Arab Unity School
Arab Unity School
Arab Unity School opened in Al Mizhar, Dubai, in 1975 and teaches a British curriculum from FS2 to Year 13: the Early Years Foundation Stage in FS2, the National Curriculum for England from Year 1, Cambridge IGCSEs in Years 10 and 11 and, in the Sixth Form, a choice of 11 Cambridge A Levels and three Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Diplomas. KHDA rated the school Acceptable overall at its 2023-24 inspection, with health and safety Very Good in every phase, Post-16 students' personal development Outstanding, and Post-16 attainment in mathematics and science Very Good. The school had 3,532 students on roll at that inspection, the largest group of them Pakistani, and describes its community as more than 80 nationalities. Annual tuition runs from AED 6,462 in FS2 to AED 10,808 in Year 13 for 2026-27; the school's own all-in fees, which add books, medical, activity, graduation and assessment charges, run from AED 8,512 to AED 15,528.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; KHDA rating from its 2023-24 inspection report. Last checked 24 September 2026. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
The fee table shows Arab Unity School's annual tuition for 2026-27, which is the same in the school's fee sheets and on KHDA's fact sheets: AED 6,462 in FS2 rising to AED 10,808 in Year 13, with no increase for the year. The school bills more than tuition. Its own fee sheets add a book and resources fee of AED 900 to AED 3,170 (highest in Years 10 and 13), a medical fee of AED 350, an extra-curricular charge of AED 500, graduation events in FS2, Year 11 and Year 13, and National Agenda assessment charges in Years 2 to 10, for all-in totals of AED 8,512 to AED 15,528. KHDA lists books, uniform and a combined activities and medical fee as mandatory, for totals of AED 8,088 to AED 14,831, and the extra-curricular, graduation and assessment charges as optional services. Uniform, transport, canteen meals, trips and IGCSE, AS, A Level and Pearson Diploma entry fees are not in the school's totals; exam entry fees for 2026-27 are confirmed in August 2026. Fees are paid in three instalments. Neither the school nor KHDA lists a sibling, early-payment or scholarship discount.
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KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
The Early Years Foundation Stage framework in FS2: play-based learning that builds curiosity, communication and discovery, with a phonics programme and Arabic and Islamic studies. KHDA's 2023-24 inspection found good emphasis on communication skills and on personal, social and emotional development; FS2 children have one 40-minute Arabic session a week.
The National Curriculum for England in Years 1 to 6, focused on English, mathematics and science with a STEAM/STREAM emphasis, alongside Arabic as a first or additional language, Islamic Education, and moral education and UAE social studies. Pupils sit benchmark assessments including IBT, NGRT, PIRLS and GL Progress Tests; Year 1 has four 40-minute Arabic sessions a week.
Key Stage 3 in Years 7 to 9, then Cambridge IGCSE courses in Years 10 and 11, chosen from a broad range of subjects, with targeted university preparation guidance from Year 9. Moral education and UAE social studies are taught as separate lessons in Years 7 to 11 (KHDA 2023-24).
Students take two or three Cambridge A Levels, or a full Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Diploma (assessed entirely through coursework and worth two A Levels), with university counselling and UCAS and UAE application support. KHDA's 2023-24 inspection rated Post-16 attainment in mathematics and science Very Good and Post-16 personal development Outstanding.
Purpose-built science laboratories; the school counts more than 12 laboratories on campus.
A fully equipped robotics studio, home to the Robotics & STEM Club, whose students compete in UAE-wide robotics tournaments.
Optional STEAM lab sessions for Years 1 to 6, at AED 250 a term and limited to 20 students per class (school fee sheets 2026-27).
A modern library and learning resource centre.
A dedicated creative arts space.
Sports fields with artificial turf and shaded areas under mature trees (KHDA 2023-24).
Four multi-purpose sports courts.
The school's performing arts hall, used for annual productions and prize giving.
Group CEO / Principal
Group CEO and Principal. A school leader for more than two decades, whose stated approach is to put people first, hold the highest standards and keep improving.
Vice Principal
Head of Sixth Form
Head of Secondary
Head of Primary
Head of Foundation Stage 2
Head of Inclusion / DSO
Wellbeing Champion / DDSO
Chairman / Owner
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5 3a Street, Al Mizhar 1, Dubai, UAE
