Dubai International Academy Al Barsha fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Barsha 1 · 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 60,459
2025–26: AED 56,237 · approved tuition unchanged. After discount: AED 4,222 more (smaller 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, Dubai International Academy Al Barsha, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 53,111 | AED 47,807approved AED 53,111 | SameAfter discount: AED 5,304 more (smaller discount). | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 59,898 | AED 53,582approved AED 59,898 | SameAfter discount: AED 6,316 more (smaller discount). | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 60,459 | AED 56,237approved AED 60,459 | SameAfter discount: AED 4,222 more (smaller discount). | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 68,466 | AED 62,163approved AED 68,466 | SameAfter discount: AED 6,303 more (smaller discount). | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 68,466 | AED 62,163approved AED 68,466 | SameAfter discount: AED 6,303 more (smaller discount). | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 68,466 | AED 62,608approved AED 68,466 | SameAfter discount: AED 5,858 more (smaller discount). | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 68,466 | AED 62,608approved AED 68,466 | SameAfter discount: AED 5,858 more (smaller discount). | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 68,466 | AED 62,608approved AED 68,466 | SameAfter discount: AED 5,858 more (smaller discount). | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 79,221 | AED 70,635approved AED 79,221 | SameAfter discount: AED 8,586 more (smaller discount). | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 79,221 | AED 70,635approved AED 79,221 | SameAfter discount: AED 8,586 more (smaller discount). | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 79,221 | AED 70,635approved AED 79,221 | SameAfter discount: AED 8,586 more (smaller discount). | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 87,792 | AED 78,170approved AED 87,792 | SameAfter discount: AED 9,622 more (smaller discount). | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 87,792 | AED 78,170approved AED 87,792 | SameAfter discount: AED 9,622 more (smaller discount). | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 96,309 | AED 84,928approved AED 96,309 | SameAfter discount: AED 11,381 more (smaller discount). | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 96,309 | AED 84,928approved AED 96,309 | SameAfter discount: AED 11,381 more (smaller discount). | Grade 12 → |
Dubai International Academy Al Barsha publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 53,111 (Pre-KG) to AED 96,309 (Grade 11 and Grade 12). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
The discount on the 2026–27 sheet is smaller than on the 2025–26 sheet, so the fee after the discount is higher in all 15 year groups; the school did not raise its approved fee.
The Change column compares KHDA's approved tuition; where the fee after the discount moved by a different amount, a second line in the row says so and why.
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.
The school's 2026–27 sheets also price three groups for children under three, which KHDA names by age, ECC (0-1), ECC (1-2) and ECC (2-3): AED 70,539 each.
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 60,459
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 60,459
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 800 to AED 3,000
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 100
A year, before optional servicesAED 61,259 to AED 63,459
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
- UniformAED 800 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 100Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 9,000 to AED 11,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 15,000Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 50 to AED 22,000Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 1,000 to AED 8,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 50 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 500 to AED 9,000Per year, by year group.
- Music ConcertAED 25 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- School CanteenAED 1 to AED 60Per year, by year group.
- School Local Field TripsAED 50 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs SupportAED 18,000 to AED 48,000Per year, by year group.
- Theatre ArtAED 25 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 200 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Graduation KitAED 200 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- English language immersion programAED 3,000 to AED 9,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 5,000 to AED 22,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campAED 500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- School International TripsAED 5,000 to AED 22,000Per year, by year group.
- World Scholars CupAED 500 to AED 22,000Per year, by year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 1,000 to AED 8,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for KG2 here: 1 required payment is a range or has 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 2018–19
Tuition at Dubai International Academy Al Barsha for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2018–19 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dubai International Academy Al Barsha: AED 48,188 in 2018–19, AED 53,111 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2018–19 AED 48,188, 2020–21 AED 48,188, 2021–22 AED 48,188, 2022–23 AED 48,188, 2023–24 AED 49,634, 2024–25 AED 51,892, 2025–26 AED 53,111, 2026–27 AED 53,111; Grade 6: 2018–19 AED 71,877, 2020–21 AED 71,877, 2021–22 AED 71,877, 2022–23 AED 71,877, 2023–24 AED 74,033, 2024–25 AED 77,402, 2025–26 AED 79,221, 2026–27 AED 79,221; Grade 12: 2018–19 AED 87,382, 2020–21 AED 87,382, 2021–22 AED 87,382, 2022–23 AED 87,382, 2023–24 AED 90,003, 2024–25 AED 94,098, 2025–26 AED 96,309, 2026–27 AED 96,309
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dubai International Academy Al Barsha: AED 48,188 in 2018–19, AED 53,111 in 2026–27 All 8 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 48,188 | 71,877 | 87,382 |
| 2020–21 | 48,188 | 71,877 | 87,382 |
| 2021–22 | 48,188 | 71,877 | 87,382 |
| 2022–23 | 48,188 | 71,877 | 87,382 |
| 2023–24 | 49,634 | 74,033 | 90,003 |
| 2024–25 | 51,892 | 77,402 | 94,098 |
| 2025–26 | 53,111 | 79,221 | 96,309 |
| 2026–27 | 53,111 | 79,221 | 96,309 |
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 eight nearest IB schools to Dubai International Academy Al Barsha with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 4.8 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 Dubai International Academy Al Barsha, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates International School – Jumeirah | 2.4 km | Umm Al Sheif | 2023–24 | FS1: No 2026–27 figure | Year 7: AED 60,716 | Year 13: AED 81,872 |
| GEMS Wellington International School | 2.4 km | Al Sufouh | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 47,527 | Year 7: AED 82,540 | Year 13: AED 103,399 |
| GEMS Dubai American Academy | 2.9 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 93,300 | Grade 12: AED 93,300 |
| Raffles World Academy | 3.1 km | Umm Suqeim | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 33,544 | Grade 6: AED 62,794 | Grade 12: AED 93,922 |
| GEMS World Academy | 3.8 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 71,113 | Grade 6: AED 102,378 | Grade 12: AED 123,442 |
| Collegiate International School | 4.0 km | Umm Suqeim | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 39,478 | Grade 6: AED 59,597 | Grade 12: AED 70,630 |
| Dubai Heights Academy | 4.3 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 35,000 | Year 7: AED 58,000 | Year 13: AED 70,000 |
| Bloom World Academy | 4.8 km | Al Barsha South | 2024–25 | Pre-KG: AED 50,000 | Grade 6: AED 70,000 | Grade 12: AED 85,000 |
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. Schools on another year scale show the year group of the same age.
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 Dubai International Academy Al Barsha, 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, 21 charge less than Dubai International Academy Al Barsha (AED 53,111) and 10 charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 22 charge less than Dubai International Academy Al Barsha (AED 79,221) and 13 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 34 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 25 charge less than Dubai International Academy Al Barsha (AED 96,309) and eight 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 Dubai International Academy Al Barsha Very good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai International Academy Al Barsha KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Dubai International Academy Al Barsha: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai International Academy Al Barsha: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2018–19 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 International Academy Al Barsha 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. The discount on the 2026–27 sheet is smaller than on the 2025–26 sheet, so the fee after the discount is higher in all 15 year groups; the school did not raise its approved fee.
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 International Academy Al Barsha 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 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.