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The Oxford School Dubai
British-curriculum school in Muhaisnah, founded 1988 under the Oxford Educational Trust, with around 2,200 pupils from Foundation Stage through A Levels and a KHDA Very Good rating.
In brief
The Oxford School Dubai has taught a British curriculum in Muhaisnah since 1988, run by the Bukhatir group, with around 2,200 pupils aged 3–18. After more than a decade of Acceptable KHDA ratings it rose to Good in 2023–24 under principal Daspo Yiappos, with English, science and leadership singled out as the strongest features.
Annual fees run from AED 13,681 to 21,428, low for a British school in Dubai and the positive parents cite most consistently; the community is largely Pakistani with a sizeable Arab cohort. English progress and science are rated Very Good, maths is strong at A Level, and Arabic and Islamic Education lift to Good, though the school publishes toppers lists rather than full IGCSE and A Level grade distributions.
Primary maths attainment stays below Good in the most recent inspection, which also flags under-resourced science labs and a thin Arabic library. Option blocks at IGCSE and A Level are narrow, weighted toward commerce and science, and parents report administrative friction, with timetables landing late and a fee structure they find hard to read.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 3 | AED 13,681 |
| FS2 | 4 | AED 13,681 |
| Year 1 | 5 | AED 15,661 |
| Year 2 | 6 | AED 15,661 |
| Year 3 | 7 | AED 15,661 |
| Year 4 | 8 | AED 15,661 |
| Year 5 | 9 | AED 15,661 |
| Year 6 | 10 | AED 16,245 |
| Year 7 | 11 | AED 16,245 |
| Year 8 | 12 | AED 16,245 |
| Year 9 | 13 | AED 16,804 |
| Year 10 | 14 | AED 16,804 |
| Year 11 | 15 | AED 19,739 |
| Year 12 | 16 | AED 21,428 |
| Year 13 | 17 | AED 21,428 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Admission Fee | AED 500 | |
| Application Fee | AED 525 |
Reviews
One of the older British schools in Dubai, sitting in Muhaisnah and run by the Bukhatir group since 1988. The trajectory under the current head is the real story: a KHDA Good rating in 2023-24 after more than a decade of Acceptable ones, with English, science and leadership singled out as the strongest features. Fees stay low for the British market, which keeps the community largely Pakistani with a sizeable Arab cohort, and the school sits at the affordable end of British provision rather than competing with the marquee campuses.
Positives
- Leadership and trajectory. KHDA flagged the principal as one of the school's best features, and the move from Acceptable to Good in 2023-24 lands under her tenure.
- Value for money. Fees sit roughly AED 12k-20k across the year groups, low for a British school in Dubai, and that affordability is the single most consistent positive parents return to.
- English and sciences. English progress and science are rated Very Good, with maths strong at A Level. Arabic and Islamic Education also lift to Good.
Considerations
- Primary maths and resources. Primary maths attainment is the one area still below Good in the most recent inspection. Inspectors also flag science labs as under-resourced and the Arabic library as thin.
- Subject choice at IGCSE and A Level. Option blocks are narrow, weighted toward commerce and science, and families looking for breadth at sixth form sometimes have to compromise.
- Administration and communication. Complaints about admin organisation surface, including timetables landing late and a fee structure parents find hard to read.
- Results transparency. The school publishes toppers lists rather than the full IGCSE and A Level distribution, which makes year-on-year comparison harder than at peer schools.
Leadership
Ms. Daspo Yiappos
Ms. Daspo Yiappos is an educator with over 30 years of experience in the field of education.
Accreditations
- British Schools in the Middle East accreditation 01
Academic results
- Result A-Level 18% A*-A 2022
- Result A-Level 97% pass rate (A*-E) 2022
- Result A-Level 88.4% A*-B 2020
- Result IGCSE 90.28% A*-C 2020