16 British schools in Dubai with annual fees under AED 30,000 and a KHDA rating of Good or better. Compare ratings, fees, and locations.
An affordable school doesn't mean a poor one. The schools below all charge less than AED 30,000 per year on average and hold a current KHDA rating of Good, Very Good, or Outstanding. Fees shown are the average across all year groups; entry-grade fees are typically lower. Many schools also offer 5-15% sibling discounts.
| # | School | KHDA Rating | Curriculum | Avg Fee | Est. | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pristine Private School | UK | AED 21,034 | 1992 | 2057 | |
| 2 | The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCH | UK | AED 21,793 | 2003 | 4303 | |
| 3 | GEMS New Millennium School L.L.C | UK | AED 28,350 | 2013 | 2654 | |
| 4 | English Language Private School | UK | AED 7,586 | 1982 | 2005 | |
| 5 | Apple International School | UK | AED 10,160 | 1994 | 5363 | |
| 6 | The Westminster School - DUBAI BRANCH | UK | AED 13,137 | 1988 | 5271 | |
| 7 | ST. Mary Catholic High School - Dubai | UK | AED 13,153 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| 8 | Al Diyafah High School L.L.C | UK | AED 14,255 | 1982 | 1964 | |
| 9 | Oxford School | UK | AED 14,952 | 1988 | 2316 | |
| 10 | M S B Private School | UK | AED 19,748 | 1992 | 1463 | |
| 11 | The City School International Private | UK | AED 19,881 | 1989 | 1017 | |
| 12 | Dubai Scholars Private School | UK | AED 20,536 | 1994 | 2748 | |
| 13 | Al Salam Private School | UK | AED 22,341 | 1989 | 1267 | |
| 14 | Dubai Gem Private School | UK | AED 24,344 | 1983 | 1101 | |
| 15 | GEMS Winchester School | UK | AED 28,652 | 2011 | 4182 | |
| 16 | Newlands School | UK | AED 28,880 | 2017 | 1042 |
Based on 16 schools with published fees. Many schools offer sibling discounts of 5-15%.
For this page, we use AED 30,000 per year (average across all year groups) as the cap. Fees in Dubai range from under AED 10,000 at budget schools to over AED 100,000 at premium ones, so AED 30K sits clearly in the lower half of the market.
Yes. We exclude schools rated Acceptable or Weak — every school listed here holds a current KHDA rating of Good or better. 3 are rated Very Good.
English Language Private School is the lowest-fee option that still meets our rating threshold, at AED 7,586 per year on average.
Most KHDA-registered schools charge fees on top of tuition: registration fee (one-off, AED 500-3,000), uniform, books, transport, and sometimes a refundable deposit. Always ask the school for the full fee schedule before applying.
Schools are sorted by KHDA rating first (Outstanding → Very Good → Good), then by lowest average fee within each rating band. See our methodology for how we score schools overall.
