American Gulf School

AGS is located at Al Rahmaniya Shaghrafah 4, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It sits in the Al Rahmaniya/Shaghrafa 4 area of Sharjah, a residential neighbourhood with road access and local amenities. The campus is reachable by standard travel routes and can be contacted at 06 506 1111. The school day runs from 07:15 AM to 04:00 PM, Monday through Thursday.

AGS offers a continuum of IB programs starting with the Primary Years Programme (PYP), followed by the Middle Years Programme (MYP), then the Diploma Programme (DP) and the Career-related Programme (CP). It also provides a pathway for the American High School Diploma and offers a dual-diploma option for Grade 12. The school is pursuing full continuum IB authorization.

AGS is co-educational and operates as a day school with no boarding facilities.

AGS provides targeted academic intervention during the school day, using MAP, NGRT, and MindPrint assessments. In the Early Years, Read Write Inc. supports literacy, while the MYP uses the RIGOR framework; dedicated Reading Specialists support both English and Arabic as part of SEN-style interventions.

No formal country affiliation is stated; AGS describes itself as an American IB Continuum School blending American standards with the IB framework.

Not specified.

The school day starts at 07:15 AM and ends at 04:00 PM from Monday to Thursday. Friday schedules are not listed on the official materials.

AGS offers a bus service with documented fees and routes. One-way annual fees are 5,700 AED for Sharjah and 6,000 AED for Dubai & Ajman; two-way annual fees are 6,900 AED for Sharjah and 7,200 AED for Dubai & Ajman. The transportation covers Sharjah, Dubai, and Ajman, with pickup points and route details arranged by the school.

Application and Registration Fees

- Application processing fee: AED 525 (one-time, non-refundable) payable at the time of application.
- Admission / registration fee: AED 1,000 payable within 10 days of the offer to secure the seat; this fee is non-refundable and is adjustable against the first term's tuition. The term's tuition is due prior to the student's first day of school.
- Re-registration (re-enrollment) deposit for returning students: AED 1,000 (deductible from total tuition for the new academic year). Re-registration will not be accepted unless all outstanding fees are paid in full.

Annual Tuition (SPEA-approved) and Per-term Amounts (by grade)

(All amounts below show the SPEA-approved annual tuition followed by the per-term amount when split into three equal instalments.)

- Pre-K: AED 35,540 annual — AED 11,853.33 per term.
- KG 1: AED 38,340 annual — AED 12,780.00 per term.
- KG 2: AED 40,640 annual — AED 13,546.67 per term.
- Grade 1: AED 44,040 annual — AED 14,680.00 per term.
- Grade 2: AED 45,440 annual — AED 15,146.67 per term.
- Grade 3: AED 47,840 annual — AED 15,946.67 per term.
- Grade 4: AED 50,240 annual — AED 16,746.67 per term.
- Grade 5: AED 51,640 annual — AED 17,213.33 per term.
- Grade 6: AED 55,040 annual — AED 18,346.67 per term.
- Grade 7: AED 56,440 annual — AED 18,813.33 per term.
- Grade 8: AED 58,840 annual — AED 19,613.33 per term.
- Grade 9: AED 64,240 annual — AED 21,413.33 per term.
- Grade 10: AED 67,640 annual — AED 22,546.67 per term.
- Grade 11: AED 72,040 annual — AED 24,013.33 per term.
- Grade 12: AED 75,440 annual — AED 25,146.67 per term.

Notes on what tuition does and does not include

- The annual tuition amounts include a books and resources fee of AED 2,000 for each grade; this AED 2,000 is payable with the first instalment.
- The tuition figures exclude student devices, food services, uniform costs, and transportation fees.
- Additional exam/project charges excluded from the annual tuition: AED 3,000 for external examinations for Grade 12 and AED 500 for Grade 10 personal project costs; these are charged separately.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- The school operates with instalment-based billing; the first instalment (first term) is due prior to the student's first day of school and the books/resources fee is payable with that instalment. The school collects subsequent instalments according to the school's instalment schedule. Transport fee pages and other fee pages show a three-instalment pattern (1st, 2nd and 3rd instalments) across the academic year.
- Failure to pay tuition or outstanding fees may result in withholding of school reports, references, transfer certificate, exam results and blocking of re-registration for the next academic year.

Transportation fees and billing (where applicable)

- One-way annual transport fees: Sharjah AED 5,700; Dubai & Ajman AED 6,000. Instalment breakdown (three instalments): Sharjah — AED 2,280 (Semester 1), AED 1,710 (1st instalment), AED 1,710 (2nd instalment); Dubai & Ajman — AED 2,400 (Semester 1), AED 1,800 (1st instalment), AED 1,800 (2nd instalment). (The transportation page lists annual, semester and three-instalment breakdowns.)
- Two-way annual transport fees: Sharjah AED 6,900; Dubai & Ajman AED 7,200. Instalment breakdowns are shown on the transportation fee schedule.

Boarding

- Boarding is not applicable; there are no boarding or residential fees published for this school. The school provides day-school services including transportation and canteen rather than boarding facilities.

Other costs and optional charges

- Uniforms: uniform items and uniform policy are required; uniform purchase costs are additional to tuition and are not included in the tuition figures. The school specifies required uniform items and dress rules.
- Student device, canteen/food services and some extra-curricular or external exam charges are extra to tuition and billed separately. Transport is optional and billed separately.

Refund information

- Tuition fee refund policy is administered in accordance with the Sharjah Private Education Authority regulations; refund processing follows SPEA rules.

Accepted fee payment methods and bank details

- Accepted payment methods: online Skiply payments, bank transfer, debit/credit card, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, cash and cheques.
- Bank transfer details for fee payments: Bank — Emirates NBD; Account number — 1015780155001; IBAN — AE390260001015780155001; Account name — American Gulf School LLC; Swift — EBILAEAD.

Consequences of non-payment and administrative notes

- Outstanding fees must be cleared before re-registration is accepted. The school may withhold official documents and block re-registration where fees are unpaid. Registration and application fees noted above are non-refundable.

Not publicly disclosed.