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Summit International School

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees AED 23,000 - 38,126
Ages 4 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1740
Type Co-educational
Bus Service Yes

Summit International School in Abu Dhabi delivers the American Curriculum, strictly aligned with California Common Core standards, for students from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The downtown, four-building campus features a regulation football pitch, a multi-use gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a theater. Instruction replaces traditional textbooks with a 1:1 Chromebook learning model and utilizes Exact Path adaptive software to create individualized learning paths based on NWEA MAP assessment data. A unique hallmark of the school is its unified "Climber" identity. Students, parents, and staff are all referred to as Climbers ascending "Mount Summit," and daily interactions frequently incorporate the school’s signature call-and-response motto, "To the Top!" Students begin in co-educational classrooms until Grade 4, transitioning to gender-segregated instruction from Grade 5 onward. The school provides a technology-driven, data-informed environment focusing on individual student growth, robotics, and strong core subject foundations.

Academic offering
Curriculum American Curriculum
Taught languages Arabic, French
Typical class size 22
Strengths Sport, STEM, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Leadership and Professional, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Stages Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, High School
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