Dubai School Fees. The true cost of an education in Dubai revealed. All fees listed – highest to lowest. 2022.

Dubai School Fees. The true cost of an education in Dubai.

The following table lists all school in Dubai, ranked in order of the cost of their fees, from highest to lowest. The key figure column is “Average Fees” which identifies the average fees parents can be expected to pay when averaged across all years should a child enter the school in Pre-primary/FS1 and Leave in Grade 12/Year 13.

This table should be used as a swift way to identify those schools that fall within your targeted budget.

The table will not tell you the quality of a given school – for that you should refer to our reviews on SchoolsCompared.com and our sister site WhichSchoolAdvisor.com. We do not always agree – but combining your reading of our reviews, with those of the KHDA (see below), should give you a very strong feel for the potential ‘fit’ of any school for your child(ren).

There are some points to consider when reading the table:

(1) The fees following are KHDA approved fees. In practice, many schools operate with a reduced fee structure. This changes, so the below table at least gives you an indicative framework of the fees you could be expected to pay – worst case. No one wants to have to change schools because they later become unaffordable.

(2) Many schools offer bursaries and/or scholarships. These are not always advertised. Many schools do not advertise discounted fees. This does not mean that you should not ask – particularly if you can justify why you are asking. Do not negotiate fees until you are absolutely certain you have found the school you and your child have your hearts set on. Schools are looking for committed, passionate parents, and students, who want to attend their schools – and contribute.

(3) High fees do not automatically translate across to the best schools for individual children. The best school for every child will be different – and all schools have particular strengths and weaknesses. Some schools specialise in providing an education for the most academic children. Some schools focus on Performing Arts. Some School focus on key industry skills like sustainability. Fees are a starting point – and no more.

(4) Some schools here offer remarkable ROI/value for money with fees significantly lower than their actual delivery would justify.

 

(5) For a variety of reasons, average fees may not be accurate because these are calculated here only on the basis of published fees. Some new schools, for example, do not publish all-through fees. In these cases average fees will almost certainly rise.

(6) We have included starting fees at schools in Early Years and graduating fees in Year 13/Grade 12. Many schools have a significant disparity in fees – some rising sharply. This will provide you with some indication of the rise of fees over time by aligning these with our calculation of “Average Fees.” We have not included all fees to simplify the data.

(7) Higher school fees often translate across into enhanced facility provision. Our view is that is better to look at subject breadth, as a single example, over bells and whistles – unless your child requires, for example, access to a specific facility like a 50M Olympic standard training pool. Equally, it is vital to visit schools after shortlisting – the feel of school and whether your child feels comfortable cannot be addressed, or discovered, in statistical tables.

(8) Once you have shortlisted those schools within your budget, you can identify the current inspection grading of those schools here over a four-year period, prior to researching our reviews of the schools in practice.

School Fees – Highest to Lowest. 2022.