Schools in Bur Dubai
7 private schools listed in Bur Dubai. Median mid-range fee: AED 22,577 a year. View Bur Dubai on Google Maps.
Bur Dubai at a glance. Ratings here: 1 Very Good · 3 Good · 2 Acceptable · 1 Not yet rated. Curricula: 3 International / other · 1 American · 1 British (NCfE) · 1 IB · 1 Indian (CBSE/ICSE). Build a family plan and filter to Bur Dubai to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Bur Dubai
Fees in Bur Dubai are below the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Bur Dubai it is AED 22,577, roughly 49% 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: Ambassador 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 Apple International Community School at around AED 22,577 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 7 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 Bur Dubai
Of the 7 schools in Bur Dubai, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador School | Very Good | Fees not published |
| DEWA Academy | Good | Fees not published |
| Himayah Kindergarten for Education (Karama) | Good | Fees not published |
| New Academy School | Good | Fees not published |
| Himayah School For Education Girls | Acceptable | Fees not published |
| The Apple International Community School | Acceptable | AED 19,427 to 25,728 |
| Ambassador International Academy Mankhool | 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.
- Not yet rated
- Very Good
- Good
- Good
- Acceptable
- Good
- Acceptable
The nearest schools outside Bur Dubai
Straight-line from the centre of Bur Dubai, 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: Umm Hurair (3) · Oud Metha (7) · Deira (7).
- 2.4 km
Outstanding - 2.6 km
Very Good - 2.7 km
Acceptable - 2.7 km
Good - 2.8 km
Acceptable - 2.8 km
Good - 3.0 km
Outstanding - 3.0 km
Good
21 schools outside Bur Dubai 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.