Annual tuition at The Modern American International School ranges from AED 17,230 to AED 32,395 for 2026/27.
Academic year covered
- Fees and terms shown are those published for the 2025/26 academic year.
Application / entrance fees
- Entrance/admission examination fee (one-time, non-refundable): AED 250.
Annual tuition and book fees by year group (School Fees = Tuition + Book)
- Pre-KG: AED 17,230. Uniform: AED 560.
- KG1: AED 17,230. Uniform: AED 560.
- KG2: AED 17,230. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 1: AED 19,620. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 2: AED 20,435. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 3: AED 20,435. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 4: AED 23,645. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 5: AED 23,675. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 6: AED 23,820. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 7: AED 28,935. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 8: AED 29,635. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 9: AED 29,670. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 10: AED 32,295. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 11: AED 32,325. Uniform: AED 560.
- Grade 12: AED 32,395. Uniform: AED 560.
Billing schedule and instalment breakdown (how the annual fee is collected)
- Standard school instalment schedule: fees are divided into four instalments in the proportions 30% / 30% / 20% / 20% of the annual School Fees. Post-dated cheques (four) are required for official enrolment. Books and transport have separate instalment arrangements (books: 30% / 70%; transport: 30% / 20% / 50%).
- Example instalment amounts (applying 30% / 30% / 20% / 20% to the published annual School Fees):
- Pre-KG / KG1 / KG2 (AED 17,230): Instalments = AED 5,169.00 | AED 5,169.00 | AED 3,446.00 | AED 3,446.00.
- Grade 1 (AED 19,620): Instalments = AED 5,886.00 | AED 5,886.00 | AED 3,924.00 | AED 3,924.00.
- Grade 2 / Grade 3 (AED 20,435): Instalments = AED 6,130.50 | AED 6,130.50 | AED 4,087.00 | AED 4,087.00.
- Grade 4 (AED 23,645): Instalments = AED 7,093.50 | AED 7,093.50 | AED 4,729.00 | AED 4,729.00.
- Grade 5 (AED 23,675): Instalments = AED 7,102.50 | AED 7,102.50 | AED 4,735.00 | AED 4,735.00.
- Grade 6 (AED 23,820): Instalments = AED 7,146.00 | AED 7,146.00 | AED 4,764.00 | AED 4,764.00.
- Grade 7 (AED 28,935): Instalments = AED 8,680.50 | AED 8,680.50 | AED 5,787.00 | AED 5,787.00.
- Grade 8 (AED 29,635): Instalments = AED 8,890.50 | AED 8,890.50 | AED 5,927.00 | AED 5,927.00.
- Grade 9 (AED 29,670): Instalments = AED 8,901.00 | AED 8,901.00 | AED 5,934.00 | AED 5,934.00.
- Grade 10 (AED 32,295): Instalments = AED 9,688.50 | AED 9,688.50 | AED 6,459.00 | AED 6,459.00.
- Grade 11 (AED 32,325): Instalments = AED 9,697.50 | AED 9,697.50 | AED 6,465.00 | AED 6,465.00.
- Grade 12 (AED 32,395): Instalments = AED 9,718.50 | AED 9,718.50 | AED 6,479.00 | AED 6,479.00.
Boarding
- Boarding is not offered; the school operates as a day school.
Other costs and recurring charges
- Uniform: AED 560 (one-time annual charge shown alongside each grade in the published fee schedule).
- Books: shown as part of School Fees (Tuition + Book) in the published schedule; the school applies a books payment split of 30% at first payment and 70% at the second books instalment. Books are treated as non-refundable once supplied.
- Transportation: charged separately (variable, annual); payable in three instalments (30% / 20% / 50%).
- Field trips, after-school activities and special classes: charged separately as variable additional fees.
Refunds and withdrawal penalties
- Withdrawal penalties and refund rules: withdrawal within two weeks of enrolment incurs a penalty equal to one month's fee; withdrawal between two weeks and one month incurs a two-month fee penalty; withdrawal after one month incurs a three-month fee penalty. Withdrawal at the end of the first term requires payment equal to 60% of the annual tuition. The school may refund deposits under special circumstances (for example, verified relocation), at the school's discretion. Entrance exam fees and books (once issued) are non-refundable.
Fee payment options and requirements
- Required for enrolment: four post-dated cheques (one per instalment).
- Online fee payment: the publicly listed school profiles indicate there is no online fee payment facility. Other payment channels (bank transfer or card) are not shown as standard options in the published profiles and the school lists post-dated cheques as the enrolment requirement; families should prepare post-dated cheques as part of registration paperwork.
Notes on amounts and presentation
- The numeric School Fees entries above are the published School Fees figures labelled “School Fees (Tuition + Book).” Uniform and the one-time entrance fee are shown separately in the published schedule. Instalment figures shown are the arithmetic breakdowns of the published annual amount using the 30% / 30% / 20% / 20% instalment schedule.
