Schools in Mirdif
4 private schools listed in Mirdif. Median mid-range fee: AED 53,750 a year. View Mirdif on Google Maps.
Mirdif at a glance. Ratings here: 2 Very Good · 2 Good. Curricula: 2 British (NCfE) · 1 IB · 1 International / other. Published mid-range fees span AED 50,831-54,782 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Mirdif to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Mirdif
Fees in Mirdif are above the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Mirdif it is AED 53,750, roughly 22% 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 Royal Dubai School, Uptown 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: GEMS Royal Dubai School at around AED 50,831 mid-range. Tuition is never the whole cost - see what a Dubai school year really costs before you budget on that figure.
- Inclusion: 4 of the 4 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 Mirdif
Of the 4 schools in Mirdif, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEMS Royal Dubai School | Very Good | AED 40,252 to 61,410 |
| Uptown International School | Very Good | AED 31,145 to 78,420 |
| Chinese School Dubai | Good | Fees not published |
| Star International School Mirdif | Good | AED 34,000 to 73,500 |
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 Mirdif
Straight-line from the centre of Mirdif, 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 Mizhar (7) · Al Warqa’a (12) · Nad Al Hamar (2).
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Good - 2.4 km
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21 schools outside Mirdif 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.