The slight decline follows years of growth for the higher education sector in the city
UAE school fees
Adheedak app
UAE launches new app to make schools more family friendly
Adheedak (Arabic for Your Assistant) aims to provide parents with a menu of daily options, activities and tasks
Affordable schools
Dubai caps fee increase for private schools after freeze last year
KHDA proposes fee regulation for non-educational services such as school transportation, uniforms
Abu Dhabi
Video: Are UAE’s school fees unreasonably high?
Fee freezes, reductions, discounts, scholarships, flexible payment plans – schools in the UAE have been pulling out all the stops to attract parents and retain students, in what analysts are calling an oversupplied and fiercely competitive market for education providers.
Abu Dhabi
Is the UAE learning a valuable lesson on school fees?
High school fees is something many expats accept as one of the downsides of living in the UAE, but the days of yearly increases and long waiting lists appear to be over, as education operators begin to adjust to the new economic landscape
Affordable schools
Opinion: how do we solve the UAE’s school fees conundrum?
Amid a slowdown in school fees, the high cost of education continues to pose a problem to which no solution has been found
2019 Salary Guide
UAE salaries set to rise more than inflation in 2019
A new report from NADIA Global found that UAE residents are staying in the country for longer
Monster
Hiring in UAE’s education sector sees jump amid gov’t push
Monster Employment Index reveals double digit percentage jump in education hiring online in the last three months of 2018
annual school fees
Revealed: average Dubai school fees cost up to $17,400
New research says most expensive school fees charged in Nad Al Sheba, The Springs, Meadows, Greens, and Jumeirah Village Circle
Affordable schools
GCC student numbers forecast to grow despite fee concerns
Alpen Capital says number of students in GCC education sector is projected to reach 14.5 million in 2022
Dubai
Revealed: average school fees paid in the Middle East
Research shows 1.5 million students are attending international schools in Middle East, each paying an average of $7,658 annually for their education
annual school fees
Dubai private schools earn over $2bn in tuition revenue
The average school fee in Dubai is AED 26,856 ($7,311), according to KHDA statistics.
Bayut.com
Dubai school fees dropped by 15% in past year
New report from Edarabia and Bayut.com found that rents fell in many of the areas in which school fees are highest
cost of living
Revealed: why UAE residents are losing confidence in their finances
yallacompare survey reveals fears over cost of living rises and job security
Dubai school fees
GEMS set to open four new UAE schools for 2018-19 academic year
Education firm says to launch two more Dubai schools, plus one in Abu Dhabi and another in Sharjah
Affordable schools
Are Dubai’s affordable schools offering the best value for parents?
A competitive market means greater choice, and more pressure on top schools to justify their prices
Higher Education UAE
UAE sets up council to link education to private sector needs
Private Sector Council is part of new national strategy for higher education to 2030