Emirates International School – Meadows fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · The Meadows · 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.
Year 1, 2026–27
AED 38,046
2025–26: AED 38,046 · 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, Emirates International School – Meadows, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 38,046 | AED 38,046 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 45,292 | AED 45,292 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 45,292 | AED 45,292 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 50,734 | AED 50,734 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 50,734 | AED 50,734 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 50,734 | AED 50,734 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 59,790 | AED 59,790 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 59,790 | AED 59,790 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 59,790 | AED 59,790 | Same | Year 9 → |
| Year 10 | AED 68,858 | AED 68,858 | Same | Year 10 → |
| Year 11 | AED 68,858 | AED 68,858 | Same | Year 11 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Year 12 | AED 80,621 | AED 80,621 | Same | Year 12 → |
| Year 13 | AED 85,976 | AED 85,976 | Same | Year 13 → |
Emirates International School – Meadows publishes 2026–27 tuition for 13 year groups: AED 38,046 (Year 1) to AED 85,976 (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.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets. Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
Every school's fee for: 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 38,046
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 38,046
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 200 to AED 1,200
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 50 to AED 200
A year, before optional servicesAED 38,246 to AED 39,246
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 4
- 10%
- Siblings 5 to 8
- 20%
- School Employees
- up to 100%
- Residents of the Community
- 10%
- Referrals
- 10%
- Partnership with Educational Providers
- AED 500
- Privilege Cards
- up to 20%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 30%
- Founders
- up to 100%
- ALUMNI
- up to 15%
- Welcoming Discount
- AED 500
- Corporate
- up to 20%
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 200 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 50 to AED 200Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 8,800 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 100 to AED 200Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 50 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- School CanteenAED 100 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- School MagazineAED 100 to AED 130Per year, by year group.
- English language immersion programAED 5,000Per year, by year group.
- CompetitionsAED 100 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campAED 500 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 5,000 to AED 15,000Per year, by year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 1,600 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 600 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 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 Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2011–12
Tuition at Emirates International School – Meadows for three year groups (Year 1, Year 7 and Year 13) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2011–12 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
Year 1 approved tuition at Emirates International School – Meadows: AED 28,942 in 2011–12, AED 38,046 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Year 1: 2011–12 AED 28,942, 2012–13 AED 30,245, 2013–14 AED 30,245, 2014–15 AED 31,034, 2015–16 AED 32,393, 2016–17 AED 33,953, 2017–18 AED 35,175, 2018–19 AED 35,175, 2019–20 AED 35,175, 2020–21 AED 35,175, 2021–22 AED 35,175, 2022–23 AED 35,175, 2023–24 AED 36,230, 2024–25 AED 37,172, 2025–26 AED 38,046, 2026–27 AED 38,046; Year 7: 2011–12 AED 38,589, 2012–13 AED 40,330, 2013–14 AED 40,330, 2014–15 AED 48,771, 2015–16 AED 50,907, 2016–17 AED 53,358, 2017–18 AED 55,279, 2018–19 AED 55,279, 2019–20 AED 55,279, 2020–21 AED 46,906, 2021–22 AED 46,906, 2022–23 AED 55,279, 2023–24 AED 56,937, 2024–25 AED 58,417, 2025–26 AED 59,790, 2026–27 AED 59,790; Year 13: 2011–12 AED 61,329, 2012–13 AED 64,090, 2013–14 AED 64,090, 2014–15 AED 65,763, 2015–16 AED 73,201, 2016–17 AED 76,726, 2017–18 AED 79,488, 2018–19 AED 79,488, 2019–20 AED 79,488, 2020–21 AED 74,538, 2021–22 AED 74,538, 2022–23 AED 79,488, 2023–24 AED 81,873, 2024–25 AED 84,002, 2025–26 AED 85,976, 2026–27 AED 85,976
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Year 1 approved tuition at Emirates International School – Meadows: AED 28,942 in 2011–12, AED 38,046 in 2026–27 All 16 rows.
| Academic year | Year 1AED | Year 7AED | Year 13AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 28,942 | 38,589 | 61,329 |
| 2012–13 | 30,245 | 40,330 | 64,090 |
| 2013–14 | 30,245 | 40,330 | 64,090 |
| 2014–15 | 31,034 | 48,771 | 65,763 |
| 2015–16 | 32,393 | 50,907 | 73,201 |
| 2016–17 | 33,953 | 53,358 | 76,726 |
| 2017–18 | 35,175 | 55,279 | 79,488 |
| 2018–19 | 35,175 | 55,279 | 79,488 |
| 2019–20 | 35,175 | 55,279 | 79,488 |
| 2020–21 | 35,175 | 46,906 | 74,538 |
| 2021–22 | 35,175 | 46,906 | 74,538 |
| 2022–23 | 35,175 | 55,279 | 79,488 |
| 2023–24 | 36,230 | 56,937 | 81,873 |
| 2024–25 | 37,172 | 58,417 | 84,002 |
| 2025–26 | 38,046 | 59,790 | 85,976 |
| 2026–27 | 38,046 | 59,790 | 85,976 |
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 Year 1 · Year 7 · Year 13
The eight nearest IB schools to Emirates International School – Meadows with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 7.5 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 Emirates International School – Meadows, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Year 1 | Year 7 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai International Academy | 2.7 km | Emirates Hills | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 51,202 | Grade 6: AED 65,224 | Grade 12: AED 79,696 |
| Sunmarke School | 4.2 km | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 67,819 | Year 7: AED 84,338 | Year 13: AED 91,643 |
| GEMS Dubai American Academy | 5.1 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 66,185 | Grade 6: AED 93,300 | Grade 12: AED 93,300 |
| GEMS Wellington International School | 5.9 km | Al Sufouh | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 59,862 | Year 7: AED 82,540 | Year 13: AED 103,399 |
| GEMS World Academy | 6.7 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 88,960 | Grade 6: AED 102,378 | Grade 12: AED 123,442 |
| Dubai Heights Academy | 7.1 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 46,000 | Year 7: AED 58,000 | Year 13: AED 70,000 |
| Nord Anglia International School | 7.2 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | Year 1: AED 81,228 | Year 7: AED 92,832 | Year 13: AED 105,288 |
| Dubai International Academy Al Barsha | 7.5 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG2: AED 60,459 | Grade 6: AED 79,221 | Grade 12: AED 96,309 |
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 Emirates International School – Meadows, 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.
- Year 1: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, three charge less than Emirates International School – Meadows (AED 38,046) and 32 charge more. Every school's Year 1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, eight charge less than Emirates International School – Meadows (AED 59,790) and 27 charge more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 13: of the 34 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 16 charge less than Emirates International School – Meadows (AED 85,976) and 17 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 IB fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Emirates International School – Meadows Very good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Emirates International School – Meadows KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Emirates International School – Meadows: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Emirates International School – Meadows: 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 Emirates International School – Meadows 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 4»; «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, Emirates International School – Meadows teaches FS1 to Year 13; the 2026–27 sheet prices Year 1 to Year 13. 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.