The School of Research Science fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Warqa 4 · 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 41,040
2025–26: AED 41,040 · 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, The School of Research Science, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS1 | AED 37,163 | AED 37,163 | Same | FS1 → |
| FS2 | AED 39,597 | AED 39,597 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 41,040 | AED 41,040 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 41,040 | AED 41,040 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 45,699 | AED 45,699 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 45,699 | AED 45,699 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 45,699 | AED 45,699 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 50,450 | AED 50,450 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 55,199 | AED 55,199 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 60,168 | AED 60,168 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 60,168 | AED 60,168 | Same | Year 9 → |
| Year 10 | AED 60,168 | AED 60,168 | Same | Year 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Year 12 | AED 63,765 | AED 63,765 | Same | Year 12 → |
| Year 13 | AED 79,790 | AED 79,790 | Same | Year 13 → |
The School of Research Science publishes 2026–27 tuition for 14 year groups: AED 37,163 (FS1) to AED 79,790 (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: FS1 · FS2 · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6 · Year 7 · Year 8 · Year 9 · Year 10 · Year 12 · Year 13
What a year costs
What a year costs, Year 1, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 41,040
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 41,040
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 700 to AED 1,200
- Books
- AED 1,200 to AED 2,900
- Laptop/Digital Device
- AED 500 to AED 800
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 40
A year, before optional servicesAED 43,440 to AED 45,940
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 8
- 5%
- School Employees
- up to 100%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 15%
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 700 to AED 1,200Per year, by year group.
- BooksAED 1,200 to AED 2,900Per year, by year group.
- Laptop/Digital DeviceAED 500 to AED 800Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 40Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 7,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 200 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 50 to AED 300Per year, by year group.
- Annual DayAED 100Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- CompetitionsAED 50 to AED 100Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 50 to AED 200Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 50 to AED 150Per year, by year group.
- School CanteenAED 10 to AED 7,980Per year, by year group.
- School PhotographsAED 80 to AED 200Per year, by year group.
- Sibling ClubAED 250 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Graduation KitAED 200 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Summer CampAED 166 to AED 6,000Per year, by year group.
- Winter CampAED 250 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Spring CampAED 250 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 400Per year, by year group.
- KarateAED 500 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Karate UniformAED 200Per year, by year group.
- Robotic DeviceAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Sport CampAED 50 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 5,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- School International TripsAED 5,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 here: 3 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 The School of Research Science 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 The School of Research Science: AED 32,069 in 2015–16, AED 37,163 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
FS1: 2015–16 AED 32,069, 2016–17 AED 34,359, 2017–18 AED 34,359, 2018–19 AED 34,359, 2019–20 AED 34,359, 2020–21 AED 34,359, 2021–22 AED 34,359, 2022–23 AED 34,359, 2023–24 AED 35,390, 2024–25 AED 36,310, 2025–26 AED 37,163, 2026–27 AED 37,163; Year 7: 2011–12 AED 29,750, 2012–13 AED 31,088, 2013–14 AED 31,088, 2014–15 AED 37,306, 2015–16 AED 47,633, 2016–17 AED 51,034, 2017–18 AED 51,034, 2018–19 AED 51,034, 2019–20 AED 51,034, 2020–21 AED 51,034, 2021–22 AED 51,034, 2022–23 AED 51,034, 2023–24 AED 52,565, 2024–25 AED 53,932, 2025–26 AED 55,199, 2026–27 AED 55,199; Year 13: 2011–12 AED 41,300, 2012–13 AED 43,158, 2013–14 AED 43,158, 2014–15 AED 51,790, 2015–16 AED 68,853, 2016–17 AED 73,769, 2017–18 AED 73,769, 2018–19 AED 73,769, 2019–20 AED 73,769, 2020–21 AED 73,769, 2021–22 AED 73,769, 2022–23 AED 73,769, 2023–24 AED 75,982, 2024–25 AED 77,958, 2025–26 AED 79,790, 2026–27 AED 79,790
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
FS1 approved tuition at The School of Research Science: AED 32,069 in 2015–16, AED 37,163 in 2026–27 All 16 rows.
| Academic year | FS1AED | Year 7AED | Year 13AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Not availableNote 1 | 29,750 | 41,300 |
| 2012–13 | Not availableNote 1 | 31,088 | 43,158 |
| 2013–14 | Not availableNote 1 | 31,088 | 43,158 |
| 2014–15 | Not availableNote 1 | 37,306 | 51,790 |
| 2015–16 | 32,069 | 47,633 | 68,853 |
| 2016–17 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2017–18 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2018–19 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2019–20 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2020–21 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2021–22 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2022–23 | 34,359 | 51,034 | 73,769 |
| 2023–24 | 35,390 | 52,565 | 75,982 |
| 2024–25 | 36,310 | 53,932 | 77,958 |
| 2025–26 | 37,163 | 55,199 | 79,790 |
| 2026–27 | 37,163 | 55,199 | 79,790 |
- 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 The School of Research Science with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 6.2 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 The School of Research Science, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS1 | Year 7 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star International School – Mirdif | 3.3 km | Mirdif | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 32,730 | Year 7: AED 51,660 | Year 13: AED 57,510 |
| GEMS Royal Dubai School | 4.0 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 40,252 | Year 7: AED 76,762 | Year 13: Ends at Year 8 |
| Arab Unity School | 4.0 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 6,462 | Year 7: AED 7,755 | Year 13: AED 10,808 |
| Newlands School | 4.1 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 21,372 | Year 7: AED 32,058 | Year 13: AED 40,072 |
| Cedar School | 4.1 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 20,195 | Year 7: AED 29,262 | Year 13: Ends at Year 9 |
| GEMS Founders School – Al Mizhar | 4.9 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 24,877 | Year 7: AED 32,448 | Year 13: AED 37,856 |
| The City School International Private | 5.2 km | Nadd Al Hamar | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 14,781 | Year 7: AED 17,833 | Year 13: AED 35,694 |
| Deira Private School | 6.2 km | Al Twar | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 22,867 | Year 7: AED 32,925 | Year 13: Ends at Year 9 |
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 The School of Research Science, 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, 43 charge less than The School of Research Science (AED 37,163) and 49 charge more. Every school's FS1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 91 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 46 charge less than The School of Research Science (AED 55,199) and 44 charge more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 13: of the 67 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 42 charge less than The School of Research Science (AED 79,790) and 24 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 The School of Research Science Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
The School of Research Science KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, The School of Research Science: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, The School of Research Science: 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 The School of Research Science 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?
For some year groups. The school's 2026–27 sheets list sibling discounts, on a scale that starts at «Siblings 3 to 8», for FS1 to Year 13; 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.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, The School of Research Science 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.