Typical annual tuition at an international school in United Arab Emirates is AED 40,925, most sitting between AED 24,656 and AED 63,881. All figures are annual tuition in AED, drawn from 284 schools that publish fees.
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Typical (median) annual tuition for the main curricula taught in United Arab Emirates. Many schools teach more than one.
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Typical (median) annual tuition by school phase in United Arab Emirates. Fees usually climb from early years to sixth form.
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Typical annual tuition at an international school in United Arab Emirates is AED 40,925, with most schools charging between AED 24,656 and AED 63,881 a year. The full range runs from AED 1 to AED 161,000.
Yes. Fees almost always rise from early years through to sixth form, reflecting more specialist teaching, smaller classes and exam programmes in the senior years. The age-group breakdown above shows the typical step-up in United Arab Emirates.
Published tuition usually excludes one-off costs such as application and registration fees, a refundable deposit, uniforms, school buses, meals, trips and exam entry. Ask each school for a full fee schedule before you budget.
Not necessarily. Fees reflect facilities, location, teacher pay and brand as much as academic outcomes. doris is impartial and takes no placement fees — compare curriculum, class sizes, results and fit, not just price.
It varies. The by-curriculum breakdown above shows typical fees for each programme taught in United Arab Emirates, so you can see how, say, a British-curriculum school compares with an IB school on price.
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