01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 1,033,518
Total real cost across 14 years of published fees (tuition + transport + books + uniform + activities).
KHDA data · verified 24 Aug 2026
Good
British · Dubai Land
The Aquila School
FS1-Y11 · Est. 2018
Real Cost Calculator
Dubai mediansYear 4 tuitionAED 56,244 / year
+ Additional fees (est.)AED 9,620 / year
Estimated real costAED 65,864 / year
≈ AED 5,489 / 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 The Aquila School’s actual data.
02 · Commute
Will the 7am school run work?
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Rush-hour from popular areas
- Downtown16.7 km · ~45 min
- Dubai Marina24.7 km · ~64 min
- JVC17.9 km · ~48 min
- Arabian Ranches13.2 km · ~37 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 27,538
- Tier median: AED 27,415
- Size vs tier median
- —
- Peers compared
- 78 schools
- Same DSIB tier
School Profile
Annual tuition range · 17 grades published
AED 48,673 – 77,876
- Curriculum
- British
- Grades Offered
- FS1-Y11
- Year Established
- 2018
- Principal
- Wayne Howsen
- Telephone
- 97145862700
- Website
- www.theaquilaschool.com
DSIB Rating
Current rating: Good
Rating history timeline coming soon.
Dubai School Finder
The Aquila School
British · Dubai Land
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
From the school's website
- + Return school bus(optional)school discloses 5,980–8,337AED 7,158
- + Books & learning materials(est.)school discloses 100–2,000AED 650
- + Uniformschool discloses 1,000–2,300AED 1,650
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)school discloses 25–3,500AED 162
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 5,489 per month
AED 65,864
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Estimated · KHDA averages
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Fee Comparison
The Aquila SchoolAED 54,953
Curriculum medianAED 44,806
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, The Aquila School charges AED 54,953 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 64,698 — or AED 5,392 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.