How Is Victory Heights Governed?
Victory Heights Primary School – City of Arabia is part of the Interstar family of schools and operates under the guidance of an experienced board of directors. Led by Chairman Dinesh C Kothari, the board provides strategic oversight, sets the educational vision, and ensures that the highest standards of teaching, learning, and safeguarding are maintained across every school in the group.
The governance model is designed to ensure that school leaders have the autonomy to make day-to-day decisions while remaining accountable to a board that brings deep expertise in education, finance, and operational management. Regular reviews, external audits, and close partnerships with regulatory bodies ensure that the school continuously improves and meets international benchmarks.
The Interstar Family of Schools
Victory Heights Primary School – City of Arabia sits within a growing family of schools, each sharing a commitment to outstanding British education delivered with warmth, ambition, and care. The Interstar family includes:
- Victory Heights Primary School — Sports City — Established in 2013, rated KHDA Outstanding. The founding school that set the standard for everything that followed.
- Victory Heights Primary School — City of Arabia — Established in 2025. A purpose-built campus bringing the VHPS model to a new community.
- Victory Heights Nursery — Established in 2026. Early years provision designed to give children the strongest possible start to their education.
- Southview School — Extending the Interstar commitment to high-quality British curriculum education
- Ash Mount School — Coming August 2026 — An all-through, inquiry-based international curriculum school in Mudon, Dubai.
Our Chairman
Dinesh C. Kothari serves as Chairman of the Board of Interstar Education. With extensive experience in business leadership and a long-standing personal commitment to educational excellence, Mr Kothari provides clear strategic direction across the group. He is deeply invested in ensuring that every school within the Interstar family reflects the core values that define the Victory Heights name: academic rigour, strong pastoral care and a genuine sense of community. Under his leadership, the group has grown from a single school in Sports City to a respected multi-school organisation, with a clear and ambitious vision for the future of British education in the UAE.
The Board of Governors
Ms Colette Pereira serves as the clerk to the board of governors
Strong governance is the foundation of a purposeful and well-run school. It provides strategic direction, maintains accountability and ensures that our values are lived out in practice every day.
At Victory Heights, governance isn’t a distant structure — it informs our decisions about curriculum, provision, wellbeing and community. I am proud to work with a Board that prioritises educational excellence, rigorous oversight and the best interests of every child.
When governance and leadership are aligned, children benefit from clarity, consistency and continuity — and that is at the heart of what we seek to provide.
Parent Organisation
Victory Heights Primary School – City of Arabia is operated by Interstar Advisory Services DMCC, the parent organisation responsible for the strategic and operational management of all schools within the group.
- Interstar Advisory Services DMCC
- Office 902-903, JBC 4, Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
- PO Box 937757
- Telephone: +971 4 362 3281
Frequently Asked Questions
The Governing Board provides strategic oversight and accountability for the school. It ensures that the school’s vision, financial sustainability and educational standards are maintained at the highest level.
While school leaders manage day-to-day operations, the Board focuses on long-term direction, compliance and performance monitoring.
School leadership is responsible for the daily running of the school, including teaching, learning and pastoral care. Governance provides strategic oversight, holding leadership accountable while supporting continuous improvement.
This clear separation ensures both operational effectiveness and robust accountability.
The Board works closely with senior leaders, including the Director of Academics and Principal, to review performance data, school improvement priorities and regulatory compliance.
Regular reporting and structured review processes ensure that standards remain rigorous and aligned with our strategic goals.
Parents are encouraged to raise concerns initially with the class teacher or relevant member of staff. If needed, concerns can be escalated to senior leadership in line with our published policies.
The Governing Board does not manage day-to-day matters but provides oversight to ensure that procedures are followed appropriately and fairly.
Yes. Victory Heights Primary School – City of Arabia is part of Interstar Education. This provides strategic stability and shared expertise while maintaining a clear local identity and leadership structure.