
The School of Research Science (US High School), Dubai
Campus & Facilities in Al Warqa 4, Dubai
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Campus & Facilities
The School of Research Science US High School L.L.C occupies a shared campus on Nouakchott Street in Al Warqa, adjacent to Mushrif Park — a well-established location that has served the broader SRS community since the original school opened in 1998. The US High School, launched in 2020, operates as a secondary-only institution serving 830 students across Grades 9 to 12, sharing infrastructure with the larger British curriculum school on the same site. Campus size data is not publicly disclosed, which limits a full assessment of space per student at this fee level.
Academic facilities include a STEAM Lab, a dedicated Robotics Lab, and science laboratories — a reasonable provision for a high school focused on AP courses in Science, Math, and English. The library is actively used for targeted reading interventions rather than as a standalone resource hub, which reflects the school's current academic priorities. Students have access to digital devices in lessons, supported by a technology fee of AED 800 per year — a modest charge that suggests device provision is supplementary rather than comprehensive. No dedicated maker space, auditorium, or performance facility is referenced in available data.
Sports provision centres on the H11 Sports Challenge facilities, an after-school programme running on a fixed-term basis. No swimming pool, gymnasium specification, or dedicated sports complex dimensions are disclosed, and the absence of this data is notable. The school's cafeteria is run by an experienced team offering healthy meal options and doubles as a mini-internship site for students — a practical and commendable touch. The School Medical Centre is staffed by Registered General Nurses, and the 2023–2024 DSIB inspection rated health and safety, including safeguarding, as Outstanding — the school's single highest-rated domain and a genuine standout in an otherwise mixed inspection picture.
The DSIB inspection rated overall management, staffing, facilities and resources as Acceptable — the middle tier of the five-point scale. At fees ranging from AED 60,168 to AED 70,039, SRS US High School sits well above the median fee for American curriculum schools in Dubai, which stands at AED 33,610. Parents paying at this level — approaching double the American curriculum median — would reasonably expect a more comprehensively documented facility offering: a named sports complex, dedicated performance space, and transparent campus metrics. The gap between fee positioning and the facility evidence currently available is a legitimate concern for prospective families. The school's strongest physical asset remains its wellbeing and medical infrastructure, which the inspection confirmed is genuinely robust.