IB curriculum · Outstanding or Very Good

The best IB schools in Dubai

These are the IB-curriculum schools KHDA rated Outstanding or Very Good at the last full inspection. For every IB school at any rating, see the IB curriculum page.

12 schools. Fees run from AED 57,500 to AED 97,277, median AED 66,809. 2 Outstanding, 10 Very Good. Last checked 2026-08-10.

• 1. Dubai International Academy

  Emirates Hills · IB · AED 44,979 to 79,696 a year

  Outstanding
• 2. Deira International School

  Festival City · IB · AED 44,616 to 89,889 a year

  Outstanding
• 3. Emirates International School Meadows

  The Meadows · IB · AED 44,000 to 71,000 a year

  Very Good
• 4. Greenfield International School

  Al Quoz · IB · AED 34,470 to 82,865 a year

  Very Good
• 5. Raffles International School

  Umm Suqeim · IB · AED 34,055 to 86,815 a year

  Very Good
• 6. Emirates International School Jumeirah

  Jumeirah · IB · AED 48,000 to 73,000 a year

  Very Good
• 7. Dubai International Academy Al Barsha

  Al Barsha · IB · AED 47,807 to 84,928 a year

  Very Good
• 8. Jumeira Baccalaureate School

  Jumeirah · IB · AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year

  Very Good
• 9. Raffles World Academy

  Umm Suqeim · IB · AED 48,000 to 88,000 a year

  Very Good
• 10. Hartland International School

  Nad Al Sheba · IB · AED 48,781 to 92,803 a year

  Very Good
• 11. Swiss International Scientific School

  Healthcare City · IB · AED 68,868 to 114,268 a year

  Very Good
• 12. GEMS World Academy

  Al Barsha South · IB · AED 71,113 to 123,442 a year

  Very Good

How this list is ordered

By KHDA inspection rating first, then by mid-range annual fee, cheapest first within each rating band. Nothing else is weighted, and no school can pay for a position. Where two schools share a rating and a similar fee, they are ordered alphabetically — not by any judgement of ours.

Ratings come from the KHDA DSIB 2023–24 inspection cycle, the most recent completed round; full inspections were paused for 2024–25 and 2025–26. Every rating here is therefore older than it looks, and that is true of every Dubai school guide. Always read the current report on the official KHDA directory.

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