Most Improved Award

Continuous improvement is at the heart of Abu Dhabi’s education journey. Schools undergo regular Irtiqa’a inspections and participate in standardized benchmark assessments aligned with international best practice, providing a clear, consistent measure of progress over time.

This award recognizes schools that have demonstrated the most significant overall improvement across key performance indicators, including inspection outcomes, as well as student achievement in and compliance with international and standardized assessments. It celebrates schools that translate goals and action plans into measurable results, strengthening teaching, learning, and student success across the whole community.

Unlike other categories, this is not a submission-based award. ADEK reviews official performance data to identify the school that shows the strongest and most consistent improvement during the evaluation period. Participation criteria include:

• Improved Irtiqa’a inspection rating by at least one level
• Improved international assessment results to at least the intermediate proficiency level (e.g., TIMSS, PISA, PIRLS, etc.)
• Minimum 97% compliance in all Standardized Benchmark Assessments (SBAs)
• No health and safety-related warning letters

If more than one school meets all criteria, ADEK applies a transparent scoring model based on improvement in Irtiqa’a, standardized benchmark assessments, international assessments, and compliance performance. The school with the highest overall score is selected as the winner.