01 · Budget
What should we budget for Year 4?
AED 85,137 / year
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British · ACADEMIC CITY
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City
FS 1 - YEAR 6 · Est. 2025
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Real Cost Calculator
Dubai-median estimatesShowing Year 4 throughout this profile.
Year 4 tuitionAED 75,000 / year
+ Additional feesAED 10,137 / year
Estimated real costAED 85,137 / year
≈ AED 7,095 / month
Tuition comes from the linked KHDA fact sheet for Year 4. 3 additional fee lines are school-published; 2 are estimates 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 collection date not recorded; confirm current fees with the school.
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Directory checked · 11 September 2026
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02 · Commute
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Straight-line from area centres · orientation only
- Downtown16.6 km straight-line
- Dubai Marina26.5 km straight-line
- JVC20.0 km straight-line
- Arabian Ranches15.6 km straight-line
03 · Inspection
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Published KHDA rating: Not Rated.
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04 · Next stage
How far can my child continue here?
British · Grades: FS 1 - YEAR 6
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05 · Admissions
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Annual tuition range · 8 grades published
AED 65,000 – 75,000
- Curriculum
- British
- Grades Offered
- FS 1 - YEAR 6
- Year Established
- 2025
- Telephone
- 04 614 6999
- Website
- http://dess.sch.ae
KHDA inspection rating
Current rating: Not Rated
Term dates 2026-27
The school’s own academic calendar as filed with KHDA · 185 school days. Public holidays are tentative.
- First day of the year
- 31 Aug 2026
- Summer break
- 1 Aug 2026 to 30 Aug 2026
- Winter break
- 14 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027
- First midterm break
- 12 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026
- Spring break
- 5 Apr 2027 to 9 Apr 2027
- Eid Al-Fitr
- 8 Mar 2027 to 11 Mar 2027
- National Day
- 2 Dec 2026 to 3 Dec 2026
- Last day of the year
- 2 Jul 2027
Dubai School Finder
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City
British · ACADEMIC CITY
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
KHDA-published tuition
- + Return school bus(optional)Year 4 fact sheet: AED 8,000–8,500AED 8,250
- + UniformYear 4 fact sheet: AED 565–900AED 732
- + Extra-curricular activities(est.)(optional)AED 1,155
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 7,095 per month
AED 85,137
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Fee Comparison
Dubai English Speaking School - Academic CityAED 75,000
Curriculum medianAED 45,864
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, Dubai English Speaking School - Academic City charges AED 75,000 in tuition. With return school bus (AED 8,250, optional), uniform (AED 732), extra-curricular activities (AED 1,155, optional), the estimated real cost is approximately AED 85,137, or AED 7,095 per month. That is AED 10,137 more than the headline tuition fee.
Tuition comes from the linked KHDA fact sheet for Year 4. 3 additional fee lines are school-published; 2 are estimates based on the school's disclosed range where available, otherwise a Dubai median. Optional items depend on family choices.