Philippine schools in United Arab Emirates
Summary
Of the 10 countries with Philippine schools overseas, the United Arab Emirates has the most learners. In SY 2024-25 its 10 schools held 10,310 learners, and enrollment in those schools rose 9.4% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.
Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are The Philippine School with 2,486 learners, United International Private School with 1,813 and Far Eastern Private School-Al Shahba with 1,324.
Next, the list of the 10 schools gives each one's learners, teachers and classrooms, and the charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.
- Schools
- 10
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- 10 Philippine schools overseas
- Learners
- 10,310
- Up 884 from SY 2023-24
Key findings
For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.
- United Arab Emirates has the most learners of the 10 countries with Philippine schools overseas.
- Enrollment in schools rose 9.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
- Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are The Philippine School (2,486 learners), United International Private School (1,813 learners) and Far Eastern Private School-Al Shahba (1,324 learners).
Learners
SY 2024-25: 10,310 learners.
| Learners | Number |
|---|---|
| All learners | 10,310 |
| Male | 5,248 |
| Female | 5,062 |
| Level | Learners |
|---|---|
| Elementary | 6,292 |
| Junior High School | 3,218 |
| Senior High School | 800 |
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 445 | 430 | 875 |
| Grade 1 | 540 | 444 | 984 |
| Grade 2 | 456 | 443 | 899 |
| Grade 3 | 432 | 422 | 854 |
| Grade 4 | 452 | 467 | 919 |
| Grade 5 | 424 | 421 | 845 |
| Grade 6 | 484 | 432 | 916 |
| Grade 7 | 423 | 451 | 874 |
| Grade 8 | 435 | 398 | 833 |
| Grade 9 | 396 | 386 | 782 |
| Grade 10 | 364 | 365 | 729 |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 231 | 456 |
| Grade 12 | 172 | 172 | 344 |
| All grades | 5,248 | 5,062 | 10,310 |
| Track | Learners |
|---|---|
| Academic | 800 |
| All tracks | 800 |
| Level | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 532 | 498 | 1,030 |
| Junior High School | 244 | 219 | 463 |
| All | 776 | 717 | 1,493 |
| Level | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior High School | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Senior High School | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| All | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Schools and community learning centers
SY 2024-25: 10 schools.
| Sector | Number |
|---|---|
| Philippine schools overseas | 10 |
| Offering | Number |
|---|---|
| Elementary only | 1 |
| Elementary and junior high (K to 10) | 3 |
| Kindergarten to Grade 12 | 6 |
| Subclassification | Number |
|---|---|
| School abroad | 10 |
DepEd's public report has staff and facilities data for public schools only.
List of schools
Every school in United Arab Emirates in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.
| School | Learners | Teachers | Classrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Alfiah Filipino Private School | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Far Eastern Private School - Al Azra | 1,123 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Far Eastern Private School-Al Shahba | 1,324 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Philippine Emirates Private School | 357 | Not reported | Not reported |
| The New Filipino Private School | 1,439 | Not reported | Not reported |
| The Philippine Global School - Abu Dhabi | 1,218 | Not reported | Not reported |
| The Philippine School | 2,486 | Not reported | Not reported |
| The Philippine School (Abu Dhabi) | 548 | Not reported | Not reported |
| United International Private School | 1,813 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Universal Philippine School | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
About this data
Each school year's figures for United Arab Emirates count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked