School register › The best schools in Dubai Outstanding and Very Good · KHDA verified
The best schools in Dubai
This register lists 230 Dubai private schools. These are the ones the regulator rated Outstanding or Very Good at the last full inspection - the top two bands of a six-point scale. No school paid to be here, and the order is published below.
71 schools. Fees run from AED 10,952 to AED 117,708, median AED 63,565. 23 Outstanding, 48 Very Good. Last checked 2026-09-16.
1. Lycée Français International Pompidou Oud Metha · French · AED 36,900 to 50,700 a year
Outstanding 2. Dubai English Speaking School Oud Metha · British (NCfE) · AED 43,084 to 53,320 a year
Outstanding 3. GEMS Jumeira Primary School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
Outstanding 4. Horizon English School Al Wasl · British (NCfE) · AED 43,849 to 58,825 a year
Outstanding 5. Kings School Dubai Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 47,179 to 71,801 a year
Outstanding 6. Jumeirah English Speaking School Al Safa · British (NCfE) · AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
Outstanding 7. Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills · IB · AED 44,979 to 79,696 a year
Outstanding 8. Dubai British School Emirates Hills Emirates Hills · British (NCfE) · AED 53,027 to 79,541 a year
Outstanding 9. Deira International School Festival City · IB · AED 44,616 to 89,889 a year
Outstanding 10. Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Jumeirah Park · British (NCfE) · AED 55,350 to 83,015 a year
Outstanding 11. Safa Community School Al Barsha South · British (NCfE) · AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
Outstanding 12. GEMS Wellington International School Al Sufouh · IB · AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year
Outstanding 13. Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches Arabian Ranches · IB · AED 54,130 to 105,607 a year
Outstanding 14. Repton School Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
Outstanding 15. Nord Anglia International School Dubai Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
Outstanding 16. Dubai English Speaking College Academic City · British (NCfE) · AED 84,325 to 90,633 a year
Outstanding 17. Jumeirah College Al Safa · British (NCfE) · AED 78,946 to 98,681 a year
Outstanding 18. Dubai College Al Sufouh · British (NCfE) · AED 97,415 to 110,305 a year
Outstanding 19. GEMS Dubai American Academy Al Barsha South · American · Fees not listed
Outstanding 20. GEMS Modern Academy Nad Al Sheba · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Outstanding 21. Kings School Al Barsha Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · Fees not listed
Outstanding 22. Lycée Français International (Oud Metha) Oud Metha · French · Fees not listed
Outstanding 23. Victory Heights Primary School Dubai Sports City · British (NCfE) · Fees not listed
Outstanding 24. GEMS Our Own Indian School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 7,209 to 14,696 a year
Very Good 25. The Millennium School Al Qusais · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
Very Good 26. The Winchester School Jebel Ali · British (NCfE) · AED 14,950 to 33,352 a year
Very Good 27. GEMS New Millennium School Al Khail · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 23,143 to 33,557 a year
Very Good 28. GEMS Founders School Dubai Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 23,949 to 42,712 a year
Very Good 29. Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan · French · AED 24,600 to 52,800 a year
Very Good 30. German International School Dubai Academic City · International / other · AED 33,650 to 44,050 a year
Very Good 31. GEMS Royal Dubai School Mirdif · British (NCfE) · AED 40,252 to 61,410 a year
Very Good 32. The English College Dubai Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 41,000 to 68,265 a year
Very Good 33. Uptown International School Mirdif · IB · AED 31,145 to 78,420 a year
Very Good 34. Ranches Primary School Arabian Ranches · British (NCfE) · AED 50,436 to 61,643 a year
Very Good 35. GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills Al Khail · British (NCfE) · AED 19,460 to 93,959 a year
Very Good 36. Horizon International School Umm Al Sheif · British (NCfE) · AED 39,182 to 74,424 a year
Very Good 37. Greenfield International School Dubai Investments Park · IB · AED 34,470 to 82,865 a year
Very Good 38. Regent International School Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 49,076 to 69,730 a year
Very Good 39. Safa British School Al Safa · British (NCfE) · AED 45,428 to 73,550 a year
Very Good 40. GEMS FirstPoint School Dubailand · British (NCfE) · AED 44,288 to 75,756 a year
Very Good 41. Raffles International School Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 34,055 to 86,815 a year
Very Good 42. GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis Silicon Oasis · British (NCfE) · AED 40,340 to 89,246 a year
Very Good 43. Brighton College Dubai Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 50,830 to 80,780 a year
Very Good 44. Dubai International Academy Al Barsha Al Barsha · IB · AED 47,807 to 84,928 a year
Very Good 45. Jumeira Baccalaureate School Jumeirah · IB · AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
Very Good 46. Kings School Nad Al Sheba Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
Very Good 47. Sunmarke School Al Khail · IB · AED 53,040 to 88,538 a year
Very Good 48. Hartland International School Meydan · IB · AED 48,781 to 92,803 a year
Very Good 49. Repton Al Barsha Al Barsha South · British (NCfE) · AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
Very Good 50. Dubai Heights Academy Al Barsha · IB · AED 48,688 to 96,880 a year
Very Good 51. Arcadia British School Jumeirah Village Circle · British (NCfE) · AED 67,687 to 96,209 a year
Very Good 52. Swiss International Scientific School Healthcare City · IB · AED 68,868 to 114,268 a year
Very Good 53. GEMS World Academy Al Barsha · IB · AED 71,113 to 123,442 a year
Very Good 54. Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai Dubai Sports City · British (NCfE) · AED 78,758 to 119,713 a year
Very Good 55. North London Collegiate School Dubai Meydan · IB · AED 91,735 to 143,681 a year
Very Good 56. Ambassador School Bur Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 57. Bilingual French International School Meydan · French · Fees not listed
Very Good 58. Credence High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 59. Delhi Private School Jebel Ali · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good Very Good 61. Emirates International School Meadows The Meadows · IB · Fees not listed
Very Good 62. GEMS Our Own English High School Al Warqa’a · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 63. JSS International School Jumeirah Village Circle · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 64. JSS Private School Al Wasl · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 65. Jebel Ali School Jebel Ali · British (NCfE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 66. Kent College Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · Fees not listed
Very Good Very Good 68. Lycée Français Jean Mermoz Al Quoz · French · Fees not listed
Very Good 69. Raffles World Academy Umm Suqeim · IB · Fees not listed
Very Good 70. The Indian High School Oud Metha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · Fees not listed
Very Good 71. Universal American School Ras Al Khor · American · Fees not listed
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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