UAE Ministry of Education Curriculum Schools
These private schools teach the UAE Ministry of Education national curriculum, the same programme as the government sector, leading to the Emirates Standardised Test and the MoE secondary certificate. They are typically the most affordable private option and teach substantially in Arabic.
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Fees at a glance
| School | Curriculum | Annual fees from | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys | American | AED 45,000 | Outstanding |
| The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Girls | American | AED 33,910 | Outstanding |
| Baraem Al Ain Private School | UAE MoE | AED 9,300 | Very Good |
| Al Bashair Private School | UAE MoE | AED 14,120 | Very Good |
| Al Ansar International School Sharjah | British | AED 16,500 | Very Good |
| Rosary School | UAE MoE | AED 8,480 | Very Good |
| Al Ittihad National Private School – Shakhbout City | American | AED 31,110 | Very Good |
| Al Andalus Private Academy | UAE MoE | AED 5,890 | Very Good |
| Al Ittihad National Private School – Khalifa City | American | AED 21,830 | Very Good |
| Sharjah International Private School | British | AED 9,055 | Good |
Fees shown are annual starting tuition, read from each school's own published fee schedule and not estimated or interpolated; ratings come from KHDA, ADEK, SPEA and other regulator publications. How Talem verifies → Talem holds 5,698 published fee rows, one for every year group a school publishes, and 362 of the 416 schools listed publish 2026/2027 fees. Open a school's fee page for its full year-by-year ladder and the academic year it covers, or browse the UAE school fee index, every school that publishes a fee structure, grouped by emirate.
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Frequently asked questions
How many private MoE curriculum schools are there?
Talem lists 28 private schools teaching the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum. Government schools, which teach the same curriculum free to Emirati nationals, are not listed here.
Who is the MoE curriculum aimed at?
Mainly Emirati and Arab families who want a national curriculum and Arabic as the primary language of instruction, with a route into UAE universities through the MoE secondary certificate.
How much do MoE curriculum schools cost?
They sit at the affordable end of the private market, generally well below the international curriculum schools. Each profile carries the full fee structure by grade.