Schools in Jumeirah Village Circle
3 private schools listed in Jumeirah Village Circle. Median mid-range fee: AED 81,948 a year. View Jumeirah Village Circle on Google Maps.
Jumeirah Village Circle at a glance. Ratings here: 2 Very Good · 1 Not yet rated. Curricula: 2 British (NCfE) · 1 Indian (CBSE/ICSE). Build a family plan and filter to Jumeirah Village Circle to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Jumeirah Village Circle
Fees in Jumeirah Village Circle are above the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Jumeirah Village Circle it is AED 81,948, roughly 86% 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: Arcadia British School, JSS International 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: Arcadia British School at around AED 81,948 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 2 of the 3 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 Jumeirah Village Circle
Of the 3 schools in Jumeirah Village Circle, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia British School | Very Good | AED 67,687 to 96,209 |
| JSS International School | Very Good | Fees not published |
| Harrow International School Dubai | 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 Jumeirah Village Circle
Straight-line from the centre of Jumeirah Village Circle, 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 Khail (4) · Motor City (1) · Dubai Sports City (5).
- 1.8 km
Outstanding - 2.1 km
Good - 2.1 km
Very Good - 2.6 km
Very Good - 2.6 km
Acceptable - 2.7 km
Very Good - 2.8 km
Good - 3.0 km
Acceptable
19 schools outside Jumeirah Village Circle 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.