From school costs, housing, and insurance, there’s a lot of factors to consider, experts told Arabian Business
UAE school fees
Latest in UAE school fees
Sheikh Mohamed
UAE President orders payment of residents’ school fee debts
UAE will pay off the debts of school students in the country
CBUAE
UAE school fees can now be paid digitally with automated direct debit
UAE fintech offers digital payment options to allow families to budget school fees
foreign teachers
UAE announces new work licence for teachers, regulates private tuition
The UAE has introduced a free Private Teacher Work Permit to regulate tuition outside education establishments
annual school fees
Revealed: Most expensive Dubai schools in 2023
Here are the 20 ‘Outstanding’ Dubai schools which have tuition fees above AED35,000
Abu Dhabi
UAE announces private school fees hike
The hike comes after a three-year freeze on tuition fees to support UAE parents during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period
annual school fees
Sharjah approves 5% school fee hike for 2023-2024
The rate of fee increase is based on the results of the Itqan programme to assess the quality of school performance
Sharjah
UAE school fees to rise 5%
UAE school fees can increase by as much as five per cent in the next academic year says education authority
annual school fees
Dubai school fees to jump next year, KHDA says
Private schools across Dubai are expected to see a fee increase of three percent
Affordable schools
Revealed: 10 of the most expensive schools in Dubai
As of 2019, there are 209 private schools in Dubai, according to education portal Edarabia
CVC Capital Partners
GEMS Education for sale: Could new owners raise school fees?
Fees are capped, but uncertainty over whether new owners can make changes
Affordable schools
Dubai’s KHDA reveals fact sheet detailing all fees that private schools can charge parents in a year
The one-page reference fact sheet for each private school in Dubai details all the fees that they can charge during an academic year, which includes fees for transportation, extra-curricular activities, school trips, and books, among others, in addition to the mandatory tuition fee
Dubai school fees
GEMS Education threatens to deactivate e-learning over non-payment of fees
Dubai-based operator has also warned it won’t provide transfer certificate or final report card and students may have to repeat the year
coronavirus
AB Live: Schooling in the UAE during Covid-19
(Source: Arabian Business YouTube channel)
Affordable schools
AB Crossfire: Are the UAE’s school fees too high?
According to a study released by HSBC, sending a child to school in UAE, from primary to university, will cost about $99,378 (AED365,025), the second highest in the world.
Chinese
UAE goes on hiring spree for Chinese language teachers
Recruitment drive as Chinese language programme will officially launch in UAE schools starting in September
Affordable schools
Education provider says to launch affordable school in Dubai
Ambassador International Academy says fees will be at least AED22,400 lower than average school offering International Baccalaureate