Schools and universities in Dubai — matched to your child

Dubai has schools across 17 curricula; the most common are the British curriculum and the International Baccalaureate (IB), and there are Russian-curriculum schools too. Fees vary widely — roughly AED 3,500 to 108,000 per year.

We start with your family: the child’s age and character, language, curriculum, budget, district and logistics. Then we build a shortlist of real options with places — not "dream schools" with a two-year waitlist.

Dubai schools are regulated by KHDA, which rates them on a scale from Outstanding to Weak. One important detail: full inspections were paused and resume in 2026–27 under a new two-tier system, so the current public ratings reflect the 2023–24 assessment.

We help you look beyond the rating — at the curriculum, teachers, environment and graduate outcomes for your child's profile. Arabic is compulsory in schools, and we factor that into the choice.

We support applications, assessments and interviews, and help with mid-year transfers between schools. For older students, we advise on universities: Dubai hosts branch campuses of foreign universities in the DIAC and Knowledge Park clusters (Heriot-Watt, Middlesex, Birmingham Dubai, Wollongong and others).

Free-zone branch quality is assured by KHDA via UQAIB; federal programmes are accredited by the CAA. For government recognition of a degree, CAA accreditation matters — we flag this when choosing.