Dar Al Marefa Private School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Khawaneej · IB · School profile
Tuition for each year group from the school's KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, with the 2025–26 figure and the change. Below it: the other charges the sheet lists and what nearby IB schools charge.
KG2, 2026–27
AED 39,917
approved AED 65,968
2025–26: AED 65,968 · approved tuition unchanged. After discount: AED 26,051 less (larger discount).
Every year group from KG2 to the last, in the cost planner
Tuition 2026–27 and 2025–26 by year group
Annual tuition by year group, Dar Al Marefa Private School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 39,917approved AED 65,968 | AED 65,968 | SameAfter discount: AED 26,051 less (larger discount). | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 39,917approved AED 65,968 | AED 65,968 | SameAfter discount: AED 26,051 less (larger discount). | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 39,917approved AED 65,968 | AED 65,968 | SameAfter discount: AED 26,051 less (larger discount). | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 49,333approved AED 79,163 | AED 79,163 | SameAfter discount: AED 29,830 less (larger discount). | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 49,333approved AED 79,163 | AED 79,163 | SameAfter discount: AED 29,830 less (larger discount). | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 54,655approved AED 79,163 | AED 79,163 | SameAfter discount: AED 24,508 less (larger discount). | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 54,655approved AED 79,163 | AED 79,163 | SameAfter discount: AED 24,508 less (larger discount). | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 54,655approved AED 79,163 | AED 79,163 | SameAfter discount: AED 24,508 less (larger discount). | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 66,118approved AED 81,940 | AED 81,940 | SameAfter discount: AED 15,822 less (larger discount). | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 66,118approved AED 81,940 | AED 81,940 | SameAfter discount: AED 15,822 less (larger discount). | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 66,118approved AED 81,940 | AED 81,940 | SameAfter discount: AED 15,822 less (larger discount). | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 71,440approved AED 81,940 | AED 81,940 | SameAfter discount: AED 10,500 less (larger discount). | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 71,440approved AED 81,940 | AED 81,940 | SameAfter discount: AED 10,500 less (larger discount). | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 81,880approved AED 101,121 | AED 101,121 | SameAfter discount: AED 19,241 less (larger discount). | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 81,880approved AED 101,121 | AED 101,121 | SameAfter discount: AED 19,241 less (larger discount). | Grade 12 → |
Dar Al Marefa Private School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 39,917 (Pre-KG to KG2) to AED 81,880 (Grade 11 and Grade 12). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
After the discount on each year's sheet, the fee is lower in all 15 year groups.
The first figure is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists, with KHDA's approved tuition beneath it; the Change column compares KHDA's approved tuition, and where the fee after the discount moved by a different amount, a second line in the row says so and why. A discount can be conditional or for one year only, so confirm it with the school.
Tuition only, as KHDA gives it for each year group; other charges such as uniform, books and transport are listed separately below. A year group the school does not teach is not in the table.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets. Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
Every school's fee for: Pre-KG · KG1 · KG2 · Grade 1 · Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Grade 4 · Grade 5 · Grade 6 · Grade 7 · Grade 8 · Grade 9 · Grade 10 · Grade 11 · Grade 12
What a year costs
What a year costs, KG2, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 65,968
- Discount on tuition
- −AED 26,051
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 39,917
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 1,000 to AED 2,000
- Stationery
- AED 500 to AED 700
- Laptop/Digital Device
- AED 2,000 to AED 6,000
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 50 to AED 150
A year, before optional servicesAED 43,417 to AED 48,617
Joining and re-enrolling
- Re-enrollment fees · Existing Students
- Up to 5% of the tuition fees or AED 500 (whichever is higher), non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
- Application Fees · New Students
- AED 500 (Assessment fees included)
- Enrolment Fees · New Students
- Up to 10% of the tuition fees, non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
Other discounts the school states
- Founders
- AED 27,301
- Privilege Cards
- AED 27,301
- Corporate
- AED 27,301
- School Employees
- up to 100%
- Sibling 3
- 5%
- Siblings 4 to 5
- 10%
The sheet's sibling discounts start at «Sibling 3», as it names them.
The school requested not to increase the tuition fees for the academic year 2026–27. Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Ranges are shown as KHDA prints them, never as a single middle figure.
Other charges on the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, 2026–27
Beyond tuition, the school's 2026–27 sheet lists the charges below, as the school's own figures or ranges. Confirm them with the school before you sign.
Other payments, 2026–27
Taken off tuition
- Discount on tuition feesAED 10,500 to AED 29,830Taken off tuition, by year group. KG2: AED 26,051.
Required by the school
- UniformAED 1,000 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- StationeryAED 500 to AED 700Per year, by year group.
- Laptop/Digital DeviceAED 2,000 to AED 6,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 50 to AED 150Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 8,500 to AED 10,500Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 500 to AED 1,900Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 500 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Benchmark TestAED 70 to AED 100Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 1,000 to AED 1,950Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 500 to AED 700Per year, by year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 3,000 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Excursion (International)AED 7,000 to AED 15,000Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 200 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation KitAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Psychometric AssessmentAED 500 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Robotic DeviceAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- School PhotographsAED 150 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Sibling ClubAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Sport CampAED 600 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- STEM ProgrammeAED 700 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- World Scholars CupAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- English language immersion programAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Language Immersion ProgramAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- External SEND AssessmentAED 1,000 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
No single total for KG2 here: 3 required payments are ranges or have no single amount. «What a year costs» gives the year as a range.
Open the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet for KG2, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2011–12
Tuition at Dar Al Marefa Private School for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2011–12 to 2026–27; not every year group goes back that far. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dar Al Marefa Private School: AED 60,990 in 2022–23, AED 65,968 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2022–23 AED 60,990, 2023–24 AED 62,820, 2024–25 AED 64,453, 2025–26 AED 65,968, 2026–27 AED 65,968; Grade 6: 2011–12 AED 33,000, 2012–13 AED 33,990, 2013–14 AED 33,990, 2014–15 AED 34,877, 2015–16 AED 37,667, 2016–17 AED 40,492, 2022–23 AED 75,757, 2023–24 AED 78,030, 2024–25 AED 80,059, 2025–26 AED 81,940, 2026–27 AED 81,940; Grade 12: 2015–16 AED 64,800, 2016–17 AED 69,660, 2022–23 AED 93,490, 2023–24 AED 96,295, 2024–25 AED 98,799, 2025–26 AED 101,121, 2026–27 AED 101,121
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dar Al Marefa Private School: AED 60,990 in 2022–23, AED 65,968 in 2026–27 All 11 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Not availableNote 1 | 33,000 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2012–13 | Not availableNote 1 | 33,990 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2013–14 | Not availableNote 1 | 33,990 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2014–15 | Not availableNote 1 | 34,877 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2015–16 | Not availableNote 1 | 37,667 | 64,800 |
| 2016–17 | Not availableNote 1 | 40,492 | 69,660 |
| 2022–23 | 60,990 | 75,757 | 93,490 |
| 2023–24 | 62,820 | 78,030 | 96,295 |
| 2024–25 | 64,453 | 80,059 | 98,799 |
| 2025–26 | 65,968 | 81,940 | 101,121 |
| 2026–27 | 65,968 | 81,940 | 101,121 |
- 1. No KHDA figure
Figures are KHDA's approved tuition for the year group, before any discount, so one year can be set against another. How fees moved across Dubai: fee rises by year
Nearby IB schools: tuition at Pre-KG · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The four nearest IB schools to Dar Al Marefa Private School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 8.6 km away. Each row gives the school's 2026–27 tuition for the same year groups and its KHDA rating with the year; its figures open its fees page.
IB schools near Dar Al Marefa Private School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates National Schools | 5.7 km | Al Khawaneej | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 23,330 | Grade 6: AED 34,150 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 8 |
| Uptown International School | 7.3 km | Mirdif | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 40,530 | Grade 6: AED 67,600 | Grade 12: AED 78,420 |
| GEMS Al Khaleej International School | 8.4 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 30,675 | Grade 6: AED 39,173 | Grade 12: AED 63,457 |
| Philadelphia Private School | 8.6 km | Muhaisnah | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 19,517 | Grade 6: AED 25,667 | Grade 12: AED 42,987 |
Distances are in a straight line, not by road. The order is by distance, not by fee. «No 2026–27 figure» means the school's sheet lists no fee for that year group. «Starts at» and «Ends at» follow the year groups in KHDA's directory for that school.
How the fee compares with other IB schools
For each year group: how many IB schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than Dar Al Marefa Private School, and how many charge more. This is a count, not a ranking; a fee says nothing about a school's rating or whether it has places available.
- Pre-KG: of the 32 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, nine charge less than Dar Al Marefa Private School (AED 39,917) and 22 charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 14 charge less than Dar Al Marefa Private School (AED 66,118) and 21 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 34 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 12 charge less than Dar Al Marefa Private School (AED 81,880) and 21 charge more. Every school's Grade 12 fee, 2026–27
Counted from the fee each school's 2026–27 KHDA Fees Fact Sheet gives for the year group, after any discount it lists, the same basis as the fee pages by year group. A discount can be for one year or conditional, so the count can shift when a discount ends. Lowest IB fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Dar Al Marefa Private School Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dar Al Marefa Private School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Dar Al Marefa Private School: tuition by year group, discount on tuition, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dar Al Marefa Private School: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2011–12 to 2026–27: the fee history.
- KHDA inspection report, 2023–24: the rating.
Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
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Questions about Dar Al Marefa Private School fees
Does the fee include books, uniform or transport?
No. The figures above are tuition only. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists the other charges in «Other charges» above; transport and trips are priced as a range the school may charge up to. What school costs beyond tuition in Dubai
What was the fee last year?
KHDA's approved tuition for 2025–26 was the same as for 2026–27 in every year group on both sheets; the 2025–26 column shows each figure. After the discount on each year's sheet, the fee is lower in all 15 year groups.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Sibling 3»; «Other discounts the school states» in «What a year costs» above gives each one, as listed. Not every discount may apply to every family, so ask the school which apply to yours.
Why are there two figures in some rows?
The first is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists; the second, «approved», is the tuition KHDA approved for that year group. The note under the table says when to confirm a discount with the school.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Dar Al Marefa Private School teaches Pre-KG to Grade 12, and the 2026–27 sheet prices each of them. Which year group a child joins depends on age; enter a birth date and the year-group page works it out. Find the year group by birth date
How does the fee compare with other IB schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many IB schools charge less and how many charge more for 2026–27. «Nearby schools» lists the four nearest with their figures and ratings.
Will the fee rise next year?
For 2027–28, no figure is published yet: it appears only when KHDA publishes the school's sheet. In most years KHDA sets, through the Education Cost Index, how much a school may raise its fee. KHDA confirmed there will be no increase in private school fees for the 2026–27 school year. The sheet's own line on increases is in «What a year costs» above.