How much do schools cost in Dubai per year?

The range spans budget Indian-curriculum schools right through to premier British and IB provision, and the gap between the two ends roughly tracks the curriculum question below — cheaper schools are rarely the same product as expensive ones, just a smaller one. Where you land inside the mid-tier band also depends on which extras a school folds into its published fee and which it lists separately on top.

Because transport, uniforms and activities sit outside the headline fee, the number advertised is never the number you actually pay — budget for it as a range rather than a fixed figure before you sign an enrolment offer. If an employer is willing to cover one child's fees, get that commitment in writing at offer stage, since a verbal assurance from a hiring manager rarely survives into the actual payroll process.