Schools that manage to keep their tuition costs competitive are now the focus of attention, as the majority of Dubai's private schools have been granted permission to increase their tuition rates.
List of Economic Schools
As most Dubai private schools are granted permission to raise tuition fees, attention shifts to institutions maintaining competitive rates. With potential fee hikes of up to 5.2%, some parents may seek more budget-friendly options among the city's 200+ private schools.
Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) offers comprehensive information on school fees through accessible online fact sheets. These sheets provide insights into an institution's fee structure, covering costs beyond tuition fees. Highlighted here are some of Dubai's most economical schools, based on the 2023–2024 fees listed in KHDA fact sheets:
Iranian Salman Farsi Boys School
- Annual Fees: Dh2,546 (Grade 1) to Dh3,845 (Grade 12)
- Curriculum: Iranian
- Established in 2000
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Qusais First
Crescent English School
- Annual Fees: Dh3,954 (KG1) to Dh10,280 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding year: 1984
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Qusais First
Little Flower English School, Dubai
- Annual Fees: Dh4,004 (KG1) to Dh4,288 (Grade 6).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding year: 1984
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Hor Al Anz
Gulf Model School
- Annual Fees: Dh4,490 (KG1) to Dh7,580 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding year: 1982
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Muhaisnah First
The Central School
- Annual Fees: Dh4,278 (KG1) to Dh7,701 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding year: 1981
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Nahda Second
New Indian Model School
- Annual Fees: Dh4,697 (KG1) to Dh7,766 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding Year: 1980
- KHDA Rating: Good
- Location: Al Garhoud
English-Language Private School
- Annual Fees: Dh4,312 (FS2) to Dh11,321 (Year 13).
- Curriculum: UK
- Founding year: 1982
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Umm Hurair First
Al-Sadiq Islamic English School
- Annual Fees: Dh5,567 (FS2) to Dh10,150 (Year 11)
- Curriculum: UK
- Founding year: 1989
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Qusais First
Elite English School
- Annual Fees: Dh5,414 (KG1) to Dh11,736 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding Year: 1993
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Deira
Gulf Indian High School
- Annual Fees: Dh5,033 (KG1) to Dh9,161 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Indian
- Founding Year: 1979
- KHDA Rating: Good
- Location: Al Garhoud
Grammar School
- Annual Fees: Dh5,125 (FS1) to Dh6,954 (Year 13).
- Curriculum: UK
- Founding year: 1974
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Garhoud
United International Private School
- Annual Fees: Dh6,229 (KG1) to Dh13,310 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Philippine
- Founding Year: 1992
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Muhaisnah First
Al Eman Educational EST
- Annual Fees: 6,000 (KG1) to 8,939 (Grade 9).
- Curriculum: Ministry of Education
- Founding year: 1973
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Al Rashidiya
Arab Unity School
- Annual Fees: Dh6,504 (FS1) to Dh11,121 (Year 13).
- Curriculum: UK
- Founding year: 1975
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: A Mizhar First
Pakistan Educational Academy
- Annual Fees: Dh6,644 (KG1) to Dh8,702 (Grade 12).
- Curriculum: Pakistani
- Founding year: 1983
- KHDA Rating: Acceptable
- Location: Umm Hurair