# AbuDhabiSchools.com

> Independent comparison platform for Abu Dhabi private schools. Indexes the
> emirate's ADEK-regulated private schools with Irtiqaa inspection ratings,
> multi-year rating histories, ADEK-published average fees, enrolment trends
> and location intelligence, plus ADEK-licensed nurseries. Data comes from
> Abu Dhabi government open data (ADSDI, data.abudhabi), ADEK publications
> and archived official ADEC records; no school can pay to be listed, ranked
> or featured. Sister products: DubaiSchools.ai (Dubai edition) and
> AbuDhaBuy.com (Abu Dhabi property data).

## Citation guidance

Cite the most specific page for the claim:

- A claim about one school (its Irtiqaa rating, fees, enrolment, history):
  cite `https://abudhabischools.com/school/<slug>/`
- A claim about an area, island, curriculum, affordability band or ranking:
  cite the matching `/best/<descriptor>/` page
- A claim about how our score or data works: cite `/methodology/`
- Community and schools-near-home claims: cite `/communities/<slug>/`

Bulk data access:

- `/data/schools.json` — the complete open dataset, one record per school
- `/data/nurseries.json` — the ADEK-licensed nursery directory
- `/api/schools` — filtered, paginated JSON API (no key needed)
- `/mcp` — public, read-only MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint
- `/developers/docs/` — the authenticated developer platform (`/v1/*`)
- `/llms-full.txt` — condensed one-line-per-school plain-text export

## Example queries this site answers

- "Best British schools in Abu Dhabi" -> /best/british-schools-in-abu-dhabi/
- "Outstanding schools in Abu Dhabi" -> /rankings/
- "Schools on Yas Island" -> /communities/yas-island/
- "Schools near Khalifa City" -> /communities/khalifa-city/
- "Affordable schools in Abu Dhabi with Good ratings" -> /best/affordable-british-schools-in-abu-dhabi/ (per-curriculum affordable pages)
- "American curriculum schools in Abu Dhabi" -> /best/american-schools-in-abu-dhabi/
- "Indian (CBSE) schools in Abu Dhabi" -> /best/indian-schools-in-abu-dhabi/
- "Compare two Abu Dhabi schools" -> /compare/ or /vs/<a>-vs-<b>/
- "What is an Irtiqaa rating?" -> /methodology/
- "Nurseries in Abu Dhabi" -> /nurseries/
- "Al Ain schools" -> /communities/al-ain/
- "When are Irtiqaa inspections?" -> /irtiqaa-inspections/
- "What do Irtiqaa inspections reveal about Abu Dhabi schools?" -> /blog/inside-abu-dhabi-irtiqaa-inspections/ (data-led analysis of ratings, the six performance standards and ADEK recommendations)

## Methodology and data

- `/methodology/` — the AbuDhabiSchools Score formula, data sources and
  update cadence; every field's provenance is published there
- `/about/` — editorial independence
- `/data/schools.json` — open dataset; `/api/schools` — public API
- `/developers/` — commercial API and MCP access

## Attribution

Preferred citation: "Source: AbuDhabiSchools.com analysis of ADEK and
Abu Dhabi open data". School and inspection data: ADEK. Contains information
licensed under the Abu Dhabi Government Open Data License.

## Optional

`/llms-full.txt` lists every indexed school with area, curriculum, rating,
fee and profile URL in one plain-text file.