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Below, we have compiled the top 20 IB international schools in United Arab Emirates according to our users. However, there are another 231 schools to choose from in the country. You can find the best international school for your child by personalising your results. Just fill in your search criteria, and we will calculate a personal score for every international school in the city of your choosing based on your requirements.

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The British International School Abu Dhabi

Part of the Nord Anglia family, The British International School Abu Dhabi offers a transformational education in a warm, inclusive community, empowering every student to excel, embrace global opportunities, and shape their future.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
British, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 54,204
to: Dirham 76,952
Reviews
(11 reviews)

Nord Anglia International School Dubai

At NAS Dubai, success is more than achieving outstanding exam results. We go beyond traditional education to offer transformative learning experiences to help students develop skills needed to thrive in a changing world.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 69,625
to: Dirham 105,288
Reviews
(1 review)

Best 20 IB International Schools in United Arab Emirates

Out of a total of 52 IB International Schools in United Arab Emirates (and 251 total International Schools in United Arab Emirates)

Based on the aggregated preferences of our users in the last 30 days.

German International School Sharjah

The school is situated in a lush green compound. As it is a small school the atmosphere is very friendly and people care for each other. The teachers support all students so they can reach their best results.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, German
Languages of instruction
English, German
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 20,950
to: Dirham 49,800

American Gulf School

Holistic IB Education
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
American, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 35,540
to: Dirham 75,440
Reviews
(2 reviews)

Collegiate International School

Collegiate International School is a community school providing a warm and caring atmosphere, for happy students and families .we empower our students with a holistic, rigorous and international education for success in an ever changing world.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 39,478
to: Dirham 70,630

International Concept for Education

Our school identity embodies a commitment to bilingual French rigor and an international mindset. We prioritize the transfer of language-based skills while fostering a growth mindset among our students. With a focus on maintaining a human-scale environment, where everyone knows and welcomes each other, we prioritize student voice and foster excellent partnerships with families. Our community involvement extends to support internships that allow students to explore the international world in collaboration with local businesses. Additionally, we provide career counseling, organize job fairs for students, and offer international school trips and competition tournaments. Going beyond curricular norms, ICE integrates non-traditional subjects to support the development of cross-curricular skills and learning strategies.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
French, IB
Languages of instruction
English, French
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 46,350
to: Dirham 84,460

American International School in Abu Dhabi

The American International School in Abu Dhabi is celebrating its 25th anniversary, having been established in 1995 to provide local and expatriate residents of Abu Dhabi with high quality American education, based on American standards and an international curriculum. AISA received its first accreditation in October 1997 from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), and in January 2010 was accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). AISA offers education from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It was the first school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the UAE and later became the first school in Abu Dhabi to be authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). In keeping with local regulations, the Secondary School is gender segregated.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
IB, American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 32,950
to: Dirham 59,900
Reviews
(1 review)

Abu Dhabi International School

Abu Dhabi International School is a truly international school that educates students from over 70 nationalities in a familial, friendly, fun yet disciplined environment. The international flavor our school provides is also reflected in the diversity of its academic programs. AIS provides the opportunity for its students to graduate with an American program, the British (IGCSE and A-Levels) program or the International Baccalaureate Programme and join top tier institutions worldwide, such as Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne of France as well as regional universities in Lebanon, Egypt and the UAE.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
IB, American, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2026/2027
from: Dirham 26,275
to: Dirham 50,350

Al Najah Private School

Al Najah Private School was founded in 1987 as a private international school from K-12 with the aim of providing the most comprehensive British curriculum as a college preparatory education to students of all nationalities.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 15,560
to: Dirham 34,400

Kent College Dubai

Kent College Dubai unlocks the individual potential in each and every child. We provide performance guidance and pathways that are as unique as the pupils that attend this school. By the time pupils graduate from Kent, they are internationally-minded adults that see themselves as global citizens. They are confident in their opinions, have the courage to stand by their convictions, hold previous generations accountable for their actions, and are confident to be catalysts for change into the future. KCD students know that they hold the future in their hands, and they do not shy away from the weight of this responsibility, because they know that they are equipped with all that’s required for life in an ever-changing world; they are agile, curious, empathetic, open-minded, principled, tenacious and brave.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 55,243
to: Dirham 100,256
Reviews
(1 review)

North London Collegiate School Dubai

North London Collegiate School Dubai combines an ambitious academic education with pastoral care that truly values each individual, and a range of extra-curricular activities that caters for all possible interests and talents.
Our education programme supports every child to develop their own unique passions, and to become grounded, self-confident individuals with no limits to their potential. Students and families who aspire to world-class universities will find that we provide a truly enriching educational environment, allowing your child to flourish.
NLCS Dubai is located in the Sobha Hartland development at Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, just three kilometres from the Burj Khalifa and 10 kilometres from District One. NLCS Dubai is an IB World School offering the full International Baccalaureate programme from Pre-Kindergarten through to Grade 12.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 79,351
to: Dirham 132,905
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 55,420
to: Dirham 73,890

Uptown International School

A member of Taaleem, Uptown International School (UIS), located in the heart of Mirdif since 2005, is a highly reputed and certified International Baccalaureate (IB) World School catering to students from 6 months old to 18 years old. UIS was proud to be rated "Very Good” with “Outstanding” features in our latest KHDA inspection. Our mission is to encourage curiosity, creativity, and independence through an exciting, rich, engaging learning experience. At UIS, our students are at the heart of everything we do. We have built a safe and nurturing environment to ensure our community's well-being is always supported. We are proud to have been finalists for the Happiest School in the UAE in 2022. We aim to go one step further in 2023!
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
1 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 31,145
to: Dirham 78,420

Jumeirah English Speaking School

We all want the best for our children, to be happy at school, to achieve the best they can, to attend the best universities, and succeed in their future careers. Our vision of ‘Educating To Make A Difference In The World’ means every action must have a purpose. We are determined that members of our JESS community are responsible for making a positive impact, of any scale, on either a friend, family, movement or oneself. We aim to create an environment that encourages this to occur every day. This ethos is enabled by a powerful culture of nurture and aspiration, underpinned by high expectations and equally high standards. We pride ourselves on our strong relationships between students who are eager to learn, and teachers who are skilled and motivated to make this happen. Our students and teachers inspire each other, and these positive relationships, coupled with purpose and ambition, create an irresistible formula.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 54,129
to: Dirham 104,544

GEMS International School Al Khail

GEMS International School Al Khail prides itself on its strong multicultural community, bringing together students and teachers many different nationalities and promoting Global Citizenship as one of our core values. GIS is an IB all-through school, offering PYP, MYP, DP and CP. We are a Center of Excellence for aviation, aeronautics and space, which offers a really thorough STEAM+ experience for all ages. Student leadership and opportunities abound at GIS and our students drive many initiatives here and across the GEMS network. Through critical thinking and service learning, our students aspire to become philanthropic leaders of the future.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 52,415
to: Dirham 79,488
Reviews
(29 reviews)

Ajman Academy

Ajman Academy is very much a community in which all members share in each other's learning; be it related to the physical, emotional, social or academic development. At the heart of our vision is inquiry, ownership of learning and the development of the whole child. This means that we as educators model, discuss and assess not only knowledge but skills and attitudes that will enable our students to succeed in an ever-changing future. The physical facilities our school are state of the art and purpose-built to accommodate inquiry-based learning with technology embedded throughout. All classrooms have interactive Ver-tables and Apple-tv to allow students to share directly from their iPads.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 24,000
to: Dirham 67,850

Swiss International Scientific School Dubai

Our BEST Values: Bilingualism, Excellence, Sustainability, Togetherness. Our BEST values underpin our educational approach, uniting our community and shaping our students’ learning journeys.
Bilingualism:
Our unique international bilingual school environment provides learners with authentic exposure to English, French, German, and Arabic. Students in our immersive bilingual programmes learn to communicate, think, and reflect in different languages. As global citizens, we embody international mindedness through multilingualism and intercultural understanding.
Sustainability:
We set and maintain high standards, aspiring to be the best we can be. Effort is rewarded and ambition cultivated at every opportunity. A spirit of inquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking, permeates the curriculum and extra-curricular provision both in and beyond our classrooms. The highest levels of care and support for every learner ensure their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual development is prioritised.
Excellence:
We set and maintain high standards, aspiring to be the best we can be. Effort is rewarded and ambition cultivated at every opportunity. A spirit of inquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking, permeates the curriculum and extra-curricular provision both in and beyond our classrooms. The highest levels of care and support for every learner ensure their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual development is prioritised.
Togetherness:
In our international community, we know that we are at our BEST when we all work together. We view active participation and leadership in the community as key to community wellbeing, and the foundation of a valuable and fulfilling life where everyone enjoys a real sense of belonging.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
Swiss, IB
Languages of instruction
English, French, German
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 68,868
to: Dirham 114,268

Universal American School

Universal American School was founded in 2005. Since then we have served our students every day, helping them become compassionate, confident learners who know who they are and what they stand for. As you learn more about UAS the term “community” will resonate with you again and again. We are a small, not-for-profit school in the heart of family-friendly Festival City. There is a wonderful feeling about our school which comes from our mission: To Nurture an International Community of Integrity and Academic Excellence.
Equally exciting is that UAS has recently become a not-for-profit school governed by the Al Futtaim Education Foundation. There are two
important developments here. The first is that parents will know that any surplus generated by their school fees will be put back into the school. The second is that working alongside an organization like Al Futtaim, we are uniquely positioned to provide real-world learning experiences to our students that other schools simply cannot offer. Universal American School is a wonderful place to grow and learn.
Whether you want to participate in our Fringe Festival, one of our four annual school productions, watch one of our 30+ sports teams, debate politics with our Model United Nations students, or learn about our Emirati committee or the National Honor Society, UAS has something to offer everyone. I invite everyone to come visit our school and feel the wonderful energy here.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 40,377
to: Dirham 82,925

Dar Al Marefa Private School

Dar Al Marefa offers a bilingual education in Arabic and English with a strong emphasis on the respect of local culture and values. The school's highly qualified teaching staff challenges its students to be active learners, while the educational programs and classroom practices involve team-working collaboratively and inquiry-based learning in order to fully engage our students and help them reach their full potential.
Dar Al Marefa is an IB Diploma school.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB
Languages of instruction
English, Arabic
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 39,917
to: Dirham 81,880

Sunmarke School

Sunmarke School is a premier educational institution in Dubai. It offers a rigorous, enriched and holistic educational programme emphasising academic excellence and participation in diverse co-curricular, sports and enrichment activities enabling students to achieve outstanding academic, social and personal success.
The school's vision is to develop a truly exceptional school that inspires, empowers and enlightens its students, and enriches the community that it is part of.
Sunmarke offers the National Curriculum for England and the GCSE and A Level programmes of study. From the third year of operation, Sunmarke will become an IB World School and will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Year 12 and 13.
As part of Fortes Education, Sunmarke School imparts knowledge and skills so students can develop their character, personal leadership, enterprise and work ethic, and values so they create their own success as confident, principled and dynamic individuals in the world.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British, IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 53,040
to: Dirham 88,538

Deira International School

The curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England and Wales and the school is an IGCSE Cambridge Examination Centre. The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is one of the most recognised qualifications around the world. The school is fully authorised to offer the rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and IB Career-Related Certificate (IBCP). The curriculum is designed to ensure an easy transfer to other countries, should the necessity ariseAmazing learning opportunities with curiosity and challenge embedded at all stages.
What is Unique about the school:
Superb outdoor learning facilities.
Our open-door policy supporting parents as partners.
Outstanding learning and teaching.
After school care club until 2:30pm (optional).
Staff who have an in-depth understanding of duty of care and support for students.
Warm, friendly, caring and expert teachers.
Wide range of specialist staff from primary including STEM and art.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 44,616
to: Dirham 89,889

Repton School Dubai

Repton School is an innovative international school which has a very strong and distinctly British flavour based on the 450 year history of our sister school in the UK.
Repton espouses the notion that every child is important. Repton is a large school, but within it every child is cherished, nurtured and prized for their individuality.
We offer the best in British education, within the context of an international boarding community, and epitomised by the school’s philosophy of ‘the best for every child’.
We are proud of both our 21st century international nature and of the traditions and core values which have been derived from our partnership with Repton in Derbyshire, England. Repton School’s 450 year history has enabled it to develop a mature and effective school; we are fortunate to have been able to draw on the educational knowledge and expertise from our sister school and thus combine the very best of the new with the very best of the British educational system.
With state of the art, modern facilities and amenities, Repton School is situated on a spacious campus of 1.3million sqft, making it the largest school in the region.
Pupils aged between three and eighteen years benefit from an English independent school curriculum that incorporates elements of the English National Curriculum.
Our clear aim and purpose is to provide the best teaching and learning environment in which all our pupils will achieve their very best academically, physically and socially. By working closely with all our parents we will together help to develop young people who will have all the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing, highly competitive and global society.
Our international location gives our pupils greater selection in their tertiary education. To meet these opportunities, we have staff and resources to assist our pupils in exploring their options in global education.
Whilst excellence is pursued, Repton espouses the notion that every child is important. Repton is a large school, but within it every child is cherished, nurtured and prized for their individuality. An exceptionally wide range of opportunities allows every child to find those things he or she will excel at and the superb facilities give the children the chance to develop those talents. Our approach to motivating and getting the best out of our pupils is based on the belief that praise and encouragement lead to confidence. This confidence is then realised in academic success and the proliferation of a happy, caring community where good behaviour, excellent manners, enthusiasm and a love of learning are the norm.
We aim to give all our pupils the educational tools to succeed in whatever field they choose to further their path of learning. Through our encouragement of achievement and, equally important, independence of thought as well as action, pupils will develop a sense of personal responsibility and readiness for the demands of a rapidly changing world.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2025/2026
from: Dirham 57,178
to: Dirham 102,753

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