KHDA Registration Process
When a child has been admitted to a school in Dubai, he or she must be registered with the KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority) before the joining date.
If your child starts school before you receive your Emirates ID, we still need to register them manually (with a passport copy) and the transfer certificate, and then parents must submit the Emirates IDs later to update the KHDA system. The processing time for residency visas and Emirates IDs can take up to 4 weeks to get the sponsor’s visa followed by another 4 weeks to get a dependent visa and then the Emirates ID. Once the EIDs for parents and students are issued please send the soft copies to registrar@dubaibritishschooljumeira.ae.
Steps to Complete the Process
- For registration, we will need your child’s Emirates ID Copy and one parent’s Emirates ID copy with the parent’s email and local mobile number to register the student’s details with KHDA. Please note that the Transfer certificate will also be required. Please upload these on our admissions portal in your checklist. You can also email our registrar Nour Sisalem - registrar@dubaibritishschooljumeira.ae.
- If transferring from a local school in the UAE: Students transferring from schools within Dubai, or another Emirates can be registered with the student’s leaving certificate and Emirates ID copies.
Transfer Certificates
Before a child can be accepted by any school in Dubai, it is the parent’s responsibility to provide a Transfer Certificate (TC) from the child’s previous school, as required by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) . If a Transfer Certificate is not provided, it will not be legally possible to register a child at a school or with the KHDA.
Transfer Certificate Guidelines:As per the Ministry of Education guidelines, all students must submit a Transfer (or Leaving) Certificate from their current school before joining a new school. The requirements are as follows:
- Students from FS1 to Year 13 coming from another school within Dubai must submit a KHDA Leaving Certificate.
- Students joining Year 3 and above from another Emirate or from overseas must submit a Transfer Certificate (TC) before starting school.
- Name of student:
- Date of birth: (dd/mm/yy)
- Place of birth:
- Nationality:
- Last Year / Grade attended:
- Date of leaving: (dd/mm/yy)
- Passed and promoted to:
- Currently in Year / Grade:
- (if transferring midway through the academic year)
- Curriculum followed:
- 12 or 13 Year school system:
Signature of Headmaster / Principal/ Director:
- Name:
- Signature:
- Date: (dd/mm/yy)
- School stamp:
Please see below the stamp and signature requirements per country of origin:
| If the student joins Dubai British School Jumeira from | These signatures/attestations should be included in the transfer certificate |
|---|---|
| Another emirate in the UAE or any GCC country |
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| North America, Western Europe, and Australia |
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| Middle East (excluding the UAE), South and Central America, Asia, Russia and former Russian States, Eastern Europe, Africa, and New Zealand |
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School principal’s signature and school stamp
Attestation by the Educational Authority in that Emirate or attestation by the Ministry of Education in the GCC country
Attestation by UAE Consulate or Embassy in the origin country OR by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE