By Staff Reporter
Dubai: All private schools in Dubai are regulated by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), which ensures they uphold high standards of education. However, in May, KHDA announced that no formal inspections will take place for Dubai private schools during the 2025–26 academic year.
Instead, KHDA will continue to monitor school performance through targeted visits focusing on specific areas related to educational quality and ongoing development. These visits will be guided by feedback from the school community and aligned with the priorities of the Education 33 strategy (E33).
KHDA did conduct inspections in 2023-2024 academic year, where 23 schools were deemed ‘Outstanding’, in the inspection of 209 schools.
The curricula represented most frequently among the outstanding schools are French, International Baccalaureate (IB), UK, Indian, and US.
Grades: Foundational Stage (FS) 1 – Year 11, Year 12 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK / IB
Tuition fee: For UK curriculum – from Dh44,616 per year for FS1 to Dh81,501 for Year 11; for IB Year 11 – above Dh89,000 and Year 13 – Dh89,889
Dubai English Speaking College (Academic City)
Grades: Year 7 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: For Year 7 starting from Dh84,325 and for Year 13 Dh90,633
Dubai English Speaking School – Oud Metha
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Starting from FS 1 Dh43,084 to Dh53,320
GEMS Jumeira Primary School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Starting from FS 1 Dh44,200 to Dh55,714 for Year 6
GEMS Wellington International School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK / IB
Tuition fee: For UK curriculum – FS1 Dh47,527 to Dh103,399 for Year 13; for IB Years 12 and 13 around Dh103,000
Horizons English School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: From FS1 Dh34,607 to Year 6 Dh50,396
Jumeirah College
Grades: Year 7 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Year 7 Dh78,946 to Dh98,681 for Year 12
Nord Anglia International School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 11, Year 12 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK / IB
Tuition fee: Starting from Dh69,625 for FS 1 to Dh99,794 for Year 11
Safa Community School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: For FS1 starting from Dh55,937 to Dh90,940 for Year 13
Victory Heights Primary School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: For FS1 starting from Dh40,138 to Dh54,733 for Year 6
Dubai British School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Dh53,027 for FS1 to Dh79,541 for Year 13
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park
Grades: Pre-kindergarten to Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Starting from FS1 Dh55,350 to Dh83,015 for Year 13
GEMS Dubai American Academy
Grades: KG 1 – Grade 12
Curriculum: American / IB
Tuition fee: Starting from KG1 Dh66,185 to Dh93,300 for Grade 12; for IB Grades 11 and 12 Dh93,300
GEMS Modern Academy
Grades: Pre-primary – Grade 12
Curriculum: Indian / IB
Tuition fee: Dh38,246 in KG1 to Dh56,706 in Grade 12 (Indian) and Dh73,876 in Grade 12 (IB)
Jumeirah English Speaking School – Al Safa 1
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: Dh54,131 for FS1 to Dh65,098 for Year 6
Jumeirah English Speaking School – Arabian Ranches
Grades: FS 1 – Year 11, Grade 12 – Grade 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: From Dh54,129 in FS1 to Dh104,544 in Year 13
Kings School Al Barsha
Grades: FS 1 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: For FS1 starting from Dh57,999 to Dh105,873 for Year 13
Kings School Dubai
Grades: FS 1 – Year 6
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: From FS1 Dh47,179 to Dh71,801 for Year 6
Dubai College
Grades: Year 7 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK
Tuition fee: For Year 7 Dh97,415 to Dh110,305 for Year 13
Dubai International Academy
Grades: KG 1 – Grade 13
Curriculum: IB
Tuition fee: Starting from KG1 Dh44,979 to Dh79,696 for Year 13
Lycée Français International
Grades: Grade 1 – Grade 12
Curriculum: French
Tuition fee: Starting from Grade 1 Dh36,920 to Dh50,700 for Grade 12
Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou School – Oud Metha
Grades: Pre-primary – KG 2
Curriculum: French
Tuition fee: From Pre-primary Dh31,276 to KG 2 Dh31,276
Repton School
Grades: FS 1 – Year 13
Curriculum: UK / IB
Tuition fee: For UK curriculum FS 1 – Dh57,178 to Dh102,753 for Year 13
