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The best schools in Dubai
Dubai has 212 KHDA-registered private schools in this register. 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.
68 schools. Fees run from AED 8,500 to AED 117,500, median AED 59,552. 22 Outstanding, 46 Very Good. Last checked 2026-08-10.
1. GEMS Modern Academy Nad Al Sheba · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
Outstanding 2. Victory Heights Primary School Dubai Sports City · British (NCfE) · AED 36,000 to 52,000 a year
Outstanding 3. Dubai English Speaking School Oud Metha · British (NCfE) · AED 43,084 to 53,320 a year
Outstanding 4. GEMS Jumeira Primary School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
Outstanding 5. Lycée Français International Pompidou Oud Metha · French · AED 35,000 to 65,000 a year
Outstanding 6. Horizon English School Al Safa · British (NCfE) · AED 43,849 to 58,825 a year
Outstanding 7. Kings School Dubai Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 47,179 to 71,801 a year
Outstanding 8. Jumeirah English Speaking School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
Outstanding 9. Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills · IB · AED 44,979 to 79,696 a year
Outstanding 10. Dubai British School Emirates Hills Emirates Hills · British (NCfE) · AED 53,027 to 79,541 a year
Outstanding 11. Deira International School Festival City · IB · AED 44,616 to 89,889 a year
Outstanding 12. Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Jumeirah Park · British (NCfE) · AED 55,350 to 83,015 a year
Outstanding 13. Safa Community School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
Outstanding 14. GEMS Wellington International School Al Sufouh · British (NCfE) · AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year
Outstanding 15. Kings School Al Barsha Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year
Outstanding 16. Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches Arabian Ranches · British (NCfE) · AED 54,130 to 105,607 a year
Outstanding 17. Repton School Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
Outstanding 18. GEMS Dubai American Academy Al Barsha · American · AED 65,000 to 95,000 a year
Outstanding 19. Nord Anglia International School Dubai Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
Outstanding 20. Dubai English Speaking College Oud Metha · British (NCfE) · AED 84,325 to 90,633 a year
Outstanding 21. Jumeirah College Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 78,946 to 98,681 a year
Outstanding 22. Dubai College Al Sufouh · British (NCfE) · AED 97,415 to 110,305 a year
Outstanding 23. The Indian High School Oud Metha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 6,000 to 11,000 a year
Very Good 24. GEMS Our Own Indian School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 7,000 to 14,000 a year
Very Good 25. GEMS Our Own English High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
Very Good 26. Delhi Private School Al Garhoud · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year
Very Good 27. JSS International School Al Barsha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 14,000 to 25,000 a year
Very Good 28. JSS Private School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 14,000 to 25,000 a year
Very Good 29. Credence High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 15,000 to 27,000 a year
Very Good 30. The Millennium School Al Qusais · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
Very Good 31. The Winchester School Jebel Ali · British (NCfE) · AED 18,000 to 31,000 a year
Very Good 32. GEMS New Millennium School Al Khail · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 23,143 to 33,557 a year
Very Good 33. Ambassador School Al Qusais · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
Very Good 34. GEMS Founders School Dubai Motor City · British (NCfE) · AED 23,949 to 42,712 a year
Very Good 35. German International School Dubai Al Quoz · International / other · AED 33,650 to 44,050 a year
Very Good 36. Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan · French · AED 35,000 to 55,000 a year
Very Good 37. GEMS Royal Dubai School Mirdif · British (NCfE) · AED 40,252 to 61,410 a year
Very Good 38. Lycée Français Jean Mermoz Al Quoz · French · AED 40,000 to 65,000 a year
Very Good 39. Arcadia British School Dubai Hills Estate · British (NCfE) · AED 38,000 to 68,000 a year
Very Good 40. The English College Dubai Al Quoz · British (NCfE) · AED 41,000 to 68,265 a year
Very Good 41. Uptown International School Mirdif · American · AED 31,145 to 78,420 a year
Very Good 42. Ranches Primary School Arabian Ranches · British (NCfE) · AED 50,436 to 61,643 a year
Very Good 43. GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail Al Khail · British (NCfE) · AED 19,460 to 93,959 a year
Very Good 44. Horizon International School Umm Al Sheif · British (NCfE) · AED 39,182 to 74,424 a year
Very Good 45. Emirates International School Meadows The Meadows · IB · AED 44,000 to 71,000 a year
Very Good 46. Universal American School Festival City · American · AED 44,000 to 73,000 a year
Very Good 47. Greenfield International School Al Quoz · IB · AED 34,470 to 82,865 a year
Very Good 48. Regent International School JLT · British (NCfE) · AED 49,076 to 69,730 a year
Very Good 49. Safa British School Al Quoz · British (NCfE) · AED 45,428 to 73,550 a year
Very Good 50. GEMS FirstPoint School The Villa · British (NCfE) · AED 44,288 to 75,756 a year
Very Good 51. Raffles International School Umm Suqeim · IB · AED 34,055 to 86,815 a year
Very Good 52. Emirates International School Jumeirah Jumeirah · IB · AED 48,000 to 73,000 a year
Very Good 53. Jebel Ali School Damac Hills · British (NCfE) · AED 46,000 to 75,000 a year
Very Good 54. Bilingual French International School Al Barsha · French · AED 50,000 to 77,000 a year
Very Good 55. GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis Silicon Oasis · British (NCfE) · AED 40,340 to 89,246 a year
Very Good 56. Dubai International Academy Al Barsha Al Barsha · IB · AED 47,807 to 84,928 a year
Very Good 57. Jumeira Baccalaureate School Jumeirah · IB · AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
Very Good 58. Raffles World Academy Umm Suqeim · IB · AED 48,000 to 88,000 a year
Very Good 59. Kings School Nad Al Sheba Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
Very Good 60. Sunmarke School Jumeirah Village Triangle · British (NCfE) · AED 53,040 to 88,538 a year
Very Good 61. Hartland International School Nad Al Sheba · IB · AED 48,781 to 92,803 a year
Very Good 62. Repton Al Barsha Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
Very Good 63. Dubai Heights Academy Al Barsha South · British (NCfE) · AED 48,688 to 96,880 a year
Very Good 64. Brighton College Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 62,000 to 100,000 a year
Very Good 65. Swiss International Scientific School Healthcare City · IB · AED 68,868 to 114,268 a year
Very Good 66. GEMS World Academy Al Barsha South · IB · AED 71,113 to 123,442 a year
Very Good 67. Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai Dubai Hills Estate · British (NCfE) · AED 78,758 to 119,713 a year
Very Good 68. North London Collegiate School Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 95,000 to 140,000 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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