01 · Affordability
Can we afford the full 14 years?
AED 472,034
Total real cost across 14 years of published fees (tuition + transport + books + uniform + activities).
KHDA data · verified 24 Aug 2026
Very Good
British · JABAL ALI FIRST
The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCH
FS1-Y13 · Est. 2003
Our Take
StableVery Good 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.
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Real Cost Calculator
School-published dataYear 4 tuitionAED 18,688 / year
+ Additional fees (est.)AED 11,025 / year
Estimated real costAED 29,713 / year
≈ AED 2,476 / 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 The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCH’s actual data.
02 · Commute
Will the 7am school run work?
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Rush-hour from popular areas
- Downtown23.3 km · ~61 min
- Dubai Marina4.9 km · ~17 min
- JVC9.3 km · ~27 min
- Arabian Ranches14.8 km · ~41 min
03 · Academic tier
Is the DSIB rating right for my child?
Very Good. Above the Dubai average. A well-run school with consistent results.
Meets expectations on most indicators; few serious weaknesses.
Ranks in the top 33% 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 Very Good school?
- Fee vs tier median
- −AED 38,105
- Tier median: AED 56,364
- Size vs tier median
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- Peers compared
- 47 schools
- Same DSIB tier
School Profile
Annual tuition range · 15 grades published
AED 14,950 – 33,352
- Curriculum
- British
- Grades Offered
- FS1-Y13
- Year Established
- 2003
- Principal
- Meenakshi Dahiya
- Telephone
- 97148820444
- Website
- www.winchester.sch.ae
DSIB Rating
Current rating: Very Good
Rating history timeline coming soon.
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The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCH
British · JABAL ALI FIRST
Year group
Year 4
Headline tuition
From the school's website
- + Return school bus(optional)school discloses 5,000–8,000AED 6,300
- + Books & learning materialsschool discloses 400–1,200AED 800
- + Uniformschool discloses 650–2,400AED 1,525
- + Extra-curricular activities(optional)school discloses 10–4,000AED 2,400
Estimated real cost
≈ AED 2,476 per month
AED 29,713
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Fee Comparison
The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCHAED 18,259
Curriculum medianAED 44,906
What Parents Actually Pay
For Year 4, The Winchester School - DUBAI BRANCH charges AED 18,259 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 28,004 — or AED 2,334 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.