Jebel Ali School is one of Dubai's oldest and most respected schools. It was originally built to provide education for the children of expatriate Jebel Ali Port employees involved in the construction of the largest man-made port in the world. It opened its doors on September 22, 1977 and has since seen a varied and exciting life. When the port construction project was complete, the village was handed over to the Government of Dubai, but Jebel Ali Primary School retained its dependent status and remained under the control of its Board of Governors.

The school's independent and non-profit status was cemented in 1986 by obtaining a Decree from His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai. This was a major landmark in the school's history.

The school evolved into an entirely British Curriculum establishment but never lost its desire to cater for children of all nationalities and abilities. Its multicultural and cosmopolitan profile is one of its most attractive features to this day.

JAS is now located at a new state-of-the-art campus on Hessa Street, continuing the legacy of the original primary school, not only in this significant expansion of our facilities - enabling us to foster our pupil's growth from Foundation Stage through to Sixth Form - but also in transforming our learning environment.