Schools in Al Garhoud
9 private schools listed in Al Garhoud. Median mid-range fee: AED 6,786 a year. View Al Garhoud on Google Maps.
Al Garhoud at a glance. Ratings here: 5 Good · 4 Acceptable. Curricula: 4 Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · 2 American · 2 International / other · 1 British (NCfE). Published mid-range fees span AED 6,080-7,492 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Al Garhoud to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Al Garhoud
Fees in Al Garhoud are below the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Al Garhoud it is AED 6,786, roughly 85% lower. Everything on this page is computed from the register rather than written as description, so it changes when the data does.
- Highest rated here: Al Mawakeb School Al Garhoud, GEMS Legacy School, Gulf Indian High School, New Indian Model School. A strong rating is a starting point, not a match - check the inclusion judgement separately on each page, because they differ.
- Most affordable listed: Grammar School at around AED 6,080 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 9 of the 9 schools here carry a KHDA inclusion rating, shown on each school’s page separately from the overall rating. If your child needs support, read your rights first - a school cannot refuse admission on the basis of special educational needs, and a refusal must be filed with KHDA within two working days.
The best-rated schools in Al Garhoud
Of the 9 schools in Al Garhoud, 0 reached Outstanding or Very Good at the last full inspection. They are listed here in the order the regulator placed them - there is no ranking within a band, because KHDA does not publish one and we will not invent it.
| School | KHDA rating | Fees a year |
|---|---|---|
| Al Mawakeb School Al Garhoud | Good | Fees not published |
| GEMS Legacy School | Good | Fees not published |
| Gulf Indian High School | Good | Fees not published |
| New Indian Model School | Good | Fees not published |
| The Indian High School Garhoud | Good | Fees not published |
| Dubai International Private School Garhoud | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| Grammar School | Acceptable | AED 5,120 to 7,040 |
| The National Charity School for Boys | Acceptable | AED 5,927 to 9,056 |
| The National Charity School for Girls | Acceptable | Fees not published |
Fees are the published range for 2026-27, frozen by KHDA. Tuition is not the whole cost - the true cost calculator adds the rest.
Before you shortlist by district
Choosing by area is how most families start and it is rarely how they finish. The distance that decides your mornings is the one between the schools your children actually attend, not from home to each - our two-school tool gives you that in one click. And if a bus is likely, confirm your address sits inside a served zone before accepting a place: routes run to fixed pick-up points, not door to door. What the bus really costs explains the rest.
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The nearest schools outside Al Garhoud
Straight-line from the centre of Al Garhoud, using KHDA’s own record of where each school sits - not a drive time, and Dubai traffic at 7am does not follow straight lines. Drive the shortlist once on a school morning before you count on any of it. Neighbouring areas: Festival City (1) · Healthcare City (1) · Umm Hurair (3).
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Good - 2.9 km
Acceptable - 2.9 km
Good - 3.0 km
Acceptable - 3.0 km
Outstanding - 3.2 km
Very Good - 3.2 km
Good - 3.2 km
Very Good
20 schools outside Al Garhoud are left out of this list because we hold only a district centre for them, and ranking a school by a point we placed ourselves would be a guess dressed as a measurement. Two schools at once? The commute tool measures between any pair.