Dubai International Academy fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Emirates Hills · 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 51,202
2025–26: AED 51,202 · unchanged
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, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| KG2 | AED 51,202 | AED 51,202 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 57,983 | AED 57,983 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 57,983 | AED 57,983 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 57,983 | AED 57,983 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 57,983 | AED 57,983 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 57,983 | AED 57,983 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 65,224 | AED 65,224 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 65,224 | AED 65,224 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 65,224 | AED 65,224 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 72,482 | AED 72,482 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 72,482 | AED 72,482 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 79,696 | AED 79,696 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 79,696 | AED 79,696 | Same | Grade 12 → |
Dubai International Academy publishes 2026–27 tuition for 13 year groups: AED 51,202 (KG2) to AED 79,696 (Grade 11 and Grade 12). 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. 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: 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 51,202
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 51,202
A year, before optional servicesAED 51,202
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.
Fee history since 2011–12
Tuition at Dubai International Academy for three year groups (KG2, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2011–12 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
KG2 approved tuition at Dubai International Academy: AED 36,280 in 2011–12, AED 51,202 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
KG2: 2011–12 AED 36,280, 2012–13 AED 37,913, 2013–14 AED 37,913, 2014–15 AED 38,903, 2015–16 AED 40,987, 2016–17 AED 43,618, 2017–18 AED 45,288, 2018–19 AED 45,288, 2019–20 AED 46,658, 2020–21 AED 46,225, 2021–22 AED 46,225, 2022–23 AED 46,658, 2023–24 AED 48,305, 2024–25 AED 49,561, 2025–26 AED 51,202, 2026–27 AED 51,202; Grade 6: 2011–12 AED 41,470, 2012–13 AED 43,336, 2013–14 AED 43,336, 2014–15 AED 44,467, 2015–16 AED 52,212, 2016–17 AED 55,564, 2017–18 AED 51,766, 2018–19 AED 51,766, 2019–20 AED 59,436, 2020–21 AED 52,838, 2021–22 AED 52,838, 2022–23 AED 52,838, 2023–24 AED 55,216, 2024–25 AED 56,652, 2025–26 AED 65,224, 2026–27 AED 65,224; Grade 12: 2011–12 AED 57,000, 2012–13 AED 59,565, 2013–14 AED 59,565, 2014–15 AED 61,120, 2015–16 AED 63,797, 2016–17 AED 67,893, 2017–18 AED 71,152, 2018–19 AED 71,152, 2019–20 AED 72,625, 2020–21 AED 72,625, 2021–22 AED 72,625, 2022–23 AED 72,625, 2023–24 AED 75,893, 2024–25 AED 77,866, 2025–26 AED 79,696, 2026–27 AED 79,696
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
KG2 approved tuition at Dubai International Academy: AED 36,280 in 2011–12, AED 51,202 in 2026–27 All 16 rows.
| Academic year | KG2AED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 36,280 | 41,470 | 57,000 |
| 2012–13 | 37,913 | 43,336 | 59,565 |
| 2013–14 | 37,913 | 43,336 | 59,565 |
| 2014–15 | 38,903 | 44,467 | 61,120 |
| 2015–16 | 40,987 | 52,212 | 63,797 |
| 2016–17 | 43,618 | 55,564 | 67,893 |
| 2017–18 | 45,288 | 51,766 | 71,152 |
| 2018–19 | 45,288 | 51,766 | 71,152 |
| 2019–20 | 46,658 | 59,436 | 72,625 |
| 2020–21 | 46,225 | 52,838 | 72,625 |
| 2021–22 | 46,225 | 52,838 | 72,625 |
| 2022–23 | 46,658 | 52,838 | 72,625 |
| 2023–24 | 48,305 | 55,216 | 75,893 |
| 2024–25 | 49,561 | 56,652 | 77,866 |
| 2025–26 | 51,202 | 65,224 | 79,696 |
| 2026–27 | 51,202 | 65,224 | 79,696 |
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 KG2 · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The eight nearest IB schools to Dubai International Academy with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 5.2 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, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | KG2 | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates International School – Meadows | 2.7 km | The Meadows | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 38,046 | Year 7: AED 59,790 | Year 13: AED 85,976 |
| GEMS Dubai American Academy | 3.0 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 66,185 | Grade 6: AED 93,300 | Grade 12: AED 93,300 |
| Sunmarke School | 3.7 km | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 67,819 | Year 7: AED 84,338 | Year 13: AED 91,643 |
| GEMS Wellington International School | 3.8 km | Al Sufouh | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 59,862 | Year 7: AED 82,540 | Year 13: AED 103,399 |
| GEMS World Academy | 4.1 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 88,960 | Grade 6: AED 102,378 | Grade 12: AED 123,442 |
| Dubai Heights Academy | 4.6 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 46,000 | Year 7: AED 58,000 | Year 13: AED 70,000 |
| Dubai International Academy Al Barsha | 4.9 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 60,459 | Grade 6: AED 79,221 | Grade 12: AED 96,309 |
| Nord Anglia International School | 5.2 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 81,228 | Year 7: AED 92,832 | Year 13: AED 105,288 |
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, 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.
- KG2: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 14 charge less than Dubai International Academy (AED 51,202) and 21 charge more. Every school's KG2 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 13 charge less than Dubai International Academy (AED 65,224) and 22 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 34 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, nine charge less than Dubai International Academy (AED 79,696) and 24 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 Outstanding in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai International Academy 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: tuition by year group. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai International Academy: 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 International Academy fees
Does the fee include books, uniform or transport?
No. The figures above are tuition only. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists no other charges; ask the school what it requires beyond tuition. 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 International Academy teaches KG1 to Grade 12; the 2026–27 sheet prices KG2 to Grade 12. 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.