International Indian School Abu Dhabi

A budget CBSE school in Baniyas West, sister to the long-established Global English School in Al Ain, opened 2016.

Around 700 students through to Grade 12, fees firmly at the affordable end of Abu Dhabi schooling, ADEK rated Good in 2024-25. Ages 4 to 18 covered, with the senior years following the standard CBSE board curriculum.

Parent feedback centres on caring teachers, a calm school environment and steady support for younger learners building confidence. The community is largely Indian expatriate, and the school sits comfortably in the same competitive set as GEMS United Indian School and GIIS Abu Dhabi.

Practical choice for families in Baniyas who want CBSE continuity at the lowest price point in the area. GIIS and GEMS United are the obvious comparators on fees, current teacher cohort and how each handles board-exam years.

• ADEK rated International Indian School Abu Dhabi (IISAD) Good in 2024-25, the third consecutive Good rating across inspection rounds since 2016-17.
• Independent parent voice on the WhichSchoolAdvisor survey aggregates to across 27 respondents, with 83% saying they would unreservedly recommend the school and 73% calling fees good value.
• Inspectors and parents both cite strong day-to-day pastoral care. Parents quoted on directory pages describe "very cooperative and attentive" teachers and a clean, safe campus.
• The 2021 inspection flagged Arabic and Islamic Education as relative weak points compared with other subjects, and noted that the school's seven-fold growth between rounds raised questions about sustaining its low teacher-student ratio.
• Fees are low for the Abu Dhabi market, AED 11,050 to AED 17,200 annually across phases, with CBSE delivered alongside an EYFS and Montessori-led KG.