01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 321,044
Total real cost across 14 years of published fees (tuition + transport + books + uniform + activities).
KHDA data · verified 24 Aug 2026
Acceptable
British · AL QUSAIS FIRST
Dubai Carmel School
FS1-Y13 · Est. 1982
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School-published dataYear 4 tuitionAED 9,656 / year
+ Additional fees (est.)AED 11,622 / year
Estimated real costAED 21,278 / year
≈ AED 1,773 / month
Tuition is the exact KHDA-published figure. Additional fees are estimates within the ranges each school discloses to KHDA (transport, books, uniform, activities); KHDA’s own “Total Fees” line shows tuition only.
Source: KHDA Year 4 fact sheet ↗
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Is this the right fit?
5 answers · <1 min read
The five questions every Dubai parent asks before a 14-year AED-million commitment, answered with Dubai Carmel School’s actual data.
02 · Commute
Will the 7am school run work?
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Rush-hour from popular areas
- Downtown15.3 km · ~42 min
- Dubai Marina33.9 km · ~86 min
- JVC31.7 km · ~81 min
- Arabian Ranches31.1 km · ~80 min
03 · Academic tier
Is the DSIB rating right for my child?
Acceptable. KHDA's minimum acceptable quality level. Worth understanding why before committing.
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Ranks in the top 95% of Dubai schools by rating
04 · University pathway
Does the curriculum match our plan?
IGCSE → A-Levels → UK / global universities
Best fit if you want UK Russell Group, Australia, Canada, or IB-accepting US schools. 3–4 deep A-Level subjects signal academic rigour.
05 · Trade-offs
What am I trading off vs the median Acceptable school?
- Fee vs tier median
- −AED 6,895
- Tier median: AED 16,329
- Size vs tier median
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- Peers compared
- 51 schools
- Same DSIB tier
School Profile
Annual tuition range · 14 grades published
AED 9,121 – 15,479
- Curriculum
- British
- Grades Offered
- FS1-Y13
- Year Established
- 1982
- Principal
- Alia Yahya Al Yahya
- Telephone
- 97142675424
- Website
- www.dubaicarmelschool.com
DSIB Rating
Current rating: Acceptable
Rating history timeline coming soon.
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Dubai Carmel School
British · AL QUSAIS FIRST
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
From the school's website
- + Return school bus(optional)school discloses 3,900–9,700AED 6,800
- + Books & learning materialsschool discloses 3,268–3,268AED 3,268
- + Uniformschool discloses 554–554AED 554
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)school discloses 25–100AED 1,000
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 1,773 per month
AED 21,278
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Fee Comparison
Dubai Carmel SchoolAED 9,434
Curriculum medianAED 44,906
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, Dubai Carmel School charges AED 9,434 in tuition. With estimated transport (AED 7,140), books and materials (AED 650), uniform (AED 800), activities (AED 1,155), and activities-level extras, the estimated real cost is approximately AED 19,179 — or AED 1,598 per month. That is AED 9,745 more than the headline tuition fee.
Estimate based on KHDA averages. Exact figures available when KHDA fact sheet data is added.