Dubai Scholars Private School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Qusais · 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 18,818
2025–26: AED 18,818 · 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 Scholars Private School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS1 | AED 15,833 | AED 15,833 | Same | FS1 → |
| FS2 | AED 16,403 | AED 16,403 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 18,818 | AED 18,818 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 18,818 | AED 18,818 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 18,818 | AED 18,818 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 18,818 | AED 18,818 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 19,087 | AED 19,087 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 19,087 | AED 19,087 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 19,087 | AED 19,087 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 20,224 | AED 20,224 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 20,224 | AED 20,224 | Same | Year 9 → |
| Year 10 | AED 20,224 | AED 20,224 | Same | Year 10 → |
| Year 11 | AED 20,224 | AED 20,224 | Same | Year 11 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Year 12 | AED 29,806 | AED 29,806 | Same | Year 12 → |
| Year 13 | AED 32,568 | AED 32,568 | Same | Year 13 → |
Dubai Scholars Private School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 15,833 (FS1) to AED 32,568 (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.
The school's 2026–27 sheets also price a group for children under three, which KHDA names by age, ECC (2-3): AED 27,041.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets. Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
Every school's fee for: FS1 · 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 18,818
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 18,818
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 800 to AED 1,500
- BooksAs KHDA's sheet prints it; confirm this amount with the school.
- AED 1,350 to AED 2,100
A year, before optional servicesAED 20,968 to AED 22,418
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 750 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- BooksAED 500 to AED 5,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 6,500 to AED 9,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 750 to AED 3,500Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 50 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Annual DayAED 500 to AED 800Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 50 to AED 3,500Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 80 to AED 150Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 250 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 50 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 500 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Sibling ClubAED 400 to AED 5,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 300 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 500 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- CompetitionsAED 150 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Interschool CompetitionsAED 150 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- National Agenda Parameter TestsAED 250 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Excursion (International)AED 10,000 to AED 25,000Per year, by year group.
- Robotic DeviceAED 250 to AED 750Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Language Immersion ProgramAED 500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- French Language Immersion ProgramAED 500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Skill development programmesAED 250 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- World Scholars CupAED 250 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Psychometric AssessmentAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Sport CampAED 500 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- STEM ProgrammeAED 500 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Aptitude TestAED 500 to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 1,200 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campAED 1,200 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 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 Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2011–12
Tuition at Dubai Scholars Private School for three year groups (FS1, Year 7 and Year 13) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2011–12 to 2026–27; not every year group goes back that far. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
FS1 approved tuition at Dubai Scholars Private School: AED 13,739 in 2016–17, AED 15,833 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
- No figure for that year
FS1: 2016–17 AED 13,739, 2017–18 AED 14,857, 2018–19 AED 14,857, 2019–20 AED 14,638, 2020–21 AED 14,638, 2021–22 AED 14,638, 2022–23 AED 14,638, 2023–24 AED 15,077, 2024–25 AED 15,469, 2025–26 AED 15,833, 2026–27 AED 15,833; Year 7: 2011–12 AED 12,807, 2012–13 AED 13,575, 2013–14 AED 14,390, 2014–15 AED 15,253, 2015–16 AED 15,921, 2016–17 AED 16,688, 2017–18 AED 17,289, 2018–19 AED 17,289, 2019–20 AED 17,647, 2020–21 AED 17,647, 2021–22 AED 17,647, 2022–23 AED 17,647, 2023–24 AED 18,176, 2024–25 AED 18,649, 2025–26 AED 19,087, 2026–27 AED 19,087; Year 13: 2011–12 AED 20,000, 2012–13 AED 21,200, 2013–14 AED 22,472, 2014–15 AED 23,820, 2015–16 AED 24,863, 2017–18 AED 30,562, 2018–19 AED 30,562, 2019–20 AED 30,111, 2020–21 AED 30,111, 2021–22 AED 30,111, 2022–23 AED 30,111, 2023–24 AED 31,014, 2024–25 AED 31,820, 2025–26 AED 32,568, 2026–27 AED 32,568
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
FS1 approved tuition at Dubai Scholars Private School: AED 13,739 in 2016–17, AED 15,833 in 2026–27 All 16 rows.
| Academic year | FS1AED | Year 7AED | Year 13AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Not availableNote 1 | 12,807 | 20,000 |
| 2012–13 | Not availableNote 1 | 13,575 | 21,200 |
| 2013–14 | Not availableNote 1 | 14,390 | 22,472 |
| 2014–15 | Not availableNote 1 | 15,253 | 23,820 |
| 2015–16 | Not availableNote 1 | 15,921 | 24,863 |
| 2016–17 | 13,739 | 16,688 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2017–18 | 14,857 | 17,289 | 30,562 |
| 2018–19 | 14,857 | 17,289 | 30,562 |
| 2019–20 | 14,638 | 17,647 | 30,111 |
| 2020–21 | 14,638 | 17,647 | 30,111 |
| 2021–22 | 14,638 | 17,647 | 30,111 |
| 2022–23 | 14,638 | 17,647 | 30,111 |
| 2023–24 | 15,077 | 18,176 | 31,014 |
| 2024–25 | 15,469 | 18,649 | 31,820 |
| 2025–26 | 15,833 | 19,087 | 32,568 |
| 2026–27 | 15,833 | 19,087 | 32,568 |
- 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 FS1 · Year 7 · Year 13
The eight nearest British schools to Dubai Scholars Private School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 1.8 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.
British schools near Dubai Scholars Private School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS1 | Year 7 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity English School | 0.3 km | Al Qusais | No rating yet | FS1: AED 24,000 | Year 7: AED 31,000 | Year 13: Ends at Year 7 |
| The Westminster School | 0.7 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 9,362 | Year 7: AED 12,482 | Year 13: AED 18,203 |
| Capital School | 0.9 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 23,000 | Year 7: AED 38,500 | Year 13: AED 48,000 |
| Apple International School | 1.0 km | Al Qusais | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 6,993 | Year 7: AED 11,242 | Year 13: AED 20,131 |
| Al Salam Private School | 1.1 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 14,276 | Year 7: AED 19,763 | Year 13: Ends at Year 11 |
| Al Diyafah High School | 1.5 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 9,506 | Year 7: AED 10,236 | Year 13: AED 20,475 |
| Queen International School | 1.6 km | Deira | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 17,175 | Year 7: AED 17,494 | Year 13: AED 29,170 |
| Pristine Private School | 1.8 km | Al Nahda | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 19,988 | Year 7: AED 13,754 | Year 13: AED 20,372 |
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 Scholars 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.
- FS1: of the 93 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 15 charge less than Dubai Scholars Private School (AED 15,833) and 77 charge more. Every school's FS1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 91 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 17 charge less than Dubai Scholars Private School (AED 19,087) and 73 charge more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 13: of the 67 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 14 charge less than Dubai Scholars Private School (AED 32,568) and 52 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 Scholars Private School Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dubai Scholars 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 Scholars Private School: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dubai Scholars Private 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 Scholars 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?
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 Scholars Private School teaches FS1 to Year 13, 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 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.