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Below, we have compiled our top 20 international schools in United Arab Emirates according to our users. However, there are another 200 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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Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi

Part of the Nord Anglia Education family of premium international schools, NAS Abu Dhabi offers a learning experience designed for the future where your child will achieve more than they ever imagined possible.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: Dirham 65,000
to: Dirham 95,000

Glendale International School

Glendale International School offers high quality British education in a tech-enabled SMART campus centrally located at Oud Metha, Dubai. The school offers a rich culture of care where student well-being forms an essential ingredient for future success.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 11
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 33,600
to: Dirham 44,160

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
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 66,302
to: Dirham 100,264
Reviews
(1 review)

Best 20 International Schools in United Arab Emirates

Out of a total of 220 International Schools in United Arab Emirates.

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

Newlands School

Newlands School Dubai enables every child to achieve their potential. Students gain an excellent quality British education in a values-based, internationally-minded environment so that they may understand, contribute to, and succeed in an ever-developing and competitive world.
Our vision is for the school to provide:
-opportunity and challenge
-a commitment to continuous improvement
-a route to university and lifelong learning
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 16
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 20,352
to: Dirham 33,708
Reviews
(1 review)

Oaktree Primary School

Small classes with intimate student teacher relationships, community engagement and happy and engaged students.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 11
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 17,435
to: Dirham 29,508

American Gulf School

Holistic IB Education
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 34,940
to: Dirham 74,840
Reviews
(2 reviews)

The Spanish School of Abu Dhabi

Founded on the basis of strong cultural relations between Spain and the UAE, the Spanish School of Abu Dhabi is committed to providing quality education based on the Spanish curriculum.
Presently, SSAD is offering Nursery to Grade 5.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
Spanish
Language of instruction
Spanish
Ages
3 to 11
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 35,500
to: Dirham 37,500

Ajyal International School

Ajyal International School commits to:
- Offering students an education that is meaningful and relevant to their personal, academic, and social life using the Significant Learning Model;
- Providing active learning experiences, avoiding rote learning;
- Using means of assessment that are educative in nature (assessment for learning), qualitative and quantitative, standardised, frequent, performance–based (criterion and standards) and involving self-assessment;
- Aligning its teaching and assessment activities to Significant Learning Outcomes by a process referred to as backward design;
- Collecting wide-ranging performance data to continuously improve learning and teaching, curriculum provision, and institutional efficacy;
- Using technology to enhance learning, and not just to facilitate teaching;
- Providing continuous professional development to all our staff; and
- Adhering to the highest standards of student physical safety, health and personal well-being.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 21,800
to: Dirham 31,700
Reviews
(1 review)

Good Will Children Private School

Good Will Children Private School L.L.C. is a recognized Cambridge International School teaching Cambridge Core subjects in English (as a second language), Math, Science and ICT.
This internationally respected curriculum is now taught in 150 countries across the world and culminates in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, AS and A level certification recognized by universities worldwide.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 14
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 17,250
to: Dirham 19,250

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 - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 34,980
to: Dirham 60,000

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 - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 32,950
to: Dirham 59,900
Reviews
(1 review)

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
This school does not make their fees public.

Virginia International Private School

We aim to produce life-long learners who are innovative and creative, highly competitive in the modern economy and who are champions of UAE culture and heritage. We are a lead school in the United Arab Emirates, developing all learners for successful participation in Society and in the global economy.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 25,900
to: Dirham 44,905

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

Brighton College Abu Dhabi offers its pupils a vibrant and challenging learning environment, and a distinctive British independent school ethos which reflects the values and dynamic culture of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.
Located on Abu Dhabi Island in a purpose-built campus next to Khalifa Park, Brighton College Abu Dhabi boasts state-of-the-art facilities and is committed to becoming the leading school in the Middle East. With 144 highly experienced and talented Academic staff and over 100 support staff the school is able to provide an outstanding level of education as witnessed by our latest Inspection reports.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 50,830
to: Dirham 80,780

German International School Abu Dhabi

German International School Abu Dhabi is a German international school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates certified as an excellent German abroad school by the German government.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
German
Language of instruction
German
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 35,500
to: Dirham 51,730

Hartland International School

Hartland is a school where you want to be; as a pupil, a teacher, and as a parent; a place of learning and discovery, a place of creative thinkers and problem solvers, a place of laughter and friendship, a place where each child gets the individual attention that they deserve.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 42,230
to: Dirham 80,340

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 - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 15,100
to: Dirham 33,420

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
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: Dirham 32,635
to: Dirham 48,800

Mamoura British Academy

At Mamoura British Academy our vision is to provide:
“An innovative learning community, where we nurture our learners through Collaboration, Leadership and Creativity.”
In our commitment to this vision, we strive to educate the whole child and to give every student the quality education and learning experiences that they deserve, whilst playing a full and active role in our local, national and international communities.
At Mamoura we strive for the highest of standards in all we do and to give every student the environment to express creative talents and academic abilities in innovative and enterprising ways; with a focus on cross-curricular learning and a highly specialised middle school curriculum using our highly trained specialist teachers. However, we also understand that young people need much more than a suite of excellent qualifications and so along with academic success we also promote the development of life long skills in order to succeed.
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
American, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 50,450
to: Dirham 74,880

Crown American Private School

Crown American Private School is an American curriculum school founded in 2005 and is welcoming students from Kindergarten up to Grade 12.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 14,100
to: Dirham 31,400
City
Abu Dhabi
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 54,000
to: Dirham 72,000

South View School

South View School is an international school offering an exceptional, high-quality, British based education within the Dubai South community.
Our aim is for every South View student to achieve their full potential by equipping them with the life skills they will need to succeed in the 21st century.
The happiness, well-being, and success of all our South View family members is key to how we work with families and children of all ages.
What do we offer:
• UK National Curriculum
• Highly qualified and experienced leadership and academic team
• Average experience of SVS teachers is 8 years
• Engaging, inquiry-based, student-led learning
• Ages 3 to 18 years
• 1200+ students | 77 nationalities
• Excellent Sports, Art, STEAM, Performing Arts and Technology facilities
• Specialist French and Spanish lessons
• Extended school day: early breakfast club & after-school care
• Extensive extra-curricular activities programme
• School squads (football, swimming, netball, basketball, cross country and more)
• Located in the heart of the Remraam community, Dubailand
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 17
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 44,000
to: Dirham 62,000

Star International School Al Twar

Star International School Al Twar is a bespoke English Curriculum school in the heart of Al Twar. It is very much a family school, with teachers, SLT, TAs, Admin and site staff all working alongside parents and the wider community to offer its children the best opportunities it possibly can.
City
Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman
Curriculum
British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: Dirham 20,976
to: Dirham 46,140

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