| CPL | Continuous professional learning |
| DEC | Dubai Executive Council |
| DHA | Dubai Health Authority |
| DSIB | Dubai Schools Inspections Bureau |
| DSWC | Dubai Student Wellbeing Census |
| EHRC | Education and Human Resources Council |
| EmSAT | Emirates Standardised Test |
| ESCS | PISA Index of Economic, Social and Cultural Status |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IB | International Baccalaureate |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IPEN | International Positive Education Network |
| KHDA | Knowledge and Human Development Authority |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MoE | Ministry of Education |
| PASS | Pupil Attitudes to Self and School |
| PERMAH | Positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment and health |
| PIRLS | Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| PISA | OECD Programme for International Student Assessment |
| TALIS | OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| TELS | Teacher and Educational Leadership Standards |
| TIMSS | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UNCRC | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| WYP | Welsh Youth Parliament |
OECD Review of Well‑being Policies and Practices in Dubai’s Private School Sector
