Dubai National School – Al Barsha fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Barsha 1 · 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 24,172
2025–26: AED 24,172 · 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 National School – Al Barsha, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 24,172 | AED 24,172 | Same | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 24,172 | AED 24,172 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 24,172 | AED 24,172 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 26,420 | AED 26,420 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 26,420 | AED 26,420 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 26,420 | AED 26,420 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 27,936 | AED 27,936 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 28,650 | AED 28,650 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 28,650 | AED 28,650 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 31,929 | AED 31,929 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 31,929 | AED 31,929 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 33,038 | AED 33,038 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 35,119 | AED 35,119 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 39,665 | AED 39,665 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 39,665 | AED 39,665 | Same | Grade 12 → |
Dubai National School – Al Barsha publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 24,172 (Pre-KG to KG2) to AED 39,665 (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; 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 24,172
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 24,172
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 800 to AED 900
- BooksAs KHDA's sheet prints it; confirm this amount with the school.
- AED 3,000 to AED 3,300
A year, before optional servicesAED 27,972 to AED 28,372
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
- School Employees
- up to 75%
- Siblings 3 to 8
- 5%
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
Required by the school
- UniformAED 800 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- BooksAED 2,000 to AED 6,500Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 7,000 to AED 9,000Per year, by year group.
- School Local Field TripsAED 400 to AED 600Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs SupportAED 6,000 to AED 30,000Per year, by year group.
- KG GraduationAED 500Per year, by year group.
- School International TripsAED 6,000 to AED 8,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 1,200Per year, by year group.
No single total for KG2 here: 2 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 2017–18
Tuition at Dubai National School – Al Barsha for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2017–18 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 Dubai National School – Al Barsha: AED 22,349 in 2022–23, AED 24,172 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2022–23 AED 22,349, 2023–24 AED 23,019, 2024–25 AED 23,617, 2025–26 AED 24,172, 2026–27 AED 24,172; Grade 6: 2017–18 AED 25,951, 2018–19 AED 25,951, 2019–20 AED 26,488, 2020–21 AED 26,488, 2021–22 AED 26,488, 2022–23 AED 26,488, 2023–24 AED 27,283, 2024–25 AED 27,992, 2025–26 AED 28,650, 2026–27 AED 28,650; Grade 12: 2017–18 AED 35,928, 2018–19 AED 35,928, 2019–20 AED 36,672, 2020–21 AED 36,672, 2021–22 AED 36,672, 2022–23 AED 36,672, 2023–24 AED 37,772, 2024–25 AED 38,754, 2025–26 AED 39,665, 2026–27 AED 39,665
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dubai National School – Al Barsha: AED 22,349 in 2022–23, AED 24,172 in 2026–27 All 10 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Not availableNote 1 | 25,951 | 35,928 |
| 2018–19 | Not availableNote 1 | 25,951 | 35,928 |
| 2019–20 | Not availableNote 1 | 26,488 | 36,672 |
| 2020–21 | Not availableNote 1 | 26,488 | 36,672 |
| 2021–22 | Not availableNote 1 | 26,488 | 36,672 |
| 2022–23 | 22,349 | 26,488 | 36,672 |
| 2023–24 | 23,019 | 27,283 | 37,772 |
| 2024–25 | 23,617 | 27,992 | 38,754 |
| 2025–26 | 24,172 | 28,650 | 39,665 |
| 2026–27 | 24,172 | 28,650 | 39,665 |
- 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 American schools: tuition at Pre-KG · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The eight nearest American schools to Dubai National School – Al Barsha with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 9.6 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.
American schools near Dubai National School – Al Barsha, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawakeb School Al Barsha | 1.0 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 17,502 | Grade 12: AED 25,493 |
| Next Generation School | 1.0 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 25,076 | Grade 6: AED 41,589 | Grade 12: AED 49,376 |
| GEMS Dubai American Academy | 1.2 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 93,300 | Grade 12: AED 93,300 |
| American School of Dubai | 1.3 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 60,571 | Grade 6: AED 89,319 | Grade 12: AED 89,319 |
| iCademy Middle East | 2.9 km | Dubai Knowledge Park | No rating yet | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 19,828 | Grade 12: AED 27,767 |
| Dubai Schools Al Barsha | 3.7 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 42,271 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 7 |
| Collegiate International School | 5.1 km | Umm Suqeim | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 39,478 | Grade 6: AED 59,597 | Grade 12: AED 70,630 |
| Al Ittihad Private School – Jumeirah | 9.6 km | Al Safa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 23,184 | Grade 6: AED 33,610 | Grade 12: AED 43,272 |
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 National School – 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 20 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, six charge less than Dubai National School – Al Barsha (AED 24,172) and 13 charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 17 charge less than Dubai National School – Al Barsha (AED 28,650) and 20 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 32 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 14 charge less than Dubai National School – Al Barsha (AED 39,665) and 17 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 National School – Al Barsha Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai National School – 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 National School – Al Barsha: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai National School – Al Barsha: 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 National School – 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.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Siblings 3 to 8»; «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.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Dubai National School – 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 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.