Welcome to North London Collegiate School Dubai
North London Collegiate School Dubai combines an ambitious academic education with pastoral care that genuinely values each individual and a range of extra-curricular activities that caters for every possible interest and talent.
For families who aspire to world-class universities for their children, we bring a unique educational offering to Dubai.
Opening in 2017, our school has rapidly grown and developed, becoming an exciting and vibrant place in which to learn. The International Baccalaureate curriculum and a North London Collegiate School ethos have been skilfully aligned to ensure that the academic experience we offer provides an incredibly enriching and engaging environment for our students.
We recruit highly qualified and passionate teachers who can motivate and inspire the students in their care. They love their subjects and make learning irresistible.
Jonathan Locke, Principal
The school in figures
At NLCS Dubai, we pride ourselves on providing an environment of academic excellence, demonstrated by our students at every stage.
IB Diploma points, 2026
Their consistently remarkable performance within the challenging yet rewarding IB curriculum positions us as a top-tier IB World School within Dubai and the Middle East.
In 2026 our IB Diploma students averaged 38.1 points against a global average of 30.9, with 37% of the cohort scoring 40 or more and two students achieving the perfect score of 45.
Exam ResultsIB Diploma Results 2026
MYP Results 2025
Standing
To enable all students to recognise excellence and realise that it is attainable.
Students at NLCS Dubai enjoy a quality of teaching and learning that enables them to strive for the highest levels of academic attainment. Our students have confidence in their abilities and are encouraged to believe in themselves, take risks and stretch themselves beyond what they thought possible.
All students will take part in an extensive range of extra-curricular activities, clubs and societies to pursue their interests and to discover a love of activities that perhaps they've never had the opportunity to try before. Alongside all that you would expect from a world-class education, we are keen to offer activities in keeping with Dubai's location and unique heritage, such as equestrian and water sports, as part of our extra-curricular programme.
Each member of our teaching staff has a specific pastoral responsibility, ensuring that every student receives the individual support that they need in order to flourish. Our pastoral care is designed to help students overcome any difficulties, whether academic, social or personal; we give up on no-one.
Recognition
The full IB continuum: Primary Years, Middle Years and the Diploma Programme, from Pre-KG to Grade 12.
Weekly academic lectures by teachers and Sixth Form students on a topic related to their subject but completely unrelated to the syllabus.
Senior students are given the opportunity to take a lead role in creating and organising clubs and societies.
At NLCS Dubai, we understand that often it's what students do beyond the curriculum that helps to shape their personalities and differentiate them from the crowd. Whether your son or daughter is a keen musician, performer, artist or sports-person, there is a multitude of activities to cater for everyone.
Activities run at lunchtime and after school, for every grade level. Most of the clubs are non-chargeable and led by our own teachers.
Local and international trips, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and learning outside of the classroom all enable students to challenge themselves, broaden their perspectives, and also serve to foster a greater understanding of the local culture of the UAE.
Since 1850, NLCS (UK) has maintained its reputation for providing an outstanding education. Founded by Victorian pioneers of education, Frances Mary Buss, in her family home in North London, the original vision of the school was to give to girls the quality of education and the aspirations that, at the time, were only afforded to their brothers.
The vision of our founder remains true to this day – we are a school which believes fundamentally in what students ‘can do’, in never placing ceilings on what they can achieve, never ‘labelling’ them, and never writing them off.
We chose NLCS Dubai based on the rich history of the school in the UK. Our children fell in love with the school from the first day of its launch.
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Our School is located in the prime location of Mohammed Bin Rashid City.
