Universal American School

Universal American School is distinguished by many features that make it the optimal choice, including the following:

The school provides excellent facilities and is strategically located across a vast area in the heart of Dubai Festival City, alongside numerous spacious indoor and outdoor facilities.

The school includes highly skilled and well-trained faculty members to ensure growth and development in students' academic performance.

It follows modern curricula that enable students to pursue multiple educational pathways.

It provides high-quality comprehensive education that combines the strengths of different cultures, enabling students to expand their knowledge after school hours.

The school features a strong sense of community supported by the establishment of two groups: the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) and the Fine Arts Booster Club (FABC), which help enhance the school community academically, socially, and culturally.

The school organizes many events and activities that provide numerous opportunities for each child to showcase and highlight their skills and abilities.

Its tuition fees are affordable and suitable for everyone, in addition to offering multiple payment methods.

To enroll at Universal American School, please review the following steps:

Complete the online application form.

You will receive a notification containing the next steps for the registration process.

A member of the admissions team will contact you to guide you through the next steps.

Once your child is accepted, an acceptance letter will be issued containing enrollment information. To confirm your child's seat reservation, a non-refundable deposit of AED 3,000 must be paid within three days of receiving the acceptance letter. This amount will later be deducted from the first semester fees.

Complete payment of the application fee of AED 525 (non-refundable, one-time).

Required Documents with Application:

• Student's passport
• Parents' passports
• Student's latest report - for the past two years, in English
• Recent standardized test results (such as: MAP, CAT4, ITBS, Cambridge exam)
• Language background questionnaire
• For applicants with previous school experience, the current school must complete the confidential report for the Applied Sciences University and send it directly via email before scheduling the assessment
• Once all required documents are submitted, your application will be processed within one to two business days

Required Documents Upon Acceptance:

• Student's birth certificate
• Copy of student's UAE ID card
• Copy of parents' UAE ID card
• Digital photo of student (passport photo size)
• Digital photo of parents (passport size)
• Copy of final assessment certificate (for current academic year)
• Copy of student's vaccination records
• Completed drone health form
• Completed transportation form (if applicable)
• Mandatory transfer certificate: If the student is transferring from a school within Dubai, the transfer will be done electronically through the KHDA portal. If the student is transferring from outside Dubai emirate, the guardian must obtain the original transfer certificate from the student's previous school and submit it to Dubai Applied Sciences University. Additional attestations may be required

Children coming from the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand do not need to attest the transfer certificate.

For children coming from all other countries, the transfer certificate must be translated into Arabic and/or English, attested by the relevant Ministry of Education in the home country and by the UAE Embassy there, then later attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dubai.

Note: If residence visas and UAE ID cards are not available at the time of acceptance, these documents can be submitted once available before the start of the academic year.

Universal American School offers multiple payment methods to facilitate parents, including:

• Online payment
• Cash or check payment
• Bank transfer
• Credit card payment

Universal American School follows diverse educational and pedagogical programs that encourage students to learn and discover. It follows the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) for grades 11 and 12.

UAS also offers a wide range of activities, competitive sports, and service learning opportunities such as internships at Al-Futtaim Group, and after-school programs and activities, aimed at raising students to become responsible global citizens.

Yes, there is co-education between boys and girls at Universal American School

You can view complete details of Universal American School's tuition fees through the school's page on the Madares platform at mdares.ai

You can contact Universal American School to learn about all the awards it has received during its educational journey

Universal American School's activities include:

• UAE National Day celebration
• UAE Flag Day celebration
• Sports Day event
• Breast Cancer Awareness Day event
• International Father's Day event
• Hijri New Year celebration
• New academic year welcome parties
• International Mother's Day event
• Student graduation ceremonies
• Ramadan celebration
• Healthy Eating event
• Teacher's Day celebration

Universal American School follows the American curriculum

Universal American School is located at Street 90 58A, Al Rebat Street, Dubai Festival City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Yes, Universal American School provides comfortable air-conditioned transportation services for students

Universal American School provides diverse educational and sports facilities including:

• Classrooms equipped with the latest educational tools and technology
• Spacious science and ICT laboratories
• Fully equipped sports field and track
• Natural grass football field
• Multi-purpose gymnasium
• Extensive covered indoor and outdoor play areas
• Multi-purpose hall
• Two large, fully equipped art studios
• Language specialists' rooms
• Separate library for elementary and secondary levels
• Medical clinic
• Recording studio, radio station, and podcast room, plus a pottery room
• Athletics track
• Swimming pool
• Cafeteria and community café

Universal American School applies all security and safety standards for all students within the school campus through several security measures including:

• Allocating a fully equipped clinic staffed according to Dubai Health Authority regulations
• Completing and submitting medical declaration forms and parental consents by parents, which are kept in the clinic facility
• Appropriate and adequate medication storage in a locked location with clear labeling. Medication administration is controlled and documented
• Having certified paramedics at school to support daily school life, events, and activities
• Providing first aid kits in various locations throughout the school, which are regularly checked and supplied
• Each student has an individual health record kept in a secure area within the clinic facility
• Conducting medical examinations according to Dubai Health Authority regulations
• Issuing medical alerts to teachers/learning assistants regarding students with specific medical conditions
• Providing health education to students throughout the academic year, including appropriate procedures to take
• Clinic staff training teachers/learning assistants on epinephrine pen use
• Medical waste and sharps removed from the site by a certified contractor regularly and according to Dubai Health Authority regulations
• Providing a fully equipped isolation room compliant with Dubai Health Authority
• Providing health fact sheets to support students and parents
• Establishing guidelines and procedures to ensure daily implementation of health and safety policy and define responsibilities
• Establishing guidelines and procedures to protect children during school trips, residential trips, and external events, ensuring they are communicated to relevant persons
• Establishing guidelines and procedures to ensure temporary staff and volunteers are fully familiar with the school's health and safety policy and its implications during their presence in the building
• Managing and monitoring individuals trained in first aid to ensure adequate coverage
• Conducting routine inspections of classrooms and teaching environments