Schools in Dubailand
7 private schools listed in Dubailand. Median mid-range fee: AED 60,022 a year. View Dubailand on Google Maps.
Dubailand at a glance. Ratings here: 1 Very Good · 5 Good · 1 Not yet rated. Curricula: 5 British (NCfE) · 2 IB. Published mid-range fees span AED 29,400-65,978 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Dubailand to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Dubailand
Fees in Dubailand are above the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Dubailand it is AED 60,022, roughly 37% higher. 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 FirstPoint 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: GEMS Winchester School at around AED 29,400 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 Dubailand
Of the 7 schools in Dubailand, 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 FirstPoint School | Very Good | AED 44,288 to 75,756 |
| Fairgreen International School | Good | Fees not published |
| GEMS Metropole School Al Waha | Good | Fees not published |
| GEMS Winchester School | Good | AED 20,400 to 38,400 |
| South View School | Good | Fees not published |
| The Aquila School | Good | AED 54,081 to 77,876 |
| Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia | 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 Dubailand
Straight-line from the centre of Dubailand, 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: Arabian Ranches (3) · Mudon (1) · Al Barsha South (7).
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Outstanding - 5.0 km
Very Good - 6.2 km
Outstanding - 6.8 km
Good - 7.1 km
Acceptable - 7.2 km
Very Good - 7.4 km
Outstanding - 7.5 km
Not yet rated
19 schools outside Dubailand 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.