Average school fees for a student is Dh30,000 per year

Despite pandemic, enrolments at new schools in Dubai have shown an increase of 14 per cent in the last academic year. Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)’s private school landscape report for the year 2020-21 revealed that the average fees paid by a student in Dubai is Dh29,953.

The data shows 50 per cent of all students pay less than Dh20,000 a year as tution fees. It also shows that 53 per cent of all students in Dubai have returned to face-to-face learning, while 47 per cent continue to study through full-time distance learning.

The report added that the 30 new private schools that opened in the emirate between the academic years of 2017-18 and 2019-20 saw student numbers increasing by 14 per cent in the last academic year. Private school enrolment for students in grades 1 to 12 in the current academic year saw a slight decrease of 1.7 per cent, compared to the 2019-20 academic year.

Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of KHDA, said: “Dubai’s school sector faced unprecedented circumstances this year. Despite setbacks, the emirate’s school sector has not only proven its ability to bounce back from challenges, but also recovered stronger and better. New schools continue to open in Dubai, new families continue to move to Dubai, and our educational community continues to deliver a high quality of education.