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Collegiate International School Dubai
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre KG | 3 | AED 39,478 |
| KG 1 | 3 | AED 39,478 |
| KG 2 | 4 | AED 43,373 |
| Grade 1 | 6 | AED 48,240 |
| Grade 2 | 7 | AED 48,240 |
| Grade 3 | 8 | AED 52,999 |
| Grade 4 | 9 | AED 52,999 |
| Grade 5 | 10 | AED 52,999 |
| Grade 6 | 11 | AED 59,597 |
| Grade 7 | 12 | AED 59,597 |
| Grade 8 | 13 | AED 59,597 |
| Grade 9 | 14 | AED 65,979 |
| Grade 10 | 15 | AED 65,979 |
| Grade 11 | 16 | AED 70,630 |
| Grade 12 | 17 | AED 70,630 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Test Fee | AED 525 |
Reviews
A small, growing school in Umm Suqeim that sits at the more affordable end of the IB market in Dubai, with a curriculum mix that few others run: IB PYP and MYP through the lower years, then a flexible top end where families can take the full IB Diploma, AP courses, or a US High School Diploma. Parents talk about a family feel and approachable leadership, and KHDA carries the school at Good. The faster the roll grows, the more the cracks in the middle years show, and staffing churn is in the conversation.
Positives
- Small community feel. Families describe a tight, welcoming community where staff and leadership are easy to reach and quick to respond. The roll sits around 800 across more than seventy nationalities, which is small for a Dubai IB school.
- Affordable IB pathway. Annual fees run roughly AED 39,000 to 71,000, well under most full IB Continuum schools in the city. The IB plus AP plus US High School Diploma combination at the top end is unusual locally and gives families more than one route to graduation.
- Early years and elementary. The KG and elementary years draw the warmest feedback, and KHDA picks out vibrant learning environments and strong parent engagement in the lower school. Inclusion provision for students of determination is rated good.
Considerations
- Middle and high school teaching. KHDA flags maths and science teaching in the middle school as only acceptable, and maths slips to acceptable again in the high school. Several parents describe a school whose lower years run ahead of its upper years.
- Staff turnover and growth pains. Teacher turnover is reported at around 27 percent, high for a school in a rapid growth phase. The roll has expanded by roughly 60 percent in recent years, and the management of that pace shows up as an open question in inspection commentary.
- Wellbeing programming above elementary. Pastoral and wellbeing work in the lower school is praised; the structure thins as students move into the secondary years.
Leadership
Jonathan Paul Cox
Jonathan Paul Cox holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in literature from King's College London.
Accreditations
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges 01
Academic results
- 100% graduation rate 100%
- Over 30% of students graduate with Honors 30%+