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IB schools in Dubai, 2026–27: fees and KHDA ratings in one table
Every school KHDA lists under the International Baccalaureate (the IB hub's 36), with its 2026–27 Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition and its latest KHDA rating and year.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, after any published discount; ratings and programmes from KHDA inspection reports; checked 24 September 2026.
All IB schools, Year 5 / Grade 4, 2026–27
- 36 schools · KHDA Education Directory · 17 list the IB alone
- Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition AED 25,667 to AED 108,314 · 36 schools publish it
- 34 of 35 rated Good or better · most ratings 2023–24
The fee page lists every Dubai school for this age, whatever its curriculum. The IB hub groups these schools by KHDA rating and gives their Year 1 / KG2 fee range.
The table
In 2026–27, KHDA lists 36 schools in Dubai under the International Baccalaureate, the schools of this site's IB hub. Their Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition runs from AED 25,667 to AED 108,314 a year at the 36 schools that publish it, as listed in KHDA's Fees Fact Sheets. Of these, 35 hold a KHDA rating; 34 are Good or better, most from the 2023–24 inspections.
The 36 rows, one per school, run from the lowest Year 5 / Grade 4 fee. The fee is the school's 2026–27 tuition for that year group on its KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, after any discount the sheet lists. The last column names the IB programmes in the school's latest KHDA inspection report. Tap a column heading to sort; tap a school for its fees in every year group.
IB schools in Dubai: Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition 2026–27, KHDA rating, area and IB programmes named in the report36 schools · Year 5 / Grade 4 · fee year 2026–27 · ratings with their year · programmes per KHDA inspection report
| 2026–27, AED | year of the rating | IB programmesnamed in the KHDA report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Private SchoolCurriculum: American, IBIB in the report: None named | Muhaisnah | American, IB | AED 25,667 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Emirates National SchoolsCurriculum: IB, AmericanIB in the report: None named | Al Khawaneej | IB, American | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | 2023–24 | None named |
| GEMS Al Khaleej International SchoolCurriculum: American, IBIB in the report: None named | Al Warqa | American, IB | AED 38,812approved AED 42,004 | 2023–24 | None named |
| GEMS Modern AcademyCurriculum: Indian ICSE, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Nad Al Sheba | Indian ICSE, IB | AED 45,670 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Ambassador International AcademyCurriculum: IBIB in the report: None named | Al Quoz | IB | AED 48,994approved AED 64,464 | 2023–24 | None named |
| GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon OasisCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Dubai Silicon Oasis | British, IB | AED 50,099 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Emirates International School – MeadowsCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · MYP | The Meadows | IB | AED 50,734 | 2023–24 | Diploma · MYP |
| Emirates International School – JumeirahCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma · MYP · CP | Umm Al Sheif | British, IB | AED 51,510 | 2023–24 | Diploma · MYP · CP |
| Collegiate International SchoolCurriculum: American, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Umm Suqeim | American, IB | AED 52,999 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Greenfield International SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: IB | Dubai Investment Park | IB | AED 53,980approved AED 58,124 | 2023–24 | IB |
| Dubai Heights AcademyCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: None named | Al Barsha South | British, IB | AED 54,000approved AED 60,994 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Dar Al Marefa Private SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · MYP · PYP | Al Khawaneej | IB | AED 54,655approved AED 79,163 | 2023–24 | Diploma · MYP · PYP |
| Dubai International AcademyCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · MYP | Emirates Hills | IB | AED 57,983 | 2023–24 | Diploma · MYP |
| Deira International SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: IB | Dubai Festival City | British, IB | AED 58,034 | 2023–24 | IB |
| GEMS International School – Dubai HillsCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · CP | Dubai Hills | IB | AED 59,023 | 2023–24 | Diploma · CP |
| Uptown International SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: None named | Mirdif | IB | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | 2023–24 | None named |
| The Aquila SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: None named | Dubailand | British, IB | AED 59,489 | 2023–24 | None named |
| GEMS Wellington International SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Al Sufouh | British, IB | AED 59,862 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Bloom World AcademyCurriculum: IBIB in the report: MYP | Al Barsha South | IB | AED 60,000 | 2024–25 | MYP |
| Safa Community SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: None named | Al Barsha South | British, IB | AED 61,386Approved fee AED 61,386; the KHDA sheet lists a full discount — confirm with the school. | 2023–24 | None named |
| Raffles World AcademyCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · MYP | Umm Suqeim | IB | AED 62,794 | 2023–24 | Diploma · MYP |
| Universal American SchoolCurriculum: American, IBIB in the report: None named | Dubai Festival City | American, IB | AED 65,022 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Jumeirah English Speaking School – Arabian RanchesCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Arabian Ranches | British, IB | AED 65,100 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Hartland International SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: None named | Meydan City | British, IB | AED 66,628 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Jumeira Baccalaureate SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma | Jumeirah | IB | AED 68,195approved AED 83,459 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Dubai International Academy Al BarshaCurriculum: IBIB in the report: None named | Al Barsha | IB | AED 68,466 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Fairgreen International SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma | Dubailand | IB | AED 69,300approved AED 75,701 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Sunmarke SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma · CP | Jumeirah Village Triangle | British, IB | AED 69,661approved AED 78,456 | 2023–24 | Diploma · CP |
| Ambassador International Academy – MankhoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: No report | Mankhool | IB | AED 75,000 | No rating yet | No report |
| Repton SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: None named | Nad Al Sheba | British, IB | AED 75,953 | 2023–24 | None named |
| Swiss International Scientific SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma · CP | Dubai Healthcare City | IB | AED 80,866approved AED 91,823 | 2023–24 | Diploma · CP |
| Nord Anglia International SchoolCurriculum: British, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Al Barsha South | British, IB | AED 87,030 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| Dwight SchoolCurriculum: IBIB in the report: None named | Dubai Sports City | IB | AED 87,936 | 2023–24 | None named |
| GEMS World AcademyCurriculum: IBIB in the report: Diploma | Al Barsha South | IB | AED 88,960 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| GEMS Dubai American AcademyCurriculum: American, IBIB in the report: Diploma | Al Barsha | American, IB | AED 93,300 | 2023–24 | Diploma |
| North London Collegiate School Middle EastCurriculum: IBIB in the report: IB | Meydan City | IB | AED 108,314 | 2023–24 | IB |
Tuition is the Year 5 / Grade 4 figure on the school's 2026–27 KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, after any discount the sheet lists; where the approved fee is higher, it is shown beneath. Uniforms, transport, books and registration fees are extra.
All 36 schools publish a Year 5 / Grade 4 fee. The row prints the year group in the school's own system: Year 5 at a school that numbers its classes the British way, Grade 4 at one that numbers them the American or Indian way; the age is the same.
At most of the schools listed «British, IB», the Year 5 fee is on the British (UK) Fees Fact Sheet, and the IB sheet, where KHDA publishes one, covers Year 12 and Year 13 only; at a few, one sheet covers every year group. There, Year 5 is a British-curriculum year and the IB begins later.
The rating is the school's latest overall judgement on KHDA's six-level scale, with the year of the inspection that gave it: 34 of the 35 ratings are from 2023–24; 1 is from 2024–25. New 2026–27 reports will appear school by school, so a rating can change this year. One school has no rating yet: Ambassador International Academy – Mankhool has had no KHDA inspection.
The last column lists the IB programmes named in the «School information» table of the school's latest KHDA inspection report, in KHDA's wording: Diploma, MYP (Middle Years Programme), CP (Career-related Programme), PYP (Primary Years Programme). «IB» alone means the report lists IB examinations without naming a programme.
«None named» means the table lists no IB programme. A report records what the school stated at that inspection, so a programme it does not name may still be taught; ask the school which programmes it teaches today.
How to read the table
Three things make the columns comparable: one year group, one fee year, and a rating that carries its date. A fourth column adds which part of the IB the school's inspection report names.
Year 5 is Grade 4
The IB does not number classes; each school keeps the numbering of the system it grew from, so this table shows Year 5 at one school and Grade 4 at another for the same age, a child who is nine on 31 December. In the IB, that age falls within the Primary Years Programme, which runs from age 3 to 12.
Every curriculum at this age is on one page: Year 5 / Grade 4 schools in Dubai: fees 2026–27. For an exact date of birth, use Which year group is my child in?
A rating has a year
KHDA rates every private school on one six-level scale, from Outstanding to Very weak. It published few new ratings for established schools after 2023–24, so 34 of the 35 rated schools here carry a 2023–24 rating; new 2026–27 reports will replace them one school at a time. What each level means, and how a rating is decided: What KHDA ratings mean.
IB alone, or beside another curriculum
These 36 rows are the IB hub's schools; closed schools are not listed. Of these, 17 list the IB as their only curriculum; the other 19 teach it beside another one, as the Curriculum column shows: British at 12 schools, American at 6, and Indian ICSE at 1.
At most of the «British, IB» schools the IB is the sixth-form route (Year 12 and Year 13), taken after IGCSEs in place of or alongside A levels, so a child joining in Year 5 is joining a British primary. A school listed «IB» alone usually runs the IB from the first year group.
The Curriculum column is what KHDA lists; which programme a child would follow at each age is a question for the school, and how the four main curricula are built is in Choosing a curriculum in Dubai.
Diploma, Career-related and what a report names
The IB has four programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP, ages 3 to 12), the Middle Years Programme (MYP, 11 to 16), the Diploma Programme (DP, 16 to 19) and the Career-related Programme (CP, 16 to 19). A school may run one of them or all four; KHDA's Education Directory does not say which.
The last column therefore reads the «School information» table of each school's latest KHDA inspection report. Of the 35 schools with a report, 18 name the Diploma, 6 the MYP, 4 the Career-related Programme and 1 the PYP, and 3 list IB examinations without naming a programme. The other 13 name no IB programme in that table; several of them are listed «British, IB», where the IB is the sixth-form route (see above).
A report records what the school stated at the inspection, in KHDA's words, and the report tables rarely list primary programmes. So «None named» is not a school without the IB, and a school whose report names only the Diploma may well run the PYP and MYP too. How often reports across Dubai mention each programme and exam: Programmes and exams in Dubai schools.
Fees in bands
Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition for 2026–27, after any published discount: one dot per school, in a row for its latest KHDA rating. The Table tab counts them in the same four bands as the British and American tables, with the schools rated Good or better in each.
All 36 IB schools publish a Year 5 / Grade 4 fee for 2026–27, from AED 25,667 to AED 108,314; 25 of the 36, all rated Good or better, charge between AED 40,000 and 69,999, and none charges under AED 20,000.
Open schools KHDA lists under the IB with a Year 5 / Grade 4 fee on their 2026–27 KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, after the school's discount · one dot per school · rating = latest overall judgement, for most schools 2023–24 · where a school publishes a separate IB sheet the fee is from it, otherwise from its main sheet
Outstanding: 9, AED 45,670 to 93,300; Very good: 15, AED 50,099 to 108,314; Good: 10, AED 25,667 to 87,936; Acceptable: 1, AED 32,260; No rating yet: 1, AED 75,000
Arrow keys move between the dots and read each value.
All 36 IB schools publish a Year 5 / Grade 4 fee for 2026–27, from AED 25,667 to AED 108,314; 25 of the 36, all rated Good or better, charge between AED 40,000 and 69,999, and none charges under AED 20,000. All 5 rows.
| Tuition band | Schools | Rated Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Under AED 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
| AED 20,000 to 39,999 | 3 | 2 |
| AED 40,000 to 69,999 | 25 | 25 |
| AED 70,000 and above | 8 | 7 |
| No Year 5 / Grade 4 fee published | 0 | 0 |
| All 36 schools | 36 | 34 |
For scale: 34 of the 35 rated schools on the IB hub are Good or better: 9 Outstanding, 15 Very good and 10 Good; 1 is Acceptable and none Weak or Very weak. The one school rated Acceptable is in the band «AED 20,000 to 39,999»; the one school without a rating is in the band «AED 70,000 and above».
Fees by area
The IB schools stand in 25 places across Dubai. One area, Al Barsha South, has 5 of them; 7 more areas have two each; the other 17 schools are the only IB school in their area. Nowhere in the city holds more than 5, so for most families the choice is between areas, not within one.
Areas with two or more IB schools, Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition 2026–278 areas, most IB schools first
| Area | IB schools | Year 5 / Grade 4 tuition2026–27, low to high |
|---|---|---|
| Al Barsha SouthIB schools here | 5 | AED 54,000 – 88,9605 of 5 publish |
| Al Barsha | 2 | AED 68,466 – 93,3002 of 2 publish |
| Al Khawaneej | 2 | AED 32,260 – 54,6552 of 2 publish |
| Dubai Festival City | 2 | AED 58,034 – 65,0222 of 2 publish |
| Dubailand | 2 | AED 59,489 – 69,3002 of 2 publish |
| Meydan City | 2 | AED 66,628 – 108,3142 of 2 publish |
| Nad Al Sheba | 2 | AED 45,670 – 75,9532 of 2 publish |
| Umm Suqeim | 2 | AED 52,999 – 62,7942 of 2 publish |
Counts are schools, not campuses, by the place this site lists for the school. Where an area has three or more IB schools, its own page lists them by rating group; today that is one area: IB schools in Al Barsha South.
Families moving from abroad usually choose the home first and the school second. The table shows IB schools at a range of fees in several parts of the city, so the search can start from the commute: Schools near where you will live or work.
Other year groups
The fee pages list every Dubai school for each year group, with both names for the age: FS1 / Pre-KG, FS2 / KG1, Year 1 / KG2, Year 2 / Grade 1, Year 7 / Grade 6, Year 10 / Grade 9, Year 13 / Grade 12. IB schools in Dubai prints the Year 1 / KG2, Year 7 / Grade 6 and Year 12 / Grade 11 ranges for these 36 schools alone.
Of the 36 schools, 32 run to Year 13 / Grade 12. KHDA's directory lists the last year group of the other 4 below that, so check with the school which year group is its last this year:
- Emirates National Schools
- Ambassador International Academy
- Dubai Heights Academy
- Bloom World Academy
Fees rise with each year group, so check the one your child will join, not the one in a headline. For a school with two curricula, KHDA may publish two Fees Fact Sheets, and the sixth-form fee can differ between them, while the approved Year 5 / Grade 4 fee is the same on both. Open the school's profile and read the sheet for the stream your child would join.
For the whole journey, from the year group your child joins to Year 13 / Grade 12, the cost planner adds up one school's published fees by year group.
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets, 2026–27 (opens in a new tab)Each school's approved tuition by year group and any published discount; Year 5 / Grade 4 as shown, after discount; from the school's IB sheet where it publishes one, else its main sheet; checked 24 September 2026.
- KHDA inspection reports, 2023–24 to 2024–25 (opens in a new tab)Each school's latest overall rating and the year it was given (34 of 35 from 2023–24); the «School information» table for the IB programmes and examinations as the school reported them.
- KHDA Education Directory (opens in a new tab)Which open schools are listed under the International Baccalaureate, alone or beside another curriculum, and their area. The table holds every school KHDA lists under the IB (the IB hub's 36); the curriculum shown is as KHDA's Education Directory lists the school.
- About the dataHow fees, ratings and school records are read and refreshed.
Every number on this page was read from the same data as the IB hub and the Year 5 / Grade 4 fee page on 24 September 2026. Nothing on this page is quoted from a report; the words in «…» and the programme names in the last column are KHDA's labels and the entries in its reports.
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