Michael Lambert 2010-2015 Peter Hill 2008-2010 Carlo Ferrario 1989-2008 Eric Parton Other Harry Deelman Tom Jackson Dubai College (DC) is a selective entry British school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Established in 1978, the school caters for students from Years 7 to 13, and is situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai.

[6][7][8] Before the school moved to its current location, it was housed in two small villas near Safa Park.

In 2020 the school built a new SPACE building (sports and performing arts center of excellence) which currently houses the indoor gym, fitness suite and swimming pool.

It also houses the state of the art black box theatre, drama classrooms and several individual music practice rooms.

In 2024, the new Jafar center was opened spanning three floors housing the maths, art and computer science departments as well as a cafe, the library, several harkness rooms and DC studios.

[14] Over 130 extracurricular activities are participated in by Dubai College students including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and F1 in Schools.

Dubai College students annually partake in the 'Fab 5' athletics tournament, competing against other schools in the area.

The college also competes in athletic competitions on a regular basis at Rashid School for Boys.

School teams from all over the United Arab Emirates and from the Persian Gulf are invited, and all the proceeds go to charity.

Revolution Racing came 2nd overall, which means they will collaborate with a Malaysian team and compete in the world finals.

Team RedShift won the Best Verbal Presentation award, as well as being named the 2011 F1 in Schools UAE National Champions.

The assessments sparked significant controversy, partly because of the decision to link tuition increases to the results of the inspections.

[15] The then headmaster of Dubai College, Dr. Carlo Ferrario, subsequently announced his resignation, citing government interference in the school's operations as the chief reason.

[15] In 2011, Dubai College discovered that they had been defrauded to the sum of DH 15,770,000 by an accounting department employee who proceeded to flee the UAE to India, his home country.