As many as 21 schools received a “Good” rating, while 35 received “Acceptable”, and 23 received “Weak” in the first phase of the National Identity Mark evaluations by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).
The first phase of evaluations covered 87 of the emirate’s private schools.
Eight schools received an “Outstanding” evaluation for demonstrating exceptional national identity integration within the curriculum, school provisions, and their impact on students.
The British International School in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Academy for Girls, Sheikh Zayed Academy for Boys, Emirates National Schools, MBZ City, and Al Ittihad National Private School, Khalifa City are among the schools which were rated ‘outstanding’ by ADEK.
The National Identity Mark is the UAE’s first annual school evaluation system designed to empower parents with valuable insights into the quality of national identity programmes and related activities within the emirate’s private schools.
Following the launch of the inspection framework in May 2023, ADEK dedicated a team of Emirati inspectors to evaluate 87 private schools with the highest number of Emirati students.
The evaluations were based on the alignment of the school’s national identity narrative, lesson observations, review of key documents, and most importantly, on interactions with teachers, students, and staff to evaluate impact across the school.
It covers three domains – culture, values and citizenship.
The next phase of evaluations will start in the next academic year 2023-24.
The National Identity Mark rankings are assessed separately from ADEK’s Irtiqa’a Inspection, which covers the performance standards of Abu Dhabi’s private schools and provides recommendations for improved performance.
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