Schools in Umm Suqeim
7 private schools listed in Umm Suqeim. Median mid-range fee: AED 59,490 a year. View Umm Suqeim on Google Maps.
Umm Suqeim at a glance. Ratings here: 1 Outstanding · 4 Very Good · 1 Good · 1 Not yet rated. Curricula: 4 British (NCfE) · 2 IB · 1 American. Published mid-range fees span AED 54,632-60,435 a year. Build a family plan and filter to Umm Suqeim to see matches with honest all-in budgets.
What the numbers say about Umm Suqeim
Fees in Umm Suqeim are above the city median. Dubai’s median mid-range fee is AED 43,956; in Umm Suqeim it is AED 59,490, roughly 35% 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: Kings School Dubai. 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 English College Dubai at around AED 54,632 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 Umm Suqeim
Of the 7 schools in Umm Suqeim, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kings School Dubai | Outstanding | AED 47,179 to 71,801 |
| Emirates International School Jumeirah | Very Good | Fees not published |
| Raffles International School | Very Good | AED 34,055 to 86,815 |
| Raffles World Academy | Very Good | Fees not published |
| The English College Dubai | Very Good | AED 41,000 to 68,265 |
| Collegiate International School | Good | Fees not published |
| BC Academy International School | 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 Umm Suqeim
Straight-line from the centre of Umm Suqeim, 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 Al Sheif (1) · Al Safa (4) · Al Barsha (16).
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Very Good - 4.0 km
Very Good - 4.5 km
Outstanding - 4.6 km
Outstanding - 4.7 km
Acceptable - 4.8 km
Acceptable - 4.8 km
Acceptable - 4.8 km
Outstanding
21 schools outside Umm Suqeim 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.