The Apple International School
About The Apple International School
The Apple International School is a British curriculum school in Al Qusais, Dubai, opened in 1994 and part of the LEAMS Education group. It teaches the Early Years Foundation Stage in FS1 and FS2 and the National Curriculum for England from Year 1 to Year 13, with IGCSE, AS and A level courses from Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel, for which it is a registered exam centre. It has two campuses: the Primary Campus on Doha Road, behind Emirates Driving Institute, takes FS1 to Year 3, and the Secondary Campus on 3B Street, near Sheikh Rashid Colony, takes Year 4 to Year 13 on a site of about 230,000 sq ft with a swimming pool, an indoor sports hall, a turfed football pitch, science labs and a STEAM lab. KHDA has rated the school Good in each of its inspections since 2016-17; its January 2024 inspection rated wellbeing Very Good, the protection, care and support of students Very Good in every phase, and personal development and social responsibility Outstanding in the Secondary and Post-16 phases. KHDA recorded 4,990 students, 338 teachers and 67 teaching assistants in January 2024; the school's 2026-27 health and safety policy gives over 5,900 students across the two campuses. Tuition for 2026-27 runs from AED 6,993 in FS1 to AED 20,131 in Year 13, the same as in 2025-26, with KHDA-approved discounts already applied in Years 9 to 13.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; KHDA rating from its 2023-24 inspection report. Last checked 25 September 2026. How Talem verifies →
Annual tuition fees
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Tuition is the school's published 2026-27 fee, the same as in 2025-26: KHDA's 2026-27 fact sheets record that the school requested no increase, after a 2.35% increase for 2025-26. In Years 9 to 13 the school charges less than the KHDA-approved tuition, applying approved discounts of 5% (Years 9 and 10), 4% (Year 11), 15% (Year 12) and 28% (Year 13). Mandatory annual fees for activities, computer, medical, e-learning and resources (AED 1,800 in all) and books (FS1 to Year 10) are paid with the first term's fees.
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KHDA Rating
KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
Stages & pathways
Foundation Stage (EYFS)
FS1–FS2The Early Years Foundation Stage at the Primary Campus, in a morning and an afternoon session: learning through play and first-hand experience across the seven areas of learning, with STEAM, theme-based learning and coding, early Arabic taught by Arabic teachers, and an outdoor learning area with water and sand play, a jungle gym and a school garden.
Primary (Key Stage 1-2)
Years 1–6The National Curriculum for England, with Years 1 to 3 at the Primary Campus and Years 4 to 6 at the Secondary Campus. Arabic from Year 1, Islamic Education and Moral, Social and Cultural Studies from Year 2, and French or Urdu from Year 3; PE includes swimming in Key Stage 2.
Secondary (Key Stage 3-4)
Years 7–11At the Secondary Campus. Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to 9) follows the National Curriculum for England with the UAE Ministry of Education subjects; Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) is a two-year IGCSE programme with Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel, with English and mathematics compulsory and at least one science.
Sixth Form (A-Levels)
Years 12–13AS and A levels from Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel (International A Level), at the Secondary Campus, with the UAE Ministry of Education's Arabic, Islamic Studies and Moral, Social and Cultural Studies. Subjects on the school's list: accounting, business studies, economics, English language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, information technology, computer science, sociology, geography, psychology, travel and tourism and environmental management. Tuition is paid in two instalments.
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Facilities
Science Laboratories
Well-equipped science laboratories on the Secondary Campus, run under the school's 2026-27 Lab Safety Policy.
STEAM Lab
A STEAM lab on the Secondary Campus, covered with the science and computer labs by the school's Lab Safety Policy.
ICT Labs
Computer labs for computing lessons (the school's ICT Lab page and Lab Safety Policy).
Libraries
A library on each campus (KHDA, 2022-23). The school's library page counts more than 10,000 books, with e-books, and pupils have library lessons.
Outside Learning Area
The Foundation Stage's outdoor learning area, with water play, sand play, a jungle gym, a motor skill development area, a music discovery area and a school garden.
School Garden
A school garden where pupils grow plants, also used for mindfulness sessions (the school's Nurture the Nature and Mindfulness pages).
Swimming Pool
A swimming pool on the Secondary Campus; PE includes swimming in Key Stages 2 and 3, with a qualified lifeguard whenever the pool is in use (Health and Safety Policy 2026-27).
Indoor Sports Hall
An indoor sports hall on the Secondary Campus.
Extra-curricular activities
School leadership
Dr. Jinto Sebastian
Principal
Principal of The Apple International School since the 2024-25 school year, and head of centre for its Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel examinations. Before becoming principal he wrote the school's assessment policy (2022 and 2023 editions).
Tyler John Rumball
Vice Principal, Secondary Campus
Ann Morris
Vice Principal, Primary Campus
Vindya Kumardeen
Head of Foundation Stage
Fatema Ali
Head of Lower Primary
Ena Banerji
Head of Upper Primary
Navami Venugopal
Head of Secondary
Sonali Chakrabortty
Post-16 Section Head
Mustafa Ali
Head of Arabic and Islamic
Richa Sharma
Section Head, Years 1 and 2
Zara Daud
Section Head, Year 3
Shaista Dawood
Section Head, Years 4 and 5
Elizabeth D'Souza
Section Head, Year 6
Tripti Manish Shah
Section Head, Years 7 and 8
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Where we are
Muhammad Ali Building, Doha Road, behind Emirates Driving Institute, 36 22b St, Al Qusais 1, Dubai
Muhammad Ali Building, Doha Road, behind Emirates Driving Institute, Al Qusais 1
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