When it comes to being a parent in Dubai, we’re spoiled with a wealth of family-friendly activities on our doorstep.
But there’s no denying that one disadvantage to raising a family in the desert can be the cost of schooling if you enroll your child privately.
Fees can reach into the hundreds of thousands of dirhams, though they can vary hugely between schools.
According to a new study, there’s a whopping Dhs105,000 difference between the cheapest and the most expensive private school in Dubai (based on Year 13 fees).
The report by online education guide Edarabia looked at just school fees alone, rather than adding the cost of uniforms, textbooks, transport and admission into the mix.
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The study discovered that Dubai fees ranged from Dhs2,479 to Dhs107,928 per year, depending what grade the student was in, according to Gulf Business.
So if you add those additional costs onto the priciest schools, you’re looking at one incredibly hefty bill.
Location, curriculum, previous results and the on-site facilities can all play a part in what a private school – of which there are 173 in Dubai – charges.
So with no further ado, here are the cheapest and most expensive schools in Dubai, based on the fees for a Year 13 student…
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The Top 10 Priciest Schools
1. GEMS World Academy, Al Barsha
Fees (per annum): Dhs107,928
Curriculum: IB
2. Kings School, Nad Al Sheba
Fees (per annum): Dhs103,200
Curriculum: UK
3. Repton School, Nad Al Sheba
Fees (per annum): Dhs100,759
Curriculum: UK/IB
4. Kings School, Al Barsha
Fees (per annum): Dhs100,000
Curriculum: UK
5. Kent College Dubai, Nad Al Sheba
Fees (per annum): Dhs98,000
Curriculum: UK
6. Sunmarke School, Jumeirah Village Triangle
(Sunmarke School said it is offering a ‘founders discount’ in the first three years following its opening in September 2016. The maximum fee during this period is Dhs72,900)
Fees (per annum): Dhs95,000
Curriculum: UK
7. Regent International School, The Greens
(Regent said it no longer offers secondary education and only goes up to year 6 since last summer. The maximum fee is Dhs49,308)
Fees (per annum): Dhs92,482
Curriculum: UK
8. GEMS Wellington International School, Al Sufouh
Fees (per annum): Dhs89,368
Curriculum: UK
9. Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS), Arabian Ranches
Fees (per annum): Dhs89,274
Curriculum: UK/IB
10. Dubai College, Al Sufouh
Fees (per annum): Dhs87,986
Curriculum: UK
The Top 10 Least Expensive Schools
1. Khadija Kobra Iranian School Dubai, Al Karama
Fees (per annum): Dhs4,167
Curriculum: Iranian
2. Emirates English Speaking School, Al Safa
Fees (per annum): Dhs5,287
Curriculum: CBSE
3. H. H. Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School-Dubai, Al Qusais
Fees (per annum): Dhs6,112
Curriculum: Pakistani
4. Gulf Model School, Musainah
Fees (per annum): Dhs6,198
Curriculum: CBSE
5. Central School Dubai, Al Nahda
Fees (per annum): Dhs6,262
Curriculum: CBSE
6. Gulf Indian High School (GIHS), Garhoud
Fees (per annum): Dhs6,368
Curriculum: CBSE
7. New Indian Model School, Garhoud
Fees (per annum): Dhs6,517
Curriculum: CBSE
8. National Charity School Dubai, Garhoud
Fees (per annum): Dhs7,841
Curriculum: MOE
9. Pakistan Education Academy, Oud Metha
Fees (per annum): Dhs8,210
Curriculum: Pakistani
10. Crescent School Dubai, Al Qusais
Fees (per annum): Dhs8,994
Curriculum: CBSE
The full list of schools with their tuition fees can be found here.
Stats from Edarabia, based on KHDA data (an earlier version of this story stated that Repton School fees for Year 12 were Dhs120,000. We apologise for the mistake).
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