Same Cambridge education, without the Choueifat commute

Yes. DIS accepts mid-year enrolments, and there is no fixed intake window tied to September. A student can transfer from Choueifat Ajman at any point in the academic year. The DIS academic team reviews the student's most recent school report and current subject choices to place them correctly within the Cambridge syllabus. Subjects already covered at Choueifat are noted so teachers can pace the remaining content appropriately. Most students are in live classes within a week of completing enrolment. There is no penalty or surcharge for joining outside the September cohort.

Yes. DIS requests the student's most recent school report, predicted grades, and a list of current Cambridge subjects from the transferring school. The academic team maps this against the Cambridge syllabus to confirm the student's position within each subject. If a student is mid-unit in Cambridge IGCSE Physics, for example, the DIS teacher continues from that point. No content is unnecessarily repeated, and no gaps are left unaddressed. Parents are kept informed throughout the transition by the DIS admin team.

DIS students in Ajman sit Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level examinations at approved Cambridge exam centres. The British Council Dubai is a primary centre used by DIS students, and the DIS team supports each student with exam registration, entry forms, and deadlines. Students travelling to Dubai for exams is a common arrangement for families across the northern Emirates, and the DIS team provides full guidance on the process well in advance of the examination series.

Yes. Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level qualifications are recognised by UAE federal universities, private universities across the Emirates, and international institutions worldwide. The qualification is awarded by Cambridge Assessment International Education regardless of which school delivered the teaching. UAE university admissions offices assess the Cambridge transcript directly. DIS does not claim to be a Cambridge registered centre, but students sit exams at approved Cambridge exam centres and receive official Cambridge results.

DIS runs a structured Monday to Friday timetable on Gulf Standard Time. Students log into the proprietary DIS platform at their scheduled class time, join a live video classroom with their teacher and 4 to 6 classmates, and follow a taught lesson in real time. There is a camera-on expectation, and students ask questions, contribute to discussion, and receive direct feedback during the session. The timetable mirrors a standard British school day, with registration, subject periods, breaks, and a defined end time. All classes are with qualified teachers, not recorded content.

DIS classes continue without interruption. Because DIS operates fully online on a fixed Gulf Standard Time timetable, a student moving from Ajman to Dubai, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, or anywhere else within GCC time zones stays in exactly the same classes with the same teachers. There is no transfer application, no new school fees, and no disruption to the Cambridge syllabus. This is one of the most practical differences between DIS and a campus school for families on corporate postings or rotation schedules.

All DIS teachers are postgraduate-qualified and GCC-based. The DIS team comprises more than 100 instructors, many holding PGCE qualifications or Cambridge-specific training. This is the same standard expected of teachers at established British curriculum campuses. Class sizes at DIS are 4 to 6 students, which means each teacher gives significantly more direct attention to each student than is typical in a classroom of 24 to 28. Parents can message instructors directly through the DIS platform and receive updates on their child's progress.

The AED 500 per month IGCSE fee covers all Cambridge subjects included in the student's programme. There are no per-subject charges, no registration fees, no platform access fees, and no additional charges for the resource library, assignment tracking, or instructor messaging. A-Level enrolment is AED 800 per month on the same all-inclusive basis. Exam entry fees are separate, as they are at every school, and are paid directly to the exam centre. DIS has no uniform requirement and no transport charge.

Cambridge IGCSE Science subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, include a practical component in the exam. DIS teachers cover the practical methodology, experimental theory, and data analysis required for the written practical papers within live lessons. For the formal practical assessment, DIS coordinates with exam centres that provide supervised practical sessions as part of the Cambridge examination series. Students are given full guidance on this process well ahead of the examination window. No home laboratory is required.

Social development at DIS happens both within and outside the platform. Inside live classes, students work with a small, consistent group of peers across multiple subjects, building genuine familiarity over time. The small class size of 4 to 6 means every student is known to every other student in the room. Outside school hours, the time reclaimed from commuting is available for in-person activities: sport, music, community groups, and family time. DIS does not replace in-person community; it frees up more time for it.

Yes. Students who have studied at DIS and hold Cambridge IGCSE or A-Level results can apply to and enrol at any British curriculum campus school that has places available. Cambridge qualifications are fully portable. A student completing Year 11 at DIS with Cambridge IGCSE results is in the same position as a Year 11 leaver from any campus school when applying for Sixth Form. Equally, a student who has been studying at DIS for one or two years can transfer back to a campus school at any year group, subject to the campus school's own admissions process.

Students need a laptop or desktop computer, a stable broadband internet connection, a webcam, and a headset or speakers with a microphone. A tablet can work for some subjects but is not recommended as a primary device for written work. The DIS platform runs in a standard web browser with no specialist software installation required. Most families with a standard home broadband connection in Ajman will have everything needed. The DIS technical team provides a setup checklist before the first class and is available to assist if any connection issues arise.