Schools Under AED 20,000 a Year in the UAE
Schools across the UAE whose fees start under AED 20,000 a year. This is the widest genuinely affordable band in the country, spanning every emirate and all the major curricula, sorted cheapest first.
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Fees at a glance
| School | Curriculum | Annual fees from | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale Indian School | Indian CBSE | AED 2,700 | Acceptable |
| Crescent English High School | Indian CBSE | AED 2,859 | Acceptable |
| Indian School Fujairah | Indian CBSE | AED 3,100 | Not Rated |
| Sharjah Indian School | Indian CBSE | AED 3,700 | Good |
| Little Flower English School | Indian CBSE | AED 3,837 | Acceptable |
| Al Bangladeshi English Private School - Ras Al Khaimah | Bangladeshi | AED 3,950 | Weak |
| Gulf Model School | Indian CBSE | AED 3,966 | Acceptable |
| Metropolitan International Indian Private School | Indian CBSE | AED 4,000 | Not Rated |
| The Central School | Indian CBSE | AED 4,177 | Acceptable |
| Modern Indian School Dibba | Indian CBSE | AED 4,360 | Not Rated |
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 5,666 published fee rows, one for every year group a school publishes, and 360 of the 415 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 UAE schools cost under AED 20,000 a year?
Talem lists 200 schools whose fees start under AED 20,000 a year, and 84 of those start under AED 10,000.
Which emirate has the cheapest schools?
Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah are consistently cheaper than Dubai and Abu Dhabi at the same curriculum and rating level, with fees starting under AED 4,000 a year.
Does a lower fee mean a lower inspection rating?
Not reliably. Plenty of schools in this band hold Good or Very Good ratings, and fee level and inspection outcome are only loosely related. Sort by rating to see for yourself.