Schools in Al Nahda
6 private schools listed in Al Nahda. Median mid-range fee: AED 19,828 a year. View Al Nahda on Google Maps.
Al Nahda at a glance. Ratings here: 5 Good · 1 Acceptable. Curricula: 5 British (NCfE) · 1 Indian (CBSE/ICSE). Published mid-range fees span AED 5,765-24,420 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Al Nahda to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Al Nahda
Fees in Al Nahda are below the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Al Nahda it is AED 19,828, roughly 55% 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 Diyafah High School, Al Salam Private School, MSB Private School, Pristine Private 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: The Central School Dubai at around AED 5,765 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 6 of the 6 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 Nahda
Of the 6 schools in Al Nahda, 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 |
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| Al Diyafah High School | Good | AED 11,596 to 24,655 |
| Al Salam Private School | Good | AED 17,449 to 31,390 |
| MSB Private School | Good | Fees not published |
| Pristine Private School | Good | around AED 21,530 |
| The Sheffield Private School | Good | Fees not published |
| The Central School Dubai | Acceptable | AED 4,177 to 7,352 |
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 Nahda
Straight-line from the centre of Al Nahda, 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: Al Qusais (15) · Al Mamzar (1) · Muhaisnah (14).
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21 schools outside Al Nahda 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.