Dunecrest American School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Barari · 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 52,700
approved AED 67,060
2025–26: AED 52,700 · 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, Dunecrest American School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 41,500approved AED 49,754 | AED 41,500approved AED 49,754 | Same | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 48,370approved AED 58,407 | AED 48,370approved AED 58,407 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 52,700approved AED 67,060 | AED 52,700approved AED 67,060 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 83,284 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | SameAfter discount: AED 10,324 more (smaller discount). | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | AED 72,960approved AED 83,284 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | AED 80,550approved AED 89,774 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | AED 90,050approved AED 96,263 | Same | Grade 12 → |
Dunecrest American School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 41,500 (Pre-KG) to AED 90,050 (Grade 9 to 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 one year group; the school did not raise its approved fee.
The first figure is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists, with KHDA's approved tuition beneath it; the Change column compares KHDA's approved tuition, and where the fee after the discount moved by a different amount, a second line in the row says so and why. A discount can be conditional or for one year only, so confirm it with the school.
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 67,060
- Discount on tuition
- −AED 14,360
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 52,700
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 20 to AED 180
- Stationery
- AED 5 to AED 1,000
A year, before optional servicesAED 52,725 to AED 53,880
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
- Siblings 3 to 6
- 20%
- Corporate
- up to 10%
- Early Payment
- up to 3%
- School Employees
- up to 100%
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
Taken off tuition
- Discount on tuition feesAED 6,213 to AED 14,360Taken off tuition, by year group. KG2: AED 14,360.
Required by the school
- UniformAED 20 to AED 180Per year, by year group.
- StationeryAED 5 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 4,200 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular Activitiesup to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 1 to AED 25Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 60 to AED 600Per year, by year group.
- School Local Field Tripsup to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- School MagazineAED 100 to AED 250Per year, by year group.
- Summer CampAED 150 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
- Winter CampAED 150 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
- Spring CampAED 150 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 20Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- Overnight campAED 1,000 to AED 7,000Per year, by year group.
- Sport CampAED 150 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 2,000 to AED 7,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 7,000 to AED 18,000Per year, by year group.
- School International TripsAED 2,000 to AED 6,000Per 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 2018–19
Tuition at Dunecrest American School for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2018–19 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 Dunecrest American School: AED 46,000 in 2018–19, AED 49,754 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2018–19 AED 46,000, 2019–20 AED 46,000, 2020–21 AED 46,000, 2021–22 AED 46,000, 2022–23 AED 46,000, 2023–24 AED 47,380, 2024–25 AED 48,612, 2025–26 AED 49,754, 2026–27 AED 49,754; Grade 6: 2018–19 AED 83,000, 2019–20 AED 83,000, 2020–21 AED 83,000, 2021–22 AED 83,000, 2022–23 AED 83,000, 2023–24 AED 85,490, 2024–25 AED 87,713, 2025–26 AED 89,774, 2026–27 AED 89,774; Grade 12: 2020–21 AED 89,000, 2021–22 AED 89,000, 2022–23 AED 89,000, 2023–24 AED 91,670, 2024–25 AED 94,053, 2025–26 AED 96,263, 2026–27 AED 96,263
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Dunecrest American School: AED 46,000 in 2018–19, AED 49,754 in 2026–27 All 9 rows.
- 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 four nearest American schools to Dunecrest American School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 9.7 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 Dunecrest American School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American School of Creative Science | 8.1 km | Nad Al Sheba | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 35,000 | Grade 6: AED 58,500 | Grade 12: AED 71,000 |
| Dubai Schools Nad Al Sheba | 8.2 km | Nad Al Sheba | 2024–25 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 42,271 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 8 |
| Dubai Schools Al Barsha | 9.0 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 42,271 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 7 |
| Dubai International Private School – Al Quoz | 9.7 km | Al Quoz | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 16,890 | Grade 12: AED 25,080 |
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 Dunecrest American 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.
- Pre-KG: of the 20 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 18 charge less than Dunecrest American School (AED 41,500) and one charges more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 35 charge less than Dunecrest American School (AED 80,550) and two charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 32 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 30 charge less than Dunecrest American School (AED 90,050) and one charges 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 Dunecrest American School Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Dunecrest American School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Dunecrest American School: tuition by year group, discount on tuition, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Dunecrest American School: 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 Dunecrest American 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. The discount on the 2026–27 sheet is smaller than on the 2025–26 sheet, so the fee after the discount is higher in one year group; the school did not raise its approved fee.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Siblings 3 to 6»; «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.
Why are there two figures in some rows?
The first is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists; the second, «approved», is the tuition KHDA approved for that year group. The note under the table says when to confirm a discount with the school.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Dunecrest American School 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 four 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.