinburgh, and worldwide.
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Dedicated labs for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Fully equipped computing facilities
Dedicated STEAM learning spaces
CAD/CAM, CNC machining, and automotive production facilities
Equipped kitchens for Food Technology
Including a state-of-the-art children's library
Theatre with retractable seating for productions and events
Specialist art studios
Principal
New Zealander. Joined SCS in 2016 as Headteacher/Vice Principal. University of Canterbury graduate. Holds NPQH from UCL Centre for Educational Leadership. Previously Head of Learning and Teacher Innovation at GEMS Wellington Primary School. Toured Finland studying best-practice educational systems.
Head of Secondary
Head of Primary
Headteacher of Primary
Headteacher of Secondary
Assistant Principal Through School Mandatory Subjects
Deputy Headteacher
Head of Inclusion
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Al Barsha South, Dubai, UAE
