Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City (DESS Primary Academic City) is the third campus of the not-for-profit Dubai English Speaking Schools group, a purpose-built British-curriculum primary that opened in September 2025 in Dubai International Academic City, opposite DESS College (to which it acts as a feeder). It is distinct from DESS Primary Oud Metha (founded 1963) and DESS College. It follows the English National Curriculum (EYFS in early years) for ages 3 to 11 and runs the full primary ladder from FS1 to Year 6, scaling to seven-form entry with a capacity of around 1,250. A 15 per cent introductory discount applies to 2025-26 and 2026-27 fees. As a new school it has not yet been inspected or rated by KHDA (DSIB).
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule. Last checked 25 July 2026. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
The table shows the fee the school actually charges. Its published cell reads "including 15% discount for 2025-26 & 2026-27", so the amount payable this year is AED 55,250 (Foundation Stage 1) and AED 63,750 (Foundation Stage 2 to Year 6). The school states fees revert to the full AED 65,000 and AED 75,000 from September 2027. The reduction is not conditional - it applies to every family for those two years, and the school's own termly instalments add up to the reduced figure. Fees are paid in three instalments of about 40%, 30% and 30%, due 31 August 2026, 4 January 2027 and 12 April 2027. A sibling discount applies from the third child (5% for a third child; 10% for a fourth plus 5% for the second youngest; a further 10% for any child after the fourth) and is applied to the Term 2 invoice only. Tuition excludes GCSE, GCE and other external examination fees, which are invoiced separately.
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Source: Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
Play-based early years on the UK EYFS framework, building strong early literacy, numeracy and social development in a new, purpose-built setting.
A broad, inquiry-led primary curriculum under the National Curriculum for England, using concepts linked to the UN Global Goals to enrich and engage children.
Increasing independence and transition preparation ahead of the move to DESS College.
STEM and Innovation labs plus a Primary Innovation Lab and robotics suites.
Dedicated computing labs for digital learning.
A library of over 15,000 books, open before and after school.
Fully equipped art studios with a pottery kiln.
A 600-seat auditorium plus a black box theatre, recording studio, and drama and dance studios.
A 25-metre, 8-lane competition pool plus a training pool, with swimming taught from FS1.
A four-court sports hall and a gym for indoor sport.
Multi-use courts, large multi-use games areas and an outdoor grass pitch.
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Academic City Road, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
