Schools in Al Qusais
15 private schools listed in Al Qusais. Median mid-range fee: AED 12,441 a year. View Al Qusais on Google Maps.
Al Qusais at a glance. Ratings here: 1 Very Good · 7 Good · 6 Acceptable · 1 Not yet rated. Curricula: 8 British (NCfE) · 4 Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · 2 American · 1 International / other. Published mid-range fees span AED 4,680-35,500 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Al Qusais to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Al Qusais
Fees in Al Qusais are below the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Al Qusais it is AED 12,441, roughly 72% 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: The Millennium 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: H.H.Sheikh Rashid Pakistani School at around AED 4,680 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 14 of the 15 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 Qusais
Of the 15 schools in Al Qusais, 1 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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| The Millennium School | Very Good | AED 18,278 to 26,876 |
| American International School Dubai | Good | Fees not published |
| Amity School Dubai | Good | Fees not published |
| Apple International School | Good | AED 9,647 to 22,398 |
| Capital School Dubai | Good | AED 23,000 to 48,000 |
| Dubai Scholars Private School | Good | Fees not published |
| Star International School Al Qusais | Good | Fees not published |
| The Westminster School | Good | AED 7,860 to 17,869 |
| Al Maaref American School | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| Al Sadiq Islamic English School | Acceptable | AED 4,700 to 9,500 |
| Crescent English School | Acceptable | AED 3,628 to 10,775 |
| Dubai Carmel School | Acceptable | AED 8,912 to 15,124 |
| H.H.Sheikh Rashid Pakistani School | Acceptable | AED 3,100 to 6,260 |
| Woodlem Park School | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| Amity English School | Not yet rated | 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 Qusais
Straight-line from the centre of Al Qusais, 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 Nahda (6) · Al Mamzar (1) · Muhaisnah (14).
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Acceptable - 1.6 km
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Good - 1.9 km
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20 schools outside Al Qusais 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.