Harrow International School Dubai
Harrow International School Dubai
Harrow International School Dubai is a super-premium British school opening in September 2026 on a 50,000 square metre campus on Hessa Street in Al Barsha South, Dubai. It is operated by Taaleem under licence from Harrow International Schools Limited, the international arm of Harrow School in London (founded 1572), bringing more than 450 years of Harrow heritage to the UAE. The school follows the English National Curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Stage through to (I)GCSE and A-Levels. It opens with Foundation Stage 1 through Year 6 for around 400 pupils and will grow year on year into a full all-through school of roughly 2,000 students aged 3 to 18, adding Years 7 and 8 in 2027. Co-educational and academically inclusive, Harrow Dubai is a day school built around a distinctive "boarding without the sleeping" model: an extended day with a vertical House system (Peel, Churchill and Hornby), compulsory screen-free communal dining at the Harrow Table, supervised prep, and a rich Super-Curriculum of electives, sport, music and the arts. The founding Head Master is Simon O'Connor, who also serves as Executive Principal of Harrow's two UAE schools. The purpose-built campus, designed by Dubai studio KODA on neuro-architecture principles, includes a 600-seat auditorium echoing Harrow London's Speech Room, multiple swimming pools, STEAM and robotics suites, and extensive sports facilities. As a new school it has received KHDA initial approval and has not yet been inspected or rated; its first KHDA (DSIB) inspection will follow its opening year. Admissions are open now via the school's OpenApply portal.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Fees shown are for 2026/27, the school's opening year. Foundation Stage 1 (AED 80,000) through Year 6 (AED 106,000) open from September 2026. Senior-school fees have been announced but those year groups open from 2027 onward: Years 7-9 AED 110,000, Years 10-11 AED 120,000, Years 12-13 AED 128,000. Compulsory Harrow Table communal meals are charged in addition to tuition, from AED 6,650 (FS1) to AED 13,440 (Years 5-6) per year. Registration, application and deposit details are not yet published. Apply via the OpenApply portal linked from harrowdubai.ae.
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KHDA inspection rating
Source: Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
Follows the UK Early Years Foundation Stage framework with learning through play and exploration in dedicated Early Years spaces. Foundation classes are staffed with a teacher and two teaching assistants. Opens September 2026.
Core academic subjects alongside specialist-taught foundation subjects, with early modern-language exposure. Opens September 2026.
A broad primary curriculum with increasing subject specialism. Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) is introduced from Year 5, and supervised prep begins as pupils move up the key stage. Opens September 2026.
Full subject specialisation following the English National Curriculum, with senior-school year naming that echoes Harrow London (Year 9 is the Shell). Opens from September 2027 as the school grows, with Years 7 and 8 in the first expansion.
A broad (I)GCSE pathway across compulsory core and option subjects. Opens later as the founding cohorts progress upward (from around 2030).
A-Levels alongside the credits-based Harrow Diploma, with university guidance toward leading universities worldwide. Opens once the school reaches Sixth Form (from around 2032).
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Dedicated Foundation Stage classrooms and play spaces, including a Foundation Stage gym, for the youngest pupils.
Flexible suites for design technology, food technology, science, art and robotics, for both primary and senior pupils.
Specialist science laboratories ready for the opening year.
Separate primary and secondary libraries with reading rooms, blending traditional character with a modern learning environment.
Spaces for modern and classical languages including French, Spanish, Latin and Ancient Greek.
Creative spaces for art and design technology, including food technology rooms and a pottery kiln.
Multiple swimming pools (reported as up to three) with timetabled swimming for all year groups.
Two full-sized gymnasiums plus a dedicated Foundation Stage gym and a multi-purpose hall.
Founding Head Master & Executive Principal (UAE)
Founding Head Master of Harrow Dubai and Executive Principal of Harrow International Schools in the UAE, overseeing both the Dubai and Abu Dhabi campuses. More than 25 years in education; previously Principal of GEMS Jumeirah College and Director of Deira International School, and founder of the Centre for Education Action Research (CEAR).
Founding Head of Junior School
Director of Sport
Director of Inclusion
Director of Expressive Arts
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Hessa Street, Al Barsha South, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
