International Concept for Education

ICE Dubai is located on Rue Meydan, Nad al Sheba 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beside the Meydan Hotel in the Meydan district. The campus sits within the Meydan complex and is accessed by road, with a local postal address of P.O. Box 22626, Dubai. The school site and contact details are available at the Meydan address with a Dubai phone number +971 4 337 7818.

The school runs from early years through to senior years and is organized into four divisions: Maternelle (preschool), Elémentaire (primary), Collège (middle school), and Lycée (high school). The institution offers education from Petite Section through Terminale as part of its French bilingual program.

ICE Dubai is a co-educational day school. It operates as a French international, bilingual school, affiliated with AEFE and Mission laïque française, with no boarding facilities described.

Not publicly disclosed. The school lists 530 students in its population, indicating an international environment, but no official nationality breakdown is published.

ICE Dubai provides dedicated support for students with additional learning needs. The SEND department identifies students with special educational needs and develops individualized support plans (PPRE, PAP, PPS) with ongoing progress monitoring and parental involvement. The policy aligns with KHDA expectations and the school maintains a formal inclusion framework.

The school is affiliated with France's AEFE network and the Mission laïque française, and is recognized by the French Ministry of Education.

The school is secular (laïque) with no religious instruction as part of its program.

The campus operates Sunday to Thursday, with staff hours from 8:00 to 17:00 (and a shorter 8:00 to 12:00 on Fridays). After-school activities typically run from 15:35 to 16:35, and school bus operations are coordinated to support dismissal times.

ICE Dubai offers a paid school bus service operated by a private company approved by the RTA. The annual cost is 4,000 AED for September to December and 3,000 AED for January to March and April to June per child; fees are non-refundable except in specified cases. Bus routes and timings are determined by the bus coordinator, and a Liveroute app is used to track arrival times. Enrollment depends on seat availability and service coverage; to enroll, use the bus contact channels bus@icedubai.org or phone numbers +971 5 699 70710 or +971 50 119 0424. The school bus policy also covers conduct, safety, and tardiness rules.

ICE Dubai offers a bilingual French-English program from nursery through high school, following the official French curriculum through the end of 4e and offering the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) American Section as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, with ICE accredited as an IB World School for the IBDP. In maternelle and élémentaire, the pedagogy is bilingual (French-English) with daily instruction by native-speaking teachers; Arabic is taught per local guidelines, Italian and Mandarin are offered in élémentaire, and reading uses the Jeannine Manuel method while mathematics follows the Singapore method, with a Booster program to support learners. The curriculum emphasizes 21st-century competencies—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity—across all stages. In collège, subjects include French, English, Arabic, Spanish, arts, music, theatre, physical education, moral and civic education, history-geography, life sciences, physics-chemistry, technology, and mathematics, with bilingual delivery and cross-language project work. In lycée, Seconde leads to a choice between the BFI (American section with Advanced Placements) and the bilingual IB Diploma Programme; ICE is an IB World School for the IBDP and a Cambridge center for IGCSE exams.

ICE Dubai prioritizes student well-being and social-emotional development as a core aim, with the curriculum emphasizing collaboration, respect for others, and understanding diverse perspectives, i.e., learning to work with others and engage ethically in a bilingual environment. The school explicitly targets these social and personal outcomes in its stated objectives and methods, including fostering collaboration and appreciation of different viewpoints. It also highlights wellbeing as a central element of the student experience, and there is year‑round student support across the school levels, including wellbeing-focused activities such as yoga for some year groups.

ICE Dubai has a SENDCO and publishes a SEND policy that defines inclusion and the identification of needs, together with stepped supports such as a Personalised Plan for Success (PPRE), a PAP, and a PPS, all coordinated through a team approach to ensure inclusive education. The policy explains how needs are identified, how plans are developed and reviewed, and how collaboration with families and external services is arranged. It also specifies that the SENDCO leads the inclusion process and that there is ongoing monitoring of pupil progress.

The school provides bilingual instruction in French and English across its curriculum, with the aim of native-like fluency in both languages; in the early years, each language is taught by a native-speaking teacher, supporting authentic bilingual exposure. Arabic language study is also offered in certain year groups, reinforcing multilingual provision within the same program.

ICE Dubai operates a Health Policy that includes a full-time school nurse and a part-time school doctor on site, with annual medical examinations for new students and an on-site health clinic, plus clear emergency protocols and parent contact procedures. The policy outlines how illnesses, medications, accidents, and contagious conditions are managed to protect student wellbeing.

ICE Dubai has a New Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy (V03 2021) that affirms a strong culture of child protection across the school and sets out designated child protection officers, including the Principal, School Nurse, and School Doctor, who are responsible for safeguarding procedures. The policy also details how disclosures are handled and provides emergency contact numbers for safeguarding and child protection services.

Enrollment is conducted through the school's online registration portals for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. Documents to provide include: a copy of the student's passport and sponsor, residence visa for student and sponsor, Emirati ID for student and sponsor, birth certificate (English or Arabic), student photo, vaccination record, current and previous two years' school reports (in English or French), a non-refundable processing fee of AED 500 per child, a certificate of release, a school report indicating the student's name, year, and class, and a KHDA transfer certificate (if the student previously attended a Dubai school). Tuition for 2025-2026 is published per grade level, with KHDA-approved figures; the IBDP program fee is listed separately. Payment can be made by cheque, bank transfer, credit card, or cash in AED; cheques are payable to BILINGUAL FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LLC-FZ. Bank transfer details are provided, including the Emirates NBD account and the corresponding IBAN and SWIFT. Online payments via SKIPLY are available. The school provides separate pages for Maternelle, Elémentaire, Collège, and Lycée with enrollment steps for each level. KHDA notes the school as “Very Good.” For current admissions contact information and fee schedules, see the Admissions section of the site.