01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 431,921
Current-fee estimate across 14 of 14 years with published tuition. Includes today’s tuition plus optional or estimated extras. No future fee inflation is included.
KHDA profile matched · fee rows checked 2 Sept 2026
Acceptable
American · AL QUSAIS FIRST
Al Maaref American School L.L.C
Pre primary - GRADE 12 · Est. 1987
Real Cost Calculator
School-published fee linesYear 4 tuitionAED 14,750 / year
+ Additional feesAED 10,639 / year
Estimated real costAED 25,389 / year
≈ AED 2,116 / month
Tuition comes from the linked KHDA fact sheet for Year 4. 4 additional fee lines are school-published; 1 is an estimate based on the school's disclosed range where available, otherwise a Dubai median. Optional items depend on family choices. KHDA’s own “Total Fees” line shows tuition only.
Source: KHDA Year 4 fact sheet ↗
KHDA-published 2026-27 fees. Fee records checked 2 Sept 2026.
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02 · Commute
Will the 7:30 school run work?
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Straight-line from area centres · orientation only
- Downtown13.6 km straight-line
- Dubai Marina32.3 km straight-line
- JVC30.1 km straight-line
- Arabian Ranches29.6 km straight-line
03 · Academic tier
Is the KHDA inspection rating right for my child?
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04 · University pathway
Does the curriculum match our plan?
GPA + AP → US universities (and beyond)
Best fit if the US is plan A. Broad curriculum, AP courses strengthen applications. UK universities accept strong AP portfolios.
05 · Trade-offs
What am I trading off vs the median Acceptable school?
- Fee vs tier median
- −AED 1,776
- Tier median: AED 16,526
- Size vs tier median
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School Profile
Annual tuition range · 14 grades published
AED 12,906 – 37,134
- Curriculum
- American
- Grades Offered
- Pre primary - GRADE 12
- Year Established
- 1987
- Principal
- Danielle Aune Pinkerton
- Telephone
- 042988881
- info@mas-edu.ae
- Website
- http://www.mas-edu.ae
KHDA inspection rating
Current rating: Acceptable
Rating history timeline coming soon.
Wellbeing and inclusion
KHDA’s two focus-area ratings from the latest inspection (2023-2024).
- Wellbeing
- Acceptable
- Inclusion
- Acceptable
Dubai School Finder
Al Maaref American School L.L.C
American · AL QUSAIS FIRST
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
KHDA-published tuition
- + Return school bus(optional)AED 7,500
- + Books & learning materialsAED 2,465
- + UniformAED 349
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)AED 325
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 2,116 per month
AED 25,389
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School-published fee lines
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Fee Comparison
Al Maaref American School L.L.CAED 14,750
Curriculum medianAED 30,014
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, Al Maaref American School L.L.C charges AED 14,750 in tuition. With return school bus (AED 7,500, optional), books & learning materials (AED 2,465), uniform (AED 349), extra-curricular activities (AED 325, optional), the estimated real cost is approximately AED 25,389, or AED 2,116 per month. That is AED 10,639 more than the headline tuition fee.
Tuition comes from the linked KHDA fact sheet for Year 4. 4 additional fee lines are school-published; 1 is an estimate based on the school's disclosed range where available, otherwise a Dubai median. Optional items depend on family choices.