Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia
Also known as: VHPS City of Arabia
Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia is a private British curriculum school in Dubailand, Dubai. KHDA has not published its year groups; its 2026–27 fee sheet covers FS1 to Year 6. KHDA has not inspected it yet. Tuition for 2026–27 is AED 40,000 to AED 57,000 a year, depending on the year group.
Source: KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.
Corrected 29 September 2026: the map showed the school 8.0 km from where it stands; the point is now on the school's own grounds. All corrections
- rating
- Not rated yetKHDA has not inspected it yetWhat the ratings mean
- fee
- AED 40,000 – 57,000a year, FS1 to Year 6, 2026–27Fees by year group at every school
- whole
- Which year group?See its fee and the cost to the end of school
- students
- Enrolment not publishedNo figure in KHDA’s data
The map shows the streets and places around the school. The same places are counted in «Within 1 km» below.
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Fees at this school, 2026–27
AED 40,000 – 57,000a year, FS1 to Year 6, 2026–27
Not included: transport, uniform, books, trips, sibling discounts.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.
Overview
Admissions
- Places
- KHDA does not publish how many places are free at a school or its waiting list. Ask the school directly, and early.
- Age on entry
- Counted on 31 December of the year of entry, for a child registering in a UAE school for the first time from 2026–27 (31 August before that).Source UAE Ministry of Education, 17 December 2025
- Fees on entry
- «New Students — Application Fees : AED 500 (Assessment fees included)»«New Students — Enrolment Fees : Up to 10% of the tuition fees non refundable & deductible from the 1st term fees»Source KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27, FS1
- Inspections
- KHDA has not inspected this school yet. KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not. Ratings and reports →Source KHDA, 3 June 2026
The school
- Curriculum
- British
- Year groups
- Not published in the KHDA open data workbook or the KHDA directory listing we read.
- Gender
- Not availableKHDA states the gender of students only in inspection reports, and this school has not been inspected yet.
- Languages of instruction
- Not published in the KHDA open data workbook or the KHDA directory listing we read.
- Name registered with KHDA
- Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia LLC
- Extra-curricular activities
- Football, Netball, Swimming, Athletics and more, 11 confirmed
- Principal
- Benjamin Lewis Rothwell
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2024–25
Checked 16 September 2026.
Fees 2026–27
Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia tuition for 2026–27 is AED 40,000 (FS1) to AED 57,000 (Year 6) across eight year groups, as published in the school's KHDA Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27.Note 1Source A: Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Tuition is unchanged from 2025–26 in every year group.
Annual tuition by year group, Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | 2026–27Source A: Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27 | 2025–26Source B: Fees Fact Sheet 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||
| FS1 | AED 40,000 | AED 40,000 |
| FS2 | AED 44,000 | AED 44,000 |
| Primary | ||
| Year 1 | AED 48,000 | AED 48,000 |
| Year 2 | AED 51,000 | AED 51,000 |
| Year 3 | AED 51,000 | AED 51,000 |
| Year 4 | AED 55,000 | AED 55,000 |
| Year 5 | AED 55,000 | AED 55,000 |
| Year 6 | AED 57,000 | AED 57,000 |
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 1
The range names the lowest and highest tuition on one Fees Fact Sheet. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
- Back to text, source A
Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Tuition for 8 year groups.
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, source B
Fees Fact Sheet 2025–26
Tuition for 8 year groups.
Checked 16 September 2026.
- Back to text, note 2
Change compares the same year group in the two fact sheets. Fees are never averaged across year groups.
Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia fees 2026–27 by year group Also the 2025–26 figures, fees since 2025–26 and other charges.
Other campuses of Victory Heights Primary School: Dubai Sports City
What a year costs, FS1, 2026–27
Showing FS1. Choose another year group above to see its costs.
- Tuition
- AED 40,000
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 40,000
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 700 to AED 1,000
- Stationery
- AED 35 to AED 125
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 125
A year, before optional servicesAED 40,735 to AED 41,125
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%
- Sibling 1
- 30%
- Siblings 2 to 4
- 10%
- Corporate
- 10%
- Partnership with Educational Providers
- up to 50%
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.
Inspection
KHDA ratings
No rating yet
What the KHDA scale means
KHDA rates schools on six levels. Good is the level KHDA expects of every school; Acceptable is the minimum level it requires.
- «Quality of performance substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE»23 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE»47 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance meets the expectation of the UAE»«This is the expected level for every school in the UAE»85 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance meets the minimum level of quality required in the UAE»«This is the minimum level for every school in the UAE»52 schools in Dubai hold it now
- «Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE»No school in Dubai holds it now
- «Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE»No school in Dubai holds it now
Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia has not been inspected yet. «Not yet inspected» is a state, not a rank: it never counts as Weak.
Reports before 2015–16 used four levels, not these six. 21 of Dubai's 228 open schools hold no six-level rating yet. Counted the way Market Statistics counts ratings, for the schools open today.
Source UAE School Inspection Framework 2015–16, p. 19 (KHDA)
History
No rating yet
This school has no published KHDA inspection report yet.
Findings
No rating yet
This school has no published KHDA inspection report yet.
Leadership
Subjects
No rating yet
Arabic at every school in Dubai: at least 4 lessons a week from Year 2 to Year 10 for a child of non-Arab nationality. Arab children have 4 to 6 lessons to Year 13; Muslim children also study Islamic Education.Source KHDA, Guidelines on National Mandatory Subjects, page 14 (opens in a new tab)
Recognised by UAE universities?
UAE universities ask for the Ministry of Education’s equivalency of the Grade 12 certificate. For this school’s curriculum, the student needs:
- British: five IGCSE or GCSE passes (grade E or 3) and one A level or two AS levels (grade E).
Arab students also need Arabic, and Muslim students Islamic Studies, in each of the last three years.
KHDA attests the certificate first. Ask the school which body accredits it.Source Ministry of Education, equivalency service, read 24 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Calendar 2026–27: term dates and holidays
31 Aug 2026 to 2 Jul 2027 · 185 school days
- First midterm break (MoE Schools)
- 12 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 20265 days
- National Day
- 2 Dec 2026 to 3 Dec 20262 days
- Winter break includes New year’s day
- 14 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 202719 days
- Eid al-Fitr
- 8 Mar 2027 to 11 Mar 20274 daysexpected, subject to moon sighting
- Spring break
- 5 Apr 2027 to 9 Apr 20275 days
- Eid al-Adha
- 17 May 2027 to 18 May 20272 daysexpected, subject to moon sighting
Public holidays are tentative and subject to official government announcements (KHDA).
Source Source A: KHDA school directory 2026–27
Fridays: every private school in Dubai finishes by 11:30, since 9 January 2026.Source The National, 19 Dec 2025 (opens in a new tab)
During Ramadan, whose dates follow the moon, KHDA caps the school day at five hours; each school confirms its own times.Source Gulf News (opens in a new tab)
How these dates compare with other Dubai schools: holidays 2026–27, break by break
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2026–27
Checked 18 September 2026.
Activities
Sports and activities
What the school lists on its own website and what KHDA’s inspectors mention in their reports. An activity missing here may still be offered.
Ball sports
- Football
- Netball
Water sports
- Swimming · swim squads · compete at inter-school galas across Dubai
Individual sports
- Athletics · Sports Day competitions
- Gymnastics
- Yoga & fitness · Fitness & Conditioning
Dance
- Dance (other) · dance
Theatre
- Drama · drama productions
- Musicals · musical performances
Art & design
- Art · painting · sculpture
- Design & fashion · textiles · digital design
Facilities
- Swimming pool
- Playing field
- Sports courts
- Art studio
- Sports hall
- Music rooms
- Back to text, source A
School website, read 23 September 2026
Checked 23 September 2026.
On the school's website
What the school says about itself on vhprimarycoa.com, read on 22 September 2026. The school's own words, not checked by KHDA; a figure here is the school's own count. Bus routes and bus fees can change each year, so confirm with the school. The site's name beside a line opens that page.
Exam results
- «Year 6 outcomes: 100% Reading, 97% Writing, 98% Maths at or above expected standard.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Year 2 outcomes: 89% Reading, 86% Writing, 87% Maths.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
Class size
- «25 Max Class Size» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Minimum Class Size | 10» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Our overall teacher-to-student ratio is 1:14, ensuring that every child receives the individual attention they need to thrive academically and personally.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Maximum class size is 25 students.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
Admissions
- «FS1–Y6 Ages 3–11» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Applications are welcomed for children entering FS1 to Year 6, subject to availability.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «A non-refundable application fee of AED 525 (inclusive of 5% VAT) is payable upon submission.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Our assessment slots are available on Tuesday 2:00–4:30 PM, Thursday 2:00–4:30 PM, and Friday 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
School bus and transport
- «We are developing bus routes to JVC, Mudon, Silicon Oasis and nearby areas.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Bus transport costs vary by route, with indicative costs between AED 6,800 and AED 12,500 per year based on sister school pricing.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «The school is conveniently located for families from: Arabian Ranches I, II and III Dubai Silicon Oasis The Villa Villanova Mudon Serena Al Barari Surrounding Dubailand areas» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- «Yes, school bus transport is available. Routes currently serve a wide range of communities.» vhprimarycoa.com on the school's website, opens in a new tab
- Back to text, source A
School website, read 22 September 2026
Checked 22 September 2026.
Students
- Students,
- Not available
Location
- Address
- Wadi Al Safa 2
- Phone and email
- info@vhprimarycoa.aePrincipal: Benjamin Lewis Rothwell
- As KHDA's directory listed it on 2026-09-18. Source A: KHDA school directory 2026–27
Around the school
Schools nearby
Within 10 km, by straight-line distance, not a route.
- GEMS Winchester School
0.5 km · 2023–24 · British
- Dunecrest American School
2.4 km · 2023–24 · American
- GEMS First Point School
5.1 km · 2023–24 · British
- The Aquila School
5.8 km · 2023–24 · British, IB
- Rugby School
6.0 km · No rating yet · British
All 7 schools in DubailandAll British curriculum schools in Dubai
- Back to text, source A
KHDA school directory 2026–27
Checked 18 September 2026.
Sources
Every document behind this page. Official documents open on the KHDA site in a new tab.
Fees Fact Sheets · web page, English
KHDA school directory · web page, English
KHDA school directory 2026–27 (opens in a new tab)KHDA school directory 2024–25 (opens in a new tab)
School website · web page, English
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