01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 97,452
Total real cost across 6 years of published fees (tuition + transport + books + uniform + activities).
8 years not yet published. Assume inflation-adjusted parity.
KHDA data · verified 24 Aug 2026
Good
Indian · AL GARHOUD
The Indian High School-Branch
KG1-G4 · Est. 1988
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 · 1.4 km away
-AED 727/yr
AED 4,798/yr
- Gulf Indian High School
Good · 1.6 km away
-AED 386/yr
AED 5,139/yr
No school paid for this take · Computed from KHDA data + our rules
Real Cost Calculator
School-published dataYear 4 tuitionAED 5,525 / year
+ Additional fees (est.)AED 10,800 / year
Estimated real costAED 16,325 / year
≈ AED 1,360 / 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 Indian High School-Branch’s actual data.
02 · Commute
Will the 7am school run work?
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Rush-hour from popular areas
- Downtown8.8 km · ~26 min
- Dubai Marina27.4 km · ~71 min
- JVC25.1 km · ~65 min
- Arabian Ranches24.8 km · ~64 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?
CBSE / ICSE → Indian + global STEM universities
Strong for IIT / NIT / medical entrance prep. Increasingly accepted by UK, Canada, and Australia with strong marks.
05 · Trade-offs
What am I trading off vs the median Good school?
- Fee vs tier median
- −AED 21,951
- Tier median: AED 27,476
- Size vs tier median
- —
- Peers compared
- 78 schools
- Same DSIB tier
School Profile
Annual tuition range · 7 grades published
AED 5,276 – 21,000
- Curriculum
- Indian
- Grades Offered
- KG1-G4
- Year Established
- 1988
- Principal
- Amita Kapoor
- Telephone
- 97142823555
- Website
- https://ihsag.ihsdubai.org
DSIB Rating
Current rating: Good
Rating history timeline coming soon.
Dubai School Finder
The Indian High School-Branch
Indian · AL GARHOUD
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
From the school's website
- + Return school bus(optional)school discloses 4,300–8,500AED 6,400
- + Books & learning materialsschool discloses 400–1,000AED 700
- + Uniformschool discloses 400–1,000AED 700
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)school discloses 1,000–5,000AED 3,000
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 1,360 per month
AED 16,325
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Fee Comparison
The Indian High School-BranchAED 5,525
Curriculum medianAED 14,838
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What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, The Indian High School-Branch charges AED 5,525 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 15,270 — or AED 1,273 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.