The Australian International School (AIS) Sharjah is a private, co-educational Australian school on the Maliha-Kalba Road in Industrial Area 18, Sharjah. Established in 2005 as the first Australian-curriculum school in the Middle East — through a partnership with the Government of Queensland — it delivers the Australian Curriculum from the Early Learning Centre to Grade 12 and is recognised by the UAE as an Australian school outside Australia. In Grades 11-12 students choose the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), via an ATAR (university) or Applied route. AIS places wellbeing at the centre of school life through Professor Lea Waters' Visible Wellbeing framework, and is known for an award-winning library of more than 82,000 items. Rated Very Good by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), it serves around 1,478 students (school currently reports 1,700+), roughly 72% of them Emirati, across 60+ nationalities.
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Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Figures are the school 2025/26 schedule, exclusive of uniform, transport and meals. Transport up to AED 6,990/year.
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SPEA 2022–2023 inspection
Play-based, inquiry early-years programme with a STEM exploration area and a Perceptual Motor Program; foundations of positive wellbeing.
Australian Curriculum primary phase prioritising literacy and numeracy, with a strengths-based approach to wellbeing.
Broad Australian Curriculum across core and specialist subjects, building toward the senior pathway choice.
IB Diploma Programme: six subjects across Higher and Standard Level plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS.
Queensland Certificate of Education with an ATAR (university entry) pathway or an Applied (vocational/practical) pathway.
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Applicants sit an age-appropriate assessment where required.
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Executive Principal & Head of Secondary School
Steve McLuckie has led AIS Sharjah since 2018, succeeding longstanding Executive Principal Annette Wilson. An Australian educator who previously held leadership roles in Queensland schools, he champions a wellbeing-first approach alongside academic achievement.
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Maliha-Kalba Road, Industrial Area 18, PO Box 43364, Sharjah, UAE
