- 72 classrooms
- 52 m² each
Classrooms
Bright, well-lit classrooms, each with a smart board, arranged for group work as much as for teaching from the front.
CBSE · KG 1 to Grade 12 · Musaffah, Abu Dhabi
Premium CBSE education at an affordable fee.
Rated Good by ADEK. 96.8% of our Grade 12 passed the 2025 CBSE boards. Tuition from AED 8,630 a year, about AED 720 a month.
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- Rated Good by ADEK
- CBSE 2025 · Grade 12 · 96.8% pass
- Teaching in Musaffah since 2014
- T4 World's Best School Prizes · Top 10, Innovation
- About 2,000 pupils
- IBT 2025 · 84% at mastery
- From AED 720 a month
01Why families choose SSIS
We don't teach different things. We teach differently: small classes, teachers who know your child, and parents who see the school day as it happens.
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Teachers who know your child
Classes of up to 25 in KG and 30 from Grade 1, and teachers who work closely with small groups.
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An Indian curriculum, a world of friends
CBSE with NCERT textbooks, Arabic and UAE studies, with classmates of many nationalities.
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Values, and the world beyond school
Sustainable Development Goal projects, Model UN, TED-Ed, climate action and a motto: gratitude is our attitude.
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Parents always in the loop
Attendance, homework, results, fees and the bus in one parent app, and a Parents Council since 2015.
02Results you can check
Board results as counts and percentages, with the number of candidates. No toppers' lists, no unexplained totals.
- CBSE Class 12 pass rate
- 96.8%
- 2025 board examinations · 30 of 31
- CBSE Class 10 pass rate
- 93.3%
- 2025 board examinations · 42 of 45
- International Benchmark Test
- 84%
- Secondary students at mastery level, IBT 2025
- ADEK inspection rating
- Good
- 2024–25, up from Acceptable
03Live · admissions 2027–28
Is there a place for my child?
The admissions office's own figures, the next school events and visiting times, straight from the system the school runs on.
Which grade?
Age is counted on 31 March 2027, as for every April-start school in Abu Dhabi. Your child's date of birth is not stored or sent.
Coming up
Calendar →Term dates, holidays and events are on the school calendar, with a feed for your phone.
Join SSIS in five steps
Start the application- 1
Check the age rule and places
Use the age checker to find your child's grade for 2027–28, and see which grades have places today.
Check age and places - 2
Apply online
Fill in one form for your child. It goes straight to the admissions office, and you receive a reference and a private tracking link.
Start the application - 3
Upload documents and book the assessment
On your tracking page, upload the documents and choose a time for your child's assessment or interaction.
Track an application - 4
Receive an offer
The offer letter names the class, the joining date and the fees. Accept it online and sign the parent–school agreement.
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Pay and welcome
Pay the first term, collect books and uniform with your admission slip, and meet the class teacher on the first day.
See the fees
04A day at SSIS
From the 7:40 bell to the bus home
Scroll through an ordinary day. The times are the ones the school publishes.
7:4001 · Morning
The day starts at 7:40
Buses arrive with a female attendant on every route and GPS that parents follow in the app. Every grade starts at 7:40.
Lessons02 · In class
Small classes, real attention
Up to 25 children in a KG class and 30 from Grade 1, so teachers can work with small groups and every child is heard.
Labs03 · Late morning
Labs, robots and 24,000 books
Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs, a robotics lab, two computer labs, and junior and senior libraries.
12:0004 · Noon
KG goes home at noon
The youngest have their own wing and a shaded play court, and finish at 12:00, Monday to Thursday.
Sport05 · Afternoon
Track, pitch and courts
Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball and badminton, with coaches for cricket, football, kabaddi, kho kho and basketball.
2:3006 · Home time
Home at 2:30, and 11:30 on Fridays
Grades 1 to 12 finish at 2:30, Monday to Thursday. Parents see the day's attendance, homework and the bus in the app.
7:40
05Learning
From first phonics to the CBSE boards
Five stages, one curriculum, the same care. Choose a stage to see what your child will learn.
A progressive early-years programme that goes beyond the three R's to the three C's of 21st-century learning: the Child, the Content and the Context.
- Global Phonics and speaking platforms build language and confidence
- STEM activities develop early analytical skills
- Arabic, Islamic Studies and languages begin in term 3 of KG 2, for a smooth start to Grade 1
- RAZ A–Z reading programme in KG 2
06What your fee pays for
Affordable is not stripped down.
- More than 24,000 books, periodicals and journals
- Junior and senior libraries
Library
A purpose-built library for research, quiet reading and group work, with junior and senior rooms and the RAZ A–Z and RAZ Plus reading programmes.
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology: 55 m² each
- General Science lab: 49 m²
Science labs
Separate Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs, a General Science lab and a Maths lab, with a microscope at every workspace, fire-fighting equipment and first-aid kits.
- Two labs: 70 m² and 49 m²
- Internet across the whole school
Computer labs
Separate primary and senior labs on high-speed internet, for keyboarding and word processing up to programming, web and app development.
- 70 m² lab
- Robotics taught from the primary years
Robotics lab
Children build and program their own robots and get an early look at artificial intelligence. Student teams have won at the Abu Dhabi Science Fair.
- Running track and football pitch
- Courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton
Sports grounds
An astro-turf football pitch inside a running track, a cricket pitch, and basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, with coaches for cricket, football, kabaddi, kho kho and basketball.
- 800+ seats
- Indoor sports
Multipurpose auditorium
Seats more than 800 for assemblies, ceremonies, workshops and performances, and doubles as an indoor court for badminton, basketball and volleyball.
- Full-time qualified nurse
- On-call school doctor
Clinic
A qualified nurse is on duty throughout the school day, with rooms for diagnosis, medication, treatment and rest, and an on-call doctor.
- Up to 25 children per class
- 18 KG washrooms
Kindergarten wing
Its own classrooms, washrooms and a shaded play court with slides and climbing frames, so the youngest children have a world of their own.
- Female attendant on every bus
- Live GPS in the parent app
School buses
Buses with a female attendant and GPS tracking on every route, and a transport team on campus during school hours.
07Life at SSIS
A day is more than its lessons
Clubs, sport, the stage, the school farm and a student council that leads.
Student Council
After school
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activities, from robotics and chess to yoga, drama and gardening
Robotics lab
The KG wing
Four houses
- Aquarius
- Hercules
- Phoenix
- Leo
Each with its own captains and vice captains.
Track and field
Kabaddi champions
Climate action
The gallery
08News
What is happening at SSIS
AdmissionsAdmissions open for 2027–28
Applications are open for the 2027–28 academic year, which begins in April 2027. Families can now apply online and track every step.
NoticesNew and updated school policies for 2026
The school has published new and updated policies, from assessment and attendance to child protection, inclusion and healthy eating.
SafetyEmergency protocols and the campus safe-zone map
The school has published its emergency protocols and a map of the campus safe zones for 2026.
09For SSIS families
The whole school day, in your pocket
The SSIS parent app and portal run on the same system the school does, so what you see is what the teacher has just entered.
SSIS Parents
Attendance, as it is marked
Grade 4 B · sample
Present today
Marked 7:52 am · Period 1
This term
97%
Sample screens with demonstration data
Attendance, as it is marked
Know your child arrived, the moment the register is taken.
Open in the parent portalHomework and lessons
Every task with its due date, and work handed in from home.
Open in the parent portalFees and receipts
What is due and when; pay online and keep every receipt.
Open in the parent portalThe school bus, live
See the bus on the map and when it will reach your stop.
Open in the parent portalProgress cards
Marks, the Holistic Progress Card and teachers' comments.
Open in the parent portalThe learning journal
Photos and notes from class, and your child's portfolio.
Open in the parent portal
10In parents' words
What parents say
SSIS has made our children better and helped them to develop a positive attitude towards their studies and discover more about themselves. Teachers are very caring and interested in students' well-being.
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11Visit us
Come, see and experience SSIS.
Walk the corridors, see the labs and the grounds, and meet the people who will teach your child. Booking takes a minute.
Shabiya 12, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, UAE