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The best-value schools in Dubai — by the numbers
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Very Good rating under AED 30,000
The register’s sweet spot — the second-highest rating on the six-point scale at mid-market fees (11 schools):
The Indian High School Oud Metha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 6,000 to 11,000 a year
Very Good GEMS Our Own Indian School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 7,000 to 14,000 a year
Very Good GEMS Our Own English High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
Very Good Delhi Private School Al Garhoud · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year
Very Good JSS International School Al Barsha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 14,000 to 25,000 a year
Very Good JSS Private School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 14,000 to 25,000 a year
Very Good Credence High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 15,000 to 27,000 a year
Very Good The Millennium School Al Qusais · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
Very Good The Winchester School Jebel Ali · British (NCfE) · AED 18,000 to 31,000 a year
Very Good GEMS New Millennium School Al Khail · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 23,143 to 33,557 a year
Very Good Ambassador School Al Qusais · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
Very Good Good rating under AED 18,000
Solid inspection outcomes at genuinely accessible fees (9 schools):
Pearl Wisdom School Deira · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
Good Smart Vision School International City · International / other · AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
Good New Indian Model School Bur Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 8,000 to 16,000 a year
Good Primus Private School Muhaisnah · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
Good Gulf Indian High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 17,000 a year
Good Our Own High School Al Warqa’a · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 19,000 a year
Good Springdales School Dubai Umm Hurair · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
Good Bright Riders School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
Good Apple International School Al Barsha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 11,000 to 22,000 a year
Good Outstanding schools with entry fees under AED 60,000
The top rating doesn’t always mean top-bracket pricing — these Outstanding schools publish entry-year fees below AED 60,000 (17 schools; ranges rise through the year groups):
GEMS Modern Academy Nad Al Sheba · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
Outstanding Lycée Français International Pompidou Oud Metha · French · AED 35,000 to 65,000 a year
Outstanding Victory Heights Primary School Dubai Sports City · British (NCfE) · AED 36,000 to 52,000 a year
Outstanding Dubai English Speaking School Oud Metha · British (NCfE) · AED 43,084 to 53,320 a year
Outstanding Horizon English School Al Safa · British (NCfE) · AED 43,849 to 58,825 a year
Outstanding GEMS Jumeira Primary School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
Outstanding Deira International School Festival City · IB · AED 44,616 to 89,889 a year
Outstanding Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills · IB · AED 44,979 to 79,696 a year
Outstanding Kings School Dubai Umm Suqeim · British (NCfE) · AED 47,179 to 71,801 a year
Outstanding GEMS Wellington International School Al Sufouh · British (NCfE) · AED 47,527 to 103,399 a year
Outstanding Dubai British School Emirates Hills Emirates Hills · British (NCfE) · AED 53,027 to 79,541 a year
Outstanding Kings School Al Barsha Al Barsha · British (NCfE) · AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year
Outstanding Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches Arabian Ranches · British (NCfE) · AED 54,130 to 105,607 a year
Outstanding Jumeirah English Speaking School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
Outstanding Safa Community School Jumeirah · British (NCfE) · AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
Outstanding Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Jumeirah Park · British (NCfE) · AED 55,350 to 83,015 a year
Outstanding Repton School Dubai Nad Al Sheba · British (NCfE) · AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
Outstanding Highest rating-per-dirham overall
Every priced school scored as rating weight ÷ mid-range fee — the fifteen strongest:
The Indian High School Oud Metha · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 6,000 to 11,000 a year
Very Good GEMS Our Own Indian School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 7,000 to 14,000 a year
Very Good GEMS Our Own English High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
Very Good Delhi Private School Al Garhoud · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 17,000 a year
Very Good Pearl Wisdom School Deira · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
Good Smart Vision School International City · International / other · AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
Good Arab Unity School Deira · International / other · AED 6,462 to 10,808 a year
Acceptable New Indian Model School Bur Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 8,000 to 16,000 a year
Good Primus Private School Muhaisnah · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 16,000 a year
Good H.H.Sheikh Rashid Pakistani School Al Quoz · International / other · AED 7,000 to 12,000 a year
Acceptable Gulf Indian High School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 9,000 to 17,000 a year
Good Our Own High School Al Warqa’a · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 19,000 a year
Good Springdales School Dubai Umm Hurair · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
Good Bright Riders School Al Quoz · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
Good Buds Public School Al Nahda · Indian (CBSE/ICSE) · AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
Acceptable Methodology, in full. Ratings weighted Outstanding 6 … not-yet-rated 2; value = weight ÷ published mid-range fee; thresholds as stated above; source data on every school page and in the public register file . Fees are frozen for 2026–27. A cheap school isn’t automatically right and an expensive one isn’t automatically better — pressure-test any choice with the cost calculator and your family plan .
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