PACE Springfield International School

PACE Springfield International School is located in Al Awir, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The campus address is in Al Awir, Dubai, UAE, and the school serves international families relocating to Dubai. Public transport details are not published on the site, so families should planning for private transport or potential school-arranged arrangements may be discussed with admissions.

Foundation Stage FS1 & FS2; Years 1–7; Middle School Year 6–9; Secondary Year 10–13. The curriculum path runs from early years through primary, then into secondary, with Arabic taught under MOE guidance alongside the Cambridge/England national framework.

Co-educational; boarding facilities are not indicated. The school's gender information is shown as mixed in its external job listing, confirming it operates as a co-educational institution.

PACE Springfield describes itself as inclusive and provides SEND support with a comprehensive special education programme. Provisions include academic (IGCSE, AS & A), project-based (BTEC), and vocational (ASDAN) options, with partnerships with external agencies as needed and required documentation from families.

The school follows the Cambridge Curriculum with guidance from the England National Curriculum and UAE MOE for Arabic subjects. It is located in the UAE and does not indicate a formal country affiliation beyond curricular alignment.

No religious affiliation is indicated. The site presents an inclusive, non-religion-specific framing of the school.

School hours are typically 7:30 AM–4:00 PM Monday–Thursday and 7:30 AM–11:30 AM on Fridays; Sundays 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, with Saturdays listed as a holiday. There is ongoing weekend variation in UAE school schedules, but these are the current published hours.

The school provides bus services with multiple routes and associated fees. Bus locations include Dubai I, Dubai II, Dubai III, and New Sharjah, with annual transport fees and term-based charges listed.

Application & initial admission fees

- Entrance fee (one-time at admission): AED 500.
- Entrance exam (assessment) fee: AED 500.
- Enrollment fee for new admissions: up to 10% of tuition (non-refundable and deductible from Term 1). Full Term 1 fee payment is mandatory to start.
- Re-enrollment fee for existing pupils: up to 5% of tuition (non-refundable and deductible from Term 1).

Tuition fees by year group (KHDA-approved; discounted tuition and per-term breakdown)

- FS1 / Pre-KG: KHDA-approved tuition AED 25,000; Discounted tuition AED 20,000; Term 1 AED 8,720; Term 2 AED 5,640; Term 3 AED 5,640.
- FS2 / KG1: KHDA-approved tuition AED 25,000; Discounted tuition AED 20,000; Term 1 AED 8,720; Term 2 AED 5,640; Term 3 AED 5,640.
- Year 1 / KG2: KHDA-approved tuition AED 28,400; Discounted tuition AED 22,720; Term 1 AED 9,040; Term 2 AED 6,360; Term 3 AED 6,360.
- Year 2 / Grade 1: KHDA-approved tuition AED 28,400; Discounted tuition AED 22,720; Term 1 AED 9,040; Term 2 AED 6,360; Term 3 AED 6,360.
- Year 3 / Grade 2: KHDA-approved tuition AED 28,400; Discounted tuition AED 22,720; Term 1 AED 9,040; Term 2 AED 6,360; Term 3 AED 6,360.
- Year 4 / Grade 3: KHDA-approved tuition AED 30,800; Discounted tuition AED 24,640; Term 1 AED 9,360; Term 2 AED 6,840; Term 3 AED 6,840.
- Year 5 / Grade 4: KHDA-approved tuition AED 30,800; Discounted tuition AED 24,640; Term 1 AED 9,360; Term 2 AED 6,840; Term 3 AED 6,840.
- Year 6 / Grade 5: KHDA-approved tuition AED 30,800; Discounted tuition AED 24,640; Term 1 AED 9,360; Term 2 AED 6,840; Term 3 AED 6,840.
- Year 7 / Grade 6: KHDA-approved tuition AED 35,000; Discounted tuition AED 28,000; Term 1 AED 9,520; Term 2 AED 7,800; Term 3 AED 7,800.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition and medical fee are billed termly. The stated term amounts (Term 1, Term 2, Term 3) are the amounts to be paid for each respective term.
- Distribution rule published for tuition + medical fee: Term 1 = 40% of the combined amount; Term 2 = 30%; Term 3 = 30%. Resources fees are included in Term 1 payment; students joining in Term 2 or Term 3 are charged a resources fee at joining.
- Enrollment fee (new admissions) is collected at the beginning of the academic year and is non-refundable; it is deducted from the first-term fees. Full payment of the first term is required to begin attendance. Re-enrollment fees for returning students are non-refundable and deductible from Term 1.

Boarding fees

- No boarding provision or boarding fees are listed in the school's published fee information; boarding is not offered in the published fee schedule.

Other costs and optional / ancillary charges

- Medical fee (charged with term-wise tuition): AED 500. The medical fee is collected along with each term's tuition distribution.
- Uniforms: AED 600.
- Extra-curricular / extra activities: AED 6,000–AED 10,000 (charged case-by-case).
- Language support (where required): AED 2,000–AED 8,000 (charged case-by-case).
- Class photography: AED 100–AED 500 (case-by-case).
- School trips: AED 500–AED 5,000 (case-by-case, subject to parental consent).
- Transportation (annual and term breakdowns by location):
- Dubai I: Annual AED 5,500 — Term 1 AED 2,200; Term 2 AED 1,650; Term 3 AED 1,650.
- Dubai II: Annual AED 6,500 — Term 1 AED 2,600; Term 2 AED 1,950; Term 3 AED 1,950.
- Dubai III: Annual AED 8,000 — Term 1 AED 3,200; Term 2 AED 2,400; Term 3 AED 2,400.
- New Sharjah: Annual AED 5,500 — Term 1 AED 2,200; Term 2 AED 1,650; Term 3 AED 1,650. Note: transport pickup locations are subject to management approval.

Discounts and concessions

- 10% discount on tuition for Emirati nationals.
- 15% discount on tuition for martyr's children.

Refund information

- Enrollment fees for new admissions are non-refundable. Re-enrollment fees for existing students are non-refundable. These fees are deductible from the Term 1 payment. No additional refund provisions are published in the fee schedule.

Fee payment options

- The published fee schedule and contact information do not list specific accepted payment methods (for example, card, bank transfer, cash) in the fee pages or contact details. For confirmed payment-method instructions, contact the school's admissions office by phone or email.

Notes and practical points for parents

- Term amounts shown are the amounts to be paid each term; Term 1 is larger to reflect the resources/initial charges and the stated distribution (40% / 30% / 30%).
- Where optional services are used (transport, language support, extra activities, trips, photography), charges are applied in addition to tuition and vary by case.

Publicly published numbers for pupil nationalities are not provided; homepage indicators show 0+ for nationality, and the school describes itself as inclusive, suggesting a diverse international intake without published ratios.