No school fee increase in Dubai for next academic year

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has confirmed there will be no increase in private school fees for the 2026-27 academic year.

The decision comes under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.

The move is part of the leadership's wider measures to support families and respond to their needs.

Under the directives of Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has confirmed that there will be no increase in school fees for private schools in the emirate for the 2026-27 academic year. This forms part of the Dubai leadership’s commitment to… pic.twitter.com/gV2NQlKCB3

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The initiative comes after Sheikh Hamdan recently approved Dubai’s second economic stimulus package worth AED 1.5 billion, bringing the total value of incentives to AED 2.5 billion.

The second package includes 33 initiatives to be rolled out over the next three to 12 months.

Under these measures, private educational institutions permitted by the KHDA will benefit from the deferrals or instalments of licence renewal fees, as well as the deferral of fines.

Early childhood centres permitted by the KHDA will also be exempt from licence renewal fees, fines, and Dubai Municipality market fees.

The Knowledge Fund Establishment has also introduced a range of support measures for its affiliated institutions, with early childhood centres set to benefit from partial rent exemptions and extended rent-free periods for centres currently under construction.

Educational institutions will receive broader support measures, including partial or full exemptions from guarantee insurance requirements for cancelled contracts, the temporary suspension of contractual penalty clauses, a freeze on scheduled rent increases at renewal, and deferred rental payments.

Authorities say this move reflects Dubai’s commitment to ensuring the stability and sustainable growth of the private education sector, which continues to operate efficiently and flexibly while balancing the interests of all stakeholders.