Administrative Resolution No. (54)
of 2025
Concerning the Requirements and
Procedures for
the Appointment of School Staff in Private
Schools in the Emirate of Dubai[1]
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The
Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law No. (2) of 2021 Concerning the Knowledge and Human
Development Authority in Dubai (the “KHDA”);
Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2017 Regulating
Private Schools in the Emirate of Dubai; and
Executive Council Resolution No. (17) of 2025 Approving the
Organisational Structure of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in
Dubai,
Does
hereby issue this Resolution.
The words and expressions mentioned in
this Resolution have the same meaning assigned to them in the above-mentioned
Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2017. The word “Guide,” wherever mentioned in this Resolution, means the “Guide for
Appointing Teaching Staff in Private Schools in the Emirate of Dubai” approved
pursuant to this Resolution.
Pursuant to this Resolution, the “Guide
for Appointing Teaching
Staff in Private Schools in the Emirate of Dubai”, published on the KHDA’s
official website, inclusive of the procedures, conditions, and technical
requirements set out therein, is approved.
The Guide applies to all Private
Schools in the Emirate to which the above-mentioned
Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2017 applies.
To be issued with an approval for appointment at a Private School, a
School Staff member must:
1.
be
of
good character and repute and not have been convicted of an offence affecting
honour or trustworthiness, unless he has been rehabilitated. Good character and
repute must be evidenced by:
a.
submitting a valid certificate of good conduct
issued by the Dubai Police; or
b.
submitting a valid and duly attested certificate
of good conduct issued by the competent entity in each country where the
non-UAE national School Staff member has resided during the ten (10) years
preceding the application for appointment at the Private School, where that
member has resided in the UAE for less than five (5) years since his first
entry into the UAE.
2.
be
medically
fit to perform the duties of the post;
3.
undertake,
in writing, to comply with the professional and ethical code
of conduct for education professionals in general education, as issued by the
competent educational authorities in the UAE; and
4.
possess
the academic
qualifications, the professional experience, and technical expertise, specified
in the Guide.
In issuing an approval for the appointment of a
School Staff member at a Private School, the following procedures apply:
1.
The
Private School will select the suitable candidate for appointment
at the Private School, in accordance with the conditions and requirements set
out in the Guide.
2.
The
Private School will submit an application for the
appointment of a School Staff member via the KHDA’s website, accompanied by the
required supporting documents.
4.
The
KHDA
will issue its decision on the application within ten (10) working days from
the date on which all the application requirements stipulated in Article (4) of
this Resolution are satisfied. If no decision is issued upon expiry of that
period, the application will be deemed rejected.
5.
Where
the application is approved, the KHDA will notify the Private School
accordingly and register the member of the School Staff in the KHDA’s
electronic system.
a.
A
Private School must obtain the KHDA’s prior approval
for the appointment of a member of the School Staff before he assumes duties at
the Private School.
b.
The
approval issued by the KHDA in accordance with the provisions of this
Resolution applies exclusively to the School Staff member's work at the Private
School that submitted the appointment application, but does not entitle the
School Staff member to assume any position at another Private School, including
any branch of the Private School that submitted the appointment application.
The KHDA may revoke its approval for the
appointment of a member of the School Staff at a Private School in any of the
following cases:
1.
where
it is established that the member of the School Staff
has breached the professional and ethical code of conduct for education
professionals in general education, as issued by the competent educational
authorities in the UAE;
2.
where
the member of the School Staff resigns, his service is terminated by the
Private School, or his employment contract is not renewed;
3.
where
the member of the School Staff assumes employment at another Private School
without first obtaining the KHDA’s approval;
4.
where
it is established that the School Staff member has breached the duties
prescribed for him under the technical guides and circulars issued by the KHDA;
or
5.
where
the School
Staff member ceases to meet any of the conditions or requirements for approval
of his appointment at the Private School in accordance with the provisions of
this Resolution and the Guide.
a.
The
KHDA may
issue approval for the appointment of a School Staff member at another Private
School during the same School Year in which the previous approval for his
appointment was revoked, in any of the following cases:
1.
where
the School Staff
member submits his resignation from the Private School at which he is employed,
in accordance with the terms of the employment contract concluded between him
and the Private School, provided that his date of joining the new Private
School coincides with the beginning of the new term; or
2.
where
the Private School terminates the service of the School Staff member or does
not renew his employment contract for any reason other than those stipulated in
Article (7) of this Resolution, or where it is established by a final court
judgment that the termination was arbitrary.
b.
Where
the School Staff member resigns in accordance with the provisions of
sub-paragraph (a)(1) of this Article without observing the notice period
stipulated in the employment contract concluded between him and the Private School,
the KHDA will issue its approval for his appointment at any other Private
School only after the expiry of a period of not less than ninety (90) days from
the date of resignation.
c.
Approval
for the re-appointment of a School Staff member, as set out in this Article,
will be issued in accordance with the requirements and procedures
stipulated in this Resolution and the Guide.
d.
The
School
Staff member will submit an application for his re-appointment at another
Private School on the form approved by the KHDA for this purpose, together with
the End-of-Service Questionnaire.
The Growth and Human Development Sector
at the KHDA will regularly review and, where necessary, update the Guide; and submit the relevant
recommendations to the Director General to issue the relevant directives as he
deems appropriate.
All
Private Schools
operating as at the effective date of this Resolution must ensure that their
School Staff comply with the requirements of the academic and specialised
qualifications set out in the Guide, within a period not exceeding three (3)
years. This grace period will commence on:
1.
1
September 2025, in respect
of Private Schools whose School Year commences in September; and
2.
1
April 2026, in respect
of Private Schools whose School Year commences in April.
This Resolution will be published in the
Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published.
Aisha Abdulla
Miran
Director General
Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Issued in
Dubai on 20 August 2025
Corresponding to 26 Safar 1447 A.H.
©2026 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce an
accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the
original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.