Dubai Carmel School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Nahda · British · 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 British schools charge.
Year 1, 2026–27
AED 9,121
2025–26: AED 9,121 · unchanged
Every year group from Year 1 to the last, in the cost planner
Tuition 2026–27 and 2025–26 by year group
Annual tuition by year group, Dubai Carmel School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS2 | AED 9,121 | AED 9,121 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 9,121 | AED 9,121 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 9,272 | AED 9,272 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 9,503 | AED 9,503 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 9,656 | AED 9,656 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 9,809 | AED 9,809 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 9,809 | AED 9,809 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 9,809 | AED 9,809 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 11,188 | AED 11,188 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 11,957 | AED 11,957 | Same | Year 9 → |
| Year 10 | AED 12,722 | AED 12,722 | Same | Year 10 → |
| Year 11 | AED 13,333 | AED 13,333 | Same | Year 11 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Year 12 | AED 13,947 | AED 13,947 | Same | Year 12 → |
| Year 13 | AED 15,479 | AED 15,479 | Same | Year 13 → |
Dubai Carmel School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 14 year groups: AED 9,121 (FS2 and Year 1) to AED 15,479 (Year 13). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
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: FS2 · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6 · Year 7 · Year 8 · Year 9 · Year 10 · Year 11 · Year 12 · Year 13
What a year costs
What a year costs, Year 1, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 9,121
- BooksCharged by the school, part of KHDA's total
- AED 2,879
- UniformCharged by the school, part of KHDA's total
- AED 554
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 12,554
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 200
A year, before optional servicesAED 12,554
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
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
Required by the school
- BooksAED 2,879 to AED 3,931Per year, by year group. Year 1: AED 2,879.
- UniformAED 554Per year, the same for every year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 200Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 3,900 to AED 9,700Per year, by year group.
- MedicalAED 500Per year, the same for every year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 25 to AED 100Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 25,000 to AED 40,000Per year, by year group.
- National Agenda Parameter TestsAED 500 to AED 1,300Per year, by year group.
- School PhotographsAED 200Per year, the same for every year group.
- Skill development programmesAED 1,000Per year, the same for every year group.
- Special Needs SupportAED 5,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- STEM ProgrammeAED 500Per year, the same for every year group.
- English Language Immersion ProgramAED 1,000Per year, the same for every year group.
Year 1, per year, tuition and required payments: AED 12,554. One-off fees are not included.
Open the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet for Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2011–12
Tuition at Dubai Carmel School for three year groups (FS2, Year 7 and Year 13) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2011–12 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
FS2 approved tuition at Dubai Carmel School: AED 7,398 in 2011–12, AED 9,121 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
- No figure for that year
FS2: 2011–12 AED 7,398, 2012–13 AED 7,620, 2013–14 AED 7,620, 2014–15 AED 7,753, 2015–16 AED 7,979, 2016–17 AED 8,235, 2017–18 AED 8,433, 2018–19 AED 8,433, 2019–20 AED 8,433, 2020–21 AED 8,433, 2021–22 AED 8,433, 2022–23 AED 8,433, 2023–24 AED 8,686, 2024–25 AED 8,912, 2025–26 AED 9,121, 2026–27 AED 9,121; Year 7: 2011–12 AED 7,956, 2012–13 AED 8,195, 2013–14 AED 8,195, 2014–15 AED 8,338, 2015–16 AED 9,788, 2016–17 AED 10,102, 2017–18 AED 10,344, 2018–19 AED 10,344, 2019–20 AED 10,344, 2020–21 AED 9,069, 2021–22 AED 9,069, 2022–23 AED 9,069, 2023–24 AED 9,341, 2024–25 AED 9,584, 2025–26 AED 9,809, 2026–27 AED 9,809; Year 13: 2011–12 AED 12,566, 2012–13 AED 12,933, 2013–14 AED 12,933, 2014–15 AED 13,158, 2020–21 AED 14,312, 2021–22 AED 14,312, 2022–23 AED 14,312, 2023–24 AED 14,741, 2024–25 AED 15,124, 2025–26 AED 15,479, 2026–27 AED 15,479
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
FS2 approved tuition at Dubai Carmel School: AED 7,398 in 2011–12, AED 9,121 in 2026–27 All 16 rows.
| Academic year | FS2AED | Year 7AED | Year 13AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 7,398 | 7,956 | 12,566 |
| 2012–13 | 7,620 | 8,195 | 12,933 |
| 2013–14 | 7,620 | 8,195 | 12,933 |
| 2014–15 | 7,753 | 8,338 | 13,158 |
| 2015–16 | 7,979 | 9,788 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2016–17 | 8,235 | 10,102 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2017–18 | 8,433 | 10,344 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2018–19 | 8,433 | 10,344 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2019–20 | 8,433 | 10,344 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2020–21 | 8,433 | 9,069 | 14,312 |
| 2021–22 | 8,433 | 9,069 | 14,312 |
| 2022–23 | 8,433 | 9,069 | 14,312 |
| 2023–24 | 8,686 | 9,341 | 14,741 |
| 2024–25 | 8,912 | 9,584 | 15,124 |
| 2025–26 | 9,121 | 9,809 | 15,479 |
| 2026–27 | 9,121 | 9,809 | 15,479 |
- 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 British schools: tuition at FS2 · Year 7 · Year 13
The eight nearest British schools to Dubai Carmel School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 2.0 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.
British schools near Dubai Carmel School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS2 | Year 7 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pristine Private School | 0.5 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 20,669 | Year 7: AED 13,754 | Year 13: AED 20,372 |
| MSB Private School | 0.6 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 11,816 | Year 7: AED 13,396 | Year 13: AED 27,681 |
| The Sheffield Private School | 0.7 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 23,631 | Year 7: AED 33,231 | Year 13: AED 44,563 |
| Al Diyafah High School | 0.8 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 9,506 | Year 7: AED 10,236 | Year 13: AED 20,475 |
| Al Salam Private School | 1.3 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 14,651 | Year 7: AED 19,763 | Year 13: Ends at Year 11 |
| Capital School | 1.5 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 24,000 | Year 7: AED 38,500 | Year 13: AED 48,000 |
| The Westminster School | 1.7 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 9,362 | Year 7: AED 12,482 | Year 13: AED 18,203 |
| Apple International School | 2.0 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS2: AED 7,244 | Year 7: AED 11,242 | Year 13: AED 20,131 |
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 British schools
For each year group: how many British schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than Dubai Carmel 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.
- FS2: of the 96 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, five charge less than Dubai Carmel School (AED 9,121) and 90 charge more. Every school's FS2 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 91 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, four charge less than Dubai Carmel School (AED 9,809) and 86 charge more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 13: of the 67 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, three charge less than Dubai Carmel School (AED 15,479) and 63 charge more. Every school's Year 13 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 British fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Dubai Carmel School Acceptable in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai Carmel School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Dubai Carmel School: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai Carmel 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 Dubai Carmel 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.
Is there a sibling discount?
The school's 2026–27 KHDA sheet does not list one. Ask the school; a discount offered outside the sheet is not on this page.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Dubai Carmel School teaches FS1 to Year 13; the 2026–27 sheet prices FS2 to Year 13. 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 British schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many British schools charge less and how many charge more for 2026–27. «Nearby schools» lists the eight 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.