Emirates National Schools fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Khawaneej · 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 American schools charge (the sheet is for the school's American curriculum).
KG2, 2026–27
AED 23,330
approved AED 31,000
2025–26: AED 23,330 · 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, Emirates National Schools, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 23,330approved AED 25,000 | AED 23,330approved AED 25,000 | Same | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 23,330approved AED 31,000 | AED 23,330approved AED 31,000 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 23,330approved AED 31,000 | AED 23,330approved AED 31,000 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | AED 32,260approved AED 37,000 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 34,150approved AED 37,000 | AED 34,150approved AED 37,000 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 34,150approved AED 45,000 | AED 34,150approved AED 45,000 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 36,880approved AED 45,000 | AED 36,880approved AED 45,000 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 36,880approved AED 45,000 | AED 36,880approved AED 45,000 | Same | Grade 8 → |
Emirates National Schools publishes 2026–27 tuition for 11 year groups: AED 23,330 (Pre-KG to KG2) to AED 36,880 (Grade 7 and Grade 8). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
The first figure is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists, with KHDA's approved tuition beneath it. 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.
The school's 2026–27 sheet also prints Grade 9 (AED 39,640) and Grade 10 (AED 55,000). KHDA's directory lists the school up to Grade 8, so those year groups are 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
What a year costs
What a year costs, KG2, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 31,000
- Discount on tuition
- −AED 7,670
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 23,330
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 300 to AED 500
A year, before optional servicesAED 23,630 to AED 23,830
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 100%
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 1,670 to AED 10,850Taken off tuition, by year group. KG2: AED 7,670.
Required by the school
- UniformAED 300 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 6,000Per year, the same for every year group.
- CanteenAED 2,000 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 90 to AED 200Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 150 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 60 to AED 300Per year, by year group.
- Annual DayAED 200 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 100 to AED 400Per 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 2023–24
Tuition at Emirates National Schools for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 8) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2023–24 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 Emirates National Schools: AED 25,000, unchanged since 2023–24
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2023–24 AED 25,000, 2024–25 AED 25,000, 2025–26 AED 25,000, 2026–27 AED 25,000; Grade 6: 2023–24 AED 45,000, 2024–25 AED 45,000, 2025–26 AED 45,000, 2026–27 AED 45,000; Grade 8: 2024–25 AED 45,000, 2025–26 AED 45,000, 2026–27 AED 45,000
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Emirates National Schools: AED 25,000, unchanged since 2023–24 All 4 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 8AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 25,000 | 45,000 | Not availableNote 1 |
| 2024–25 | 25,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| 2025–26 | 25,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| 2026–27 | 25,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
- 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 8
The three nearest American schools to Emirates National Schools 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.
KHDA's directory lists Emirates National Schools as IB; its 2026–27 Fees Fact Sheet is for the American curriculum, so its fee is compared with American schools.
American schools near Emirates National Schools, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Schools Al Khawaneej | 2.0 km | Al Khawaneej | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 42,271 | Grade 8: AED 45,853 |
| Al Mawakeb School Al Khawaneej | 9.5 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 36,181 | Grade 6: AED 55,758 | Grade 8: AED 58,461 |
| Mirdif American School | 9.7 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 25,944 | Grade 6: AED 34,695 | Grade 8: AED 38,410 |
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 Emirates National Schools, 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, five charge less than Emirates National Schools (AED 23,330) and 14 charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 20 charge less than Emirates National Schools (AED 34,150) and 17 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 8: of the 37 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 20 charge less than Emirates National Schools (AED 36,880) and 16 charge more. Every school's Grade 8 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 Emirates National Schools Acceptable in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Emirates National Schools KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Emirates National Schools: tuition by year group, discount on tuition, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Emirates National Schools: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2023–24 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 National Schools 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; 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 «Siblings 2 to 4», for Grade 1 to Grade 8; 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.
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, Emirates National Schools teaches Pre-KG to Grade 8, and the 2026–27 sheet prices each of them. The sheet also prints Grade 9 and Grade 10, which are not in the table. 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 three 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.