School fees calculator
Type each child's yearly tuition, choose how many years, and tick the extras. See the real cost per year and in total, with the rules for your emirate.
Use the tuition on the school's official fee sheet for the child's grade. 40,000 is only an example.
Sibling discounts are not set by the regulator: some schools give one, many don't. Ask the school and get it in writing. Applied to the tuition of the 2nd child onwards.
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Ask for the official fee sheet for the year. It splits the fees into compulsory (tuition, registration, re-enrolment), additional (transport, trips, books) and optional ones you can say no to.
In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the registration and re-enrolment deposits are taken off the tuition. They still mean paying cash months before the year starts, so plan for them.
The same school usually charges more for each stage: kindergarten is cheapest and the last years of secondary are dearest. A 3-year plan for a 4-year-old will grow as they move up.
Schools split tuition into terms or months. In Abu Dhabi the policy says at least three instalments. Ask about the dates before you agree, and about any late-payment rules.
Sources (last checked 27 October 2026): Dubai Government Media Office, 22 May 2026: KHDA confirms no fee increase for Dubai private schools in 2026-27; Gulf News, 2 May 2025: Education Cost Index of 2.35% for 2025-26; Gulf News, 19 August 2026, on KHDA's rules for deposits and refunds (application fee up to AED 500, registration deposit up to 10% of tuition and deducted from it, re-registration deposit up to 5% or AED 500, whichever is lower); KHDA School Fees Fact Sheet and Education Directory (web.khda.gov.ae). Abu Dhabi: ADEK School Fees Policy (adek.gov.ae), as summarised by Khaleej Times, November 2024 (increases only with ADEK approval, registration capped at 5% of tuition and deducted, at least three instalments, books and uniforms at cost). Sharjah: SPEA announcement, March 2023 (increases up to 5% depending on rating, once every two years). The fee ranges are those of Dubai's Outstanding-rated schools for 2026-27, as reported by Khaleej Times; they are not an official KHDA summary. We found no published 2026-27 fee-increase decision for Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or the other emirates: check with the authority. This is an estimate, not financial advice.