Schools in Al Warqa’a
12 private schools listed in Al Warqa’a. Median mid-range fee: AED 30,750 a year. View Al Warqa’a on Google Maps.
Al Warqa’a at a glance. Ratings here: 1 Very Good · 7 Good · 4 Acceptable. Curricula: 6 American · 3 British (NCfE) · 3 Indian (CBSE/ICSE). Published mid-range fees span AED 11,650-58,476 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Al Warqa’a to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Al Warqa’a
Fees in Al Warqa’a are below the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Al Warqa’a it is AED 30,750, roughly 30% 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: GEMS Our Own English High 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: Our Own High School at around AED 11,650 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 11 of the 12 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 Warqa’a
Of the 12 schools in Al Warqa’a, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEMS Our Own English High School | Very Good | Fees not published |
| GEMS Al Khaleej International School | Good | AED 36,096 to 52,129 |
| International School of Arts and Sciences | Good | Fees not published |
| Newlands School Dubai | Good | AED 21,400 to 40,100 |
| Our Own High School | Good | AED 8,700 to 14,600 |
| Primus Private School | Good | AED 12,265 to 24,587 |
| Sharjah American International Private School Dubai | Good | Fees not published |
| The School of Research Science | Good | AED 37,163 to 79,790 |
| Cedar School | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| Ignite School | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| International Academic School | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| The School of Research Science US High School | 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 Warqa’a
Straight-line from the centre of Al Warqa’a, 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: Mirdif (4) · Nad Al Hamar (2) · Al Mizhar (7).
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Very Good - 3.2 km
Good - 3.7 km
Good - 3.8 km
Not yet rated - 4.3 km
Good - 4.3 km
Acceptable - 5.2 km
Acceptable - 5.3 km
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21 schools outside Al Warqa’a 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.