Uptown International School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Mirdif · 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.
KG2, 2026–27
AED 52,455
approved AED 62,929
2025–26: AED 52,455 · 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, Uptown International School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 40,530approved AED 62,929 | AED 40,530approved AED 62,929 | Same | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 47,040approved AED 62,929 | AED 47,040approved AED 62,929 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 52,455approved AED 62,929 | AED 52,455approved AED 62,929 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 57,860approved AED 75,516 | AED 57,860approved AED 75,516 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 57,860approved AED 75,516 | AED 57,860approved AED 75,516 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | AED 59,485approved AED 75,516 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 67,600approved AED 88,101 | AED 67,600approved AED 88,101 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 67,600approved AED 88,101 | AED 67,600approved AED 88,101 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | AED 73,005approved AED 88,101 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 78,420approved AED 96,461 | AED 78,420approved AED 96,461 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 78,420approved AED 96,461 | AED 78,420approved AED 96,461 | Same | Grade 12 → |
Uptown International School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 40,530 (Pre-KG) to AED 78,420 (Grade 11 and Grade 12). 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 sheets also price groups for children under three, which KHDA names by age: ECC (0-1): AED 31,145 after the discount, approved AED 38,938; ECC (1-2): AED 31,145 after the discount, approved AED 38,938; ECC (2-3): AED 35,045 after the discount, approved AED 38,938.
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 62,929
- Discount on tuition
- −AED 10,474
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 52,455
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- up to AED 2,000
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- up to AED 50
A year, before optional servicesAED 52,455 to AED 54,455
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
- 10%
- Corporate
- up to 20%
- Scholarship - Academic
- up to 100%
- School Management Concession
- up to 100%
- Referrals
- AED 500
- 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 10,474 to AED 22,399Taken off tuition, by year group. KG2: AED 10,474.
Required by the school
- Uniformup to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Laptop/Digital DeviceAED 1,900 to AED 6,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card Replacementup to AED 50Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- Transportup to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular Activitiesup to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Canteenup to AED 1,500Per year, by year group.
- Class photographup to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsup to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local Tripup to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment Activitiesup to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs Supportup to AED 110,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Excursion (International)up to AED 20,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campup to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyup to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation Kitup to AED 500Per 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 2022–23
Tuition at Uptown International School for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2022–23 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Uptown International School: AED 58,181 in 2022–23, AED 62,929 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2022–23 AED 58,181, 2023–24 AED 59,926, 2024–25 AED 61,484, 2025–26 AED 62,929, 2026–27 AED 62,929; Grade 6: 2022–23 AED 81,453, 2023–24 AED 83,897, 2024–25 AED 86,078, 2025–26 AED 88,101, 2026–27 AED 88,101; Grade 12: 2022–23 AED 89,183, 2023–24 AED 91,858, 2024–25 AED 94,246, 2025–26 AED 96,461, 2026–27 AED 96,461
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at Uptown International School: AED 58,181 in 2022–23, AED 62,929 in 2026–27 All 5 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 58,181 | 81,453 | 89,183 |
| 2023–24 | 59,926 | 83,897 | 91,858 |
| 2024–25 | 61,484 | 86,078 | 94,246 |
| 2025–26 | 62,929 | 88,101 | 96,461 |
| 2026–27 | 62,929 | 88,101 | 96,461 |
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 Pre-KG · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The eight nearest IB schools to Uptown International School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 9.3 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 Uptown International School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS Al Khaleej International School | 2.2 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 30,675 | Grade 6: AED 39,173 | Grade 12: AED 63,457 |
| Deira International School | 5.0 km | Dubai Festival City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 44,616 | Year 7: AED 63,057 | Year 13: AED 89,889 |
| Universal American School | 6.0 km | Dubai Festival City | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 40,377 | Grade 6: AED 72,328 | Grade 12: AED 81,834 |
| Dar Al Marefa Private School | 7.3 km | Al Khawaneej | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 39,917 | Grade 6: AED 66,118 | Grade 12: AED 81,880 |
| GEMS Modern Academy | 7.8 km | Nad Al Sheba | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 30,983 | Grade 6: AED 48,173 | Grade 12: AED 73,876 |
| Philadelphia Private School | 8.1 km | Muhaisnah | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 19,517 | Grade 6: AED 25,667 | Grade 12: AED 42,987 |
| Repton School | 8.4 km | Nad Al Sheba | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 57,178 | Year 7: AED 81,121 | Year 13: AED 102,753 |
| Swiss International Scientific School | 9.3 km | Dubai Healthcare City | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 62,900 | Grade 6: AED 104,247 | Grade 12: AED 118,400 |
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 Uptown International 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 32 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 12 charge less than Uptown International School (AED 40,530) and 19 charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 36 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 15 charge less than Uptown International School (AED 67,600) and 20 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 34 IB schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, seven charge less than Uptown International School (AED 78,420) and 26 charge 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 IB fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Uptown International School Very good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Uptown International School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Uptown International School: tuition by year group, discount on tuition, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Uptown International School: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2022–23 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 Uptown International 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?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Siblings 3 to 8»; «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, Uptown International 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 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.