Al Yahar Private School And Kg - Moe, Al Ain

Principal Ahmad Yahya Sediek Shehata leads Al Yahar Private School and Kindergarten, an independent school serving 1,035 students across KG1 through Grade 12 in Al Aamerah, Al Ain. The school's most recent Irtiqa inspection, conducted in May 2025, rated all six domains of leadership and management as Acceptable — covering effectiveness of leadership, self-evaluation and improvement planning, parent and community engagement, governance, and management of staffing, facilities, and resources. This rating has been maintained at Acceptable for two consecutive inspection cycles (2023–2024 and 2024–2025), signalling stability without improvement momentum.

Governance sits with a Board of Trustees holding defined responsibilities including strategic decision-making, budget approval, policy review, and principal appointment and evaluation. Board terms are capped at three years, with the school owner exempt from this requirement. While the governance framework is formally structured, inspectors rated its overall impact as Acceptable — functional, but not yet driving the step-change in standards the school needs. The inspection specifically calls for enhanced middle leadership capacity and targeted leadership training to strengthen decision-making and strategic planning at all levels of the organisation.

On teaching quality, all cycles were rated Acceptable for both teaching for effective learning and assessment, with a notable regression from Good to Acceptable in Cycle 3 since the previous inspection. Inspectors found that teachers demonstrate secure subject knowledge and use real-life examples effectively, particularly in lower cycles. However, the capacity to use assessment data — including MAP and IBT results — to refine questioning and differentiate tasks remains underdeveloped. The school employs 6 teaching assistants to support its student body of 1,035. [MISSING: total number of qualified teachers and student-teacher ratio; staff qualification percentages; staff retention or turnover data].

Parent engagement is supported through a Parents and Teachers Council, orientation sessions — including dedicated PISA awareness briefings — and ongoing communication via meetings, digital platforms, and feedback sessions. Parents are also actively encouraged to support reading at home through the Kutubee digital platform. Inspectors rated parents and community relations as Acceptable, reflecting a working relationship that has yet to reach the depth of partnership seen in higher-rated schools. The school's stated values framework — Equity, Yearning, Accountability, Honesty, Acceptance, and Respect, branded as the eYAHAR identity — provides a visible cultural anchor, though the inspection notes that social responsibility and innovation skills among students remain only Acceptable across all cycles. No awards or external accreditations are recorded in the available data.