Dubai International Private School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Garhoud · American · 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 American schools charge.
KG2, 2026–27
AED 15,051
2025–26: AED 15,051 · 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 Private School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| KG1 | AED 15,051 | AED 15,051 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 15,051 | AED 15,051 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 15,051 | AED 15,051 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 15,226 | AED 15,226 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 15,400 | AED 15,400 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 15,400 | AED 15,400 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 15,911 | AED 15,911 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 15,911 | AED 15,911 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 18,026 | AED 18,026 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 18,026 | AED 18,026 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 19,602 | AED 19,602 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 19,777 | AED 19,777 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 21,701 | AED 21,701 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 23,629 | AED 23,629 | Same | Grade 12 → |
Dubai International Private School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 14 year groups: AED 15,051 (KG1 to Grade 1) to AED 23,629 (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; 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: 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 15,051
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 15,051
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 735 to AED 1,575
- BooksAs KHDA's sheet prints it; confirm this amount with the school.
- AED 2,600
- StationeryAs KHDA's sheet prints it; confirm this amount with the school.
- AED 840
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 52
A year, before optional servicesAED 19,226 to AED 20,066
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
- Sibling 2
- 5%
- Sibling 3
- 4%
- Siblings 4 to 6
- 3%
- Early Payment
- up to 5%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 15%
- Orphans
- up to 25%
- School Employees
- up to 85%
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 735 to AED 1,575Per year, by year group.
- BooksAED 2,500 to AED 4,700Per year, by year group. KG2: AED 2,600.
- StationeryAED 840Per year, the same for every year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 52Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 6,500 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 1,260Per year, the same for every year group.
- MedicalAED 315Per year, the same for every year group.
- School TripsAED 840 to AED 945Per year, by year group. KG2: AED 840.
- Annual DayAED 15 to AED 25Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 735 to AED 1,575Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 420Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 8,400 to AED 16,800Per year, by year group.
- National Agenda Parameter TestsAED 1,680Per year, the same for every year group.
- School MagazineAED 315Per year, the same for every year group.
- Skill development programmesAED 2,415 to AED 2,520Per year, by year group. KG2: AED 2,415.
- External SEND AssessmentAED 525 to AED 2,100Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 840 to AED 2,835Per year, by year group. KG2: AED 840.
- Overnight campAED 315Per year, by year group.
- School International TripsAED 4,000 to AED 15,000Per 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 2017–18
Tuition at Dubai International Private School for three year groups (KG1, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2017–18 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
KG1 approved tuition at Dubai International Private School: AED 13,633 in 2017–18, AED 15,051 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
KG1: 2017–18 AED 13,633, 2018–19 AED 13,633, 2019–20 AED 13,915, 2020–21 AED 13,915, 2021–22 AED 13,915, 2022–23 AED 13,915, 2023–24 AED 14,332, 2024–25 AED 14,705, 2025–26 AED 15,051, 2026–27 AED 15,051; Grade 6: 2017–18 AED 14,413, 2018–19 AED 14,413, 2019–20 AED 14,711, 2020–21 AED 14,711, 2021–22 AED 14,711, 2022–23 AED 14,711, 2023–24 AED 15,152, 2024–25 AED 15,546, 2025–26 AED 15,911, 2026–27 AED 15,911; Grade 12: 2017–18 AED 21,403, 2018–19 AED 21,403, 2019–20 AED 21,846, 2020–21 AED 21,846, 2021–22 AED 21,846, 2022–23 AED 21,846, 2023–24 AED 22,501, 2024–25 AED 23,086, 2025–26 AED 23,629, 2026–27 AED 23,629
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
KG1 approved tuition at Dubai International Private School: AED 13,633 in 2017–18, AED 15,051 in 2026–27 All 10 rows.
| Academic year | KG1AED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 13,633 | 14,413 | 21,403 |
| 2018–19 | 13,633 | 14,413 | 21,403 |
| 2019–20 | 13,915 | 14,711 | 21,846 |
| 2020–21 | 13,915 | 14,711 | 21,846 |
| 2021–22 | 13,915 | 14,711 | 21,846 |
| 2022–23 | 13,915 | 14,711 | 21,846 |
| 2023–24 | 14,332 | 15,152 | 22,501 |
| 2024–25 | 14,705 | 15,546 | 23,086 |
| 2025–26 | 15,051 | 15,911 | 23,629 |
| 2026–27 | 15,051 | 15,911 | 23,629 |
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 American schools: tuition at KG1 · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The eight nearest American schools to Dubai International Private School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 6.2 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.
American schools near Dubai International Private School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | KG1 | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawakeb School Al Garhoud | 2.2 km | Al Garhoud | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 15,726 | Grade 6: AED 17,502 | Grade 12: AED 25,493 |
| Universal American School | 3.8 km | Dubai Festival City | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 43,103 | Grade 6: AED 72,328 | Grade 12: AED 81,834 |
| Dubai National School – Al Twar | 4.3 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 18,952 | Grade 6: AED 28,003 | Grade 12: AED 38,836 |
| American International School | 4.7 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 13,405 | Grade 6: AED 15,422 | Grade 12: AED 21,732 |
| Al Maaref American School | 5.0 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 12,906 | Grade 6: AED 17,326 | Grade 12: AED 34,634 |
| Al Ittihad Private School – Al Mamzar | 5.7 km | Al Mamzar | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 18,635 | Grade 6: AED 22,777 | Grade 12: AED 42,434 |
| New Academy School | 5.8 km | Al Raffa | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 9,238 | Grade 6: AED 10,262 | Grade 12: AED 24,625 |
| Bright Learners Private School | 6.2 km | Al Rashidiya | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 25,688 | Grade 6: AED 32,719 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 8 |
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 American schools
For each year group: how many American schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than Dubai International 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.
- KG1: of the 37 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, five charge less than Dubai International Private School (AED 15,051) and 31 charge more. Every school's KG1 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, three charge less than Dubai International Private School (AED 15,911) and 34 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 32 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, two charge less than Dubai International Private School (AED 23,629) and 29 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 American fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Dubai International Private School Acceptable in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai International Private School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Dubai International Private School: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai International Private School: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2017–18 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 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.
Is there a sibling discount?
For some year groups. The school's 2026–27 sheets list sibling discounts, on a scale that starts at «Sibling 2», for KG1 to Grade 11; choose a year group above and «Other discounts the school states» in «What a year costs» gives them. Ask the school which apply to your family.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Dubai International Private School teaches KG1 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 American schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many American 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.