Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City fees 2026/27
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City charges AED 55,250-63,750 in tuition per year for 2026/27, across 8 year groups from FS1 to Year 6, in Academic City. Every published year added together comes to AED 501,500. Registration, transport and other charges are additional, and every one Talem holds is listed below.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule. Last checked 25 July 2026. How Talem verifies →
Tuition fees 2026/27
All fees in AED per academic year, across 8 year groups.
| Year Group | Stage | Ages | KHDA Approved | School Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | EYFS | 3-4 | AED 65,000 | AED 55,250 |
| FS2 | EYFS | 4-5 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 1 | KS1 | 5-6 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 2 | KS1 | 6-7 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 3 | KS2 | 7-8 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 4 | KS2 | 8-9 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 5 | KS2 | 9-10 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
| Year 6 | KS2 | 10-11 | AED 75,000 | AED 63,750 |
KHDA Approved is the maximum tuition KHDA has approved this school to charge for 2026-2027. School Fee is what the school itself publishes. This school currently bills below its approved fee in 8 of 8 year groups. See the KHDA record
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.
Payment Information
Three termly instalments of 40%, 30% and 30%, due 31 August 2026, 4 January 2027 and 12 April 2027
Common questions
How much are Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City fees?
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City charges AED 55,250-63,750 in tuition per academic year for 2026/27, across 8 year groups. FS1 is AED 55,250 and Year 6 is AED 63,750.
How much does Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City cost in total?
Adding up the published tuition for every year group, FS1 to Year 6 at Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City comes to AED 501,500 at 2026/27 fees, an average of AED 62,688 a year.
What is the registration fee at Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City?
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City charges AED 4,000 acceptance fee (non-refundable, deducted from first-term tuition); no debentures.
What do Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City fees include?
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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