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Questions & answers
Common questions about Sharjah American International School, answered from Irtiqaa inspection data and ADEK records:
What did ADEK inspectors highlight as this school's strengths?
According to the most recent Irtiqaa inspection, this school's notable strengths include:
- The school's leadership demonstrates a clear vision and effectively sustains strong school performance through strategic planning, fostering a highly effective partnership with parents, and successfully maintaining high standards across the school. Since the last inspection, the school has successfully improved students' standards of achievement, with students now demonstrating well-developed learning skills that enable them to make rapid progress in most subjects.
- Teachers exhibit confident subject knowledge, which creates a positive learning environment throughout the school, motivating students and accelerating their academic progress.
- The school has effectively improved students' learning skills, enabling the majority of students to make rapid progress across most subjects. The school provides exemplary care and support for students, maintaining an environment where students feel safe, valued, and well-supported academically, socially, and emotionally. The school has effectively implemented comprehensive inclusion systems, ensuring students with additional learning needs, including students of determination, receive targeted and sustained support.
What did ADEK say the school should improve?
ADEK inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Raise students’ attainment and progress to a consistently outstanding level in all core subjects and phases
- improving students’ learning skills and especially collaboration and communicating their learning consistently.
- Improve strategies and provision for effective teaching and assessment
- Improve the impact of school leadership further
How has this school's Irtiqaa rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's Irtiqaa rating has gone Acceptable → Very Good (2015 to 2025). See the full rating history above for year-by-year detail.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1 across 50 teachers.
Where is the school?
Sharjah American International School is in Shakhbout City, the area ADEK lists for it.