01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 257,235
Total real cost across 14 years of published fees (tuition + transport + books + uniform + activities).
KHDA data · verified 24 Aug 2026
Good
British · UMM HURAIR FIRST
ST. Mary Catholic High School - Dubai
Y1-Y13 · Est. 1968
Our Take
StableGood rating with below-market fees. No red flags from the data.
Solid mid-pack option. Re-evaluate when the 2026-27 KHDA inspection cycle resumes. That is when ratings will refresh after the two-year freeze.
- Rating is from KHDA's most recent published inspection of this school. Read the full report via the source links below.
Cheaper alternatives · same or better rating · within 15 km
- New Indian Model School
Good · 3.0 km away
-AED 2,933/yr
AED 4,798/yr
- Gulf Indian High School
Good · 3.3 km away
-AED 2,592/yr
AED 5,139/yr
- The Indian High School-Branch
Good · 2.5 km away
-AED 2,206/yr
AED 5,525/yr
No school paid for this take · Computed from KHDA data + our rules
Real Cost Calculator
School-published dataYear 4 tuitionAED 8,195 / year
+ Additional fees (est.)AED 8,140 / year
Estimated real costAED 16,335 / year
≈ AED 1,361 / 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 ↗
KHDA-published 2026-27 fees, verified against KHDA on 24 Aug 2026.
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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 ST. Mary Catholic High School - Dubai’s actual data.
02 · Commute
Will the 7am school run work?
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Rush-hour from popular areas
- Downtown6.5 km · ~21 min
- Dubai Marina25.1 km · ~65 min
- JVC23.2 km · ~61 min
- Arabian Ranches23.3 km · ~61 min
03 · Academic tier
Is the DSIB rating right for my child?
Good. Solid middle-of-the-pack. Students are well-served on the core.
Fine for most families; look at the next-tier competitors before deciding.
Ranks in the top 71% 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 Good school?
- Fee vs tier median
- −AED 19,745
- Tier median: AED 27,476
- Size vs tier median
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- Peers compared
- 78 schools
- Same DSIB tier
School Profile
Annual tuition range · 13 grades published
AED 7,361 – 15,812
- Curriculum
- British
- Grades Offered
- Y1-Y13
- Year Established
- 1968
- Principal
- paul Asir Joseph
- Telephone
- 97143370252
- Website
- www.stmarysdubai.com
DSIB Rating
Current rating: Good
Rating history timeline coming soon.
Dubai School Finder
ST. Mary Catholic High School - Dubai
British · UMM HURAIR FIRST
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
From the school's website
- + Return school bus(optional)school discloses 4,300–6,850AED 5,575
- + Books & learning materialsschool discloses 553–553AED 553
- + Uniformschool discloses 50–300AED 100
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)school discloses 30–50AED 1,912
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 1,361 per month
AED 16,335
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Fee Comparison
ST. Mary Catholic High School - DubaiAED 7,731
Curriculum medianAED 44,906
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, ST. Mary Catholic High School - Dubai charges AED 7,731 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 17,476 — or AED 1,456 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.