Facilities
Legend
General Facilities
Academic Facilities
Creative Arts Facilities
Sports Facilities
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Reception/School Offices
The Dubai College reception building also houses the SLT offices, registrar's office, board room, administration offices and the staff room.
Canteen
Our school canteen is open before school, during break and lunch. There are picnic benches located nearby that can be used by students in the cooler months. A range of meals can be purchased using the school cashless card.
Charlton’s Café
Charltons Café, located in the SPACE (Sports and Performing Arts Centre of Excellence) is open at break time and lunch time to all students and all day for sixth form students, for the sale of sandwiches and cold snacks.
Auditorium
Our 900 seater auditorium is used for whole school assemblies, our annual production, music performances and visiting speakers.
Lecture Theatre
Our Lecture Theatre seats 160 and is used for year group assemblies, society meetings and visiting speakers.
Learning & Teaching Centre
Our Learning and Teaching Centre provides space for collaborative learning allowing students to explore different methods of learning.
C Hub
Our new C Hub is spread over 3 floors with a central atrium, bold staircases and lots of greenery. It houses Maths, Harkness rooms, DC Studios, Art studios and a gallery, as well as the new school library and a cafeteria.
Modern Foreign Languages
Our Modern Foreign Languages block is home to our French, Spanish and Arabic Departments as well as Islamic Studies.
Science Block
Our Science block surrounds a central atrium and has twenty one laboratories.
Sixth Form Centre
Our dedicated Sixth Form Centre has 275 individual study bays, collaboration rooms and a common room.
Bridgman Library
Our new Bridgman library, situated in the C Hub, provides students and staff with a variety of books and digital resources.
English Block
Our English Departments has its own stand-alone building, with an excellent range of written and audio-visual resources. It also houses our Harkness Room.
Design & Technology
Our DT block has 3 well equipped workshops with two of these geared towards more demanding A Level examination work.
Art Studios
Our students have access to four spacious and bright studios, all of which are located on the top floor of the new C Hub.
Music Centre
Our Music Centre has spacious teaching and recital areas, twelve practice rooms and a recording studio.
Black Box Theatre
Our Black Box Theatre seats 150 and is located in our Sports and Performing Arts Centre of Excellence (SPACE) along with three drama studios.
Sports Hall
Our double width sports hall with spectator seating is located on the second floor of our Sports and Performing Arts Centre of Excellence (SPACE).
Fitness Studio
Our Fitness Centre is fully equipped with the latest gym equipment and weights. There is also a spinning room with 25 bikes and a multi-purpose studio.
MUGA
Our outdoor Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) is on the second floor of our SPACE facility.
Swimming Pool
Our 25 metre swimming pool has 5 lanes and spectator seating for galas and competitions.
Netball/Tennis Courts
Our multi-purpose floodlit hard courts are used for netball and tennis. The rooftop of our sports pavilion provides spectator seating.
Rugby/Football/Cricket fields
Our field has first class rugby, football and cricket pitches along with cricket nets and spectator seating.
Sports Pavilion
Our Sports Pavilion is located at the edge of the sports field and houses changing rooms, medical facilities and rooftop spectator seating.
Situated in the Al Sufouh district, the school’s buildings and playing fields are extensive, covering some nineteen acres in total.
In addition to the light, airy and well-equipped classrooms, specialist facilities include a science block with twenty one laboratories, three design and technology suites, a canteen and a music centre with teaching and recital areas, a library, a dedicated Sixth Form Centre with 320 study bays and a state of the art 900 seat auditorium.
The SPACE (Sports and Performing Arts Centre of Excellence) was opened in 2020 and houses a double width sports hall, a full size multi-use gym/fitness area, a swimming pool and 2 fitness studios. In addition, there are three drama studios, one of which can seat 150 for the school’s smaller productions.
The outdoor area includes first class rugby, football and cricket pitches, cricket nets, four all-weather netball and tennis courts and a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA).
Our multi-award winning, LEED Gold certified, Jafar Centre opened in 2023. A rich and multifaceted, adaptable environment for learning, relaxation, and social interaction The Jafar Centre is an incredible space for both traditional and innovative learning. It has thoughtfully designed interactive classrooms, as well as Harkness rooms and alongside the computer science suite, a dedicated maker space. It houses the Bridgman Library, Quad cafe, our maths and art departments, and the Digital Studios.
Dubai College has a Campus Development Plan to continue to replace and refurbish its older buildings with inspirational new buildings. Next in line is the replacement of A and B block, for the humanities and languages departments. With A block demolished in August 2025, we are excitedly watching the construction of the new building which is already underway.