Al Marifa International School Sharjah
About Al Marifa International School Sharjah
Al Marifa International School Sharjah is a private, co-educational school in Al Yarmouk and one of Sharjah's longest-standing private schools, established in 1986. It runs a dual-track programme, blending American and British frameworks in the early phases and offering British IGCSE, AS and A-Level (Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel) alongside a parallel American College Board pathway (PSAT/SAT/ACT/AP) in the upper school. With around 3,378 students, Al Marifa is rated Very Good by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), an improvement from Acceptable in 2018, and holds dual international accreditation from COGNIA and AIAA (AdvancED).
Fees read from the school's published 2025-26 fee schedule; SPEA rating from its 2024-25 inspection report. How Talem verifies →
Annual tuition fees
Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
The school has not published a 2026/27 schedule. These are its 2025/26 figures, taken from the fee sheet on its own site, which the school titles "Tuition and other Fees approved by SPEA for the Academic Year 2025 - 2026". Two priced streams run side by side: an American ladder from Pre-KG to Grade 12, AED 14,360 to 27,470, and a British stream for the exam years only, Year 10 to Year 13, AED 22,235 to 25,820. Both are shown here. A separate, clearly labelled Benchmark Assessments fee is charged on top of tuition at Grades 3, 5, 7 and 9 (AED 313) and Grade 11 (AED 94) on the American ladder, and at Year 10 (AED 253) on the British one; it is not included in the tuition shown. The school states that Arabic Ministry textbooks and international examinations are excluded from tuition.
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SPEA Rating
SPEA 2024–2025 inspection
Stages & pathways
Kindergarten (Phase 1)
KG1-KG2Early years blending American and British frameworks.
Primary (Phase 2)
Years 1-4Primary phase building core literacy and numeracy across the dual framework.
Middle (Phase 3)
Years 5-9Middle phase across a broad subject range, preparing for the upper-school pathways.
Secondary
Years 10-11British IGCSE alongside an American College Board pathway.
Sixth Form
Years 12-13British AS/A-Level with a parallel American College Board pathway (SAT/ACT/AP).
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Facilities
Science Laboratories
Dedicated science laboratories.
ICT Infrastructure
Computing and ICT facilities.
STEAM Facilities
STEAM learning facilities.
Library
School library and resource centre.
Art Studios
Art and design studios.
Music Studios
Music studios.
Sports Facilities
Competitive-level sports facilities.
Cafeteria
On-campus cafeteria.
School leadership
Samer Serhane
Director
Director and Principal of Al Marifa International Private School, which he has led for over three decades; holds an MOE Educational Leadership License as School Principal.
Sheikh Dr. Fisal Bin Khaled Bin Khalid Al Qassimi
Chair of the Board of Governors
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Where we are
Al Yarmouk, Sharjah, UAE
