For families moving to Dubai
Six Dubai schools that fit your child, with real seat status. In 48 hours.
Tell us your area, budget, curriculum, year group and start date. We build a shortlist of six schools and ask each admissions desk whether there is a seat or a waiting list for your child's year group.
Get my shortlist, AED 290 See a sample
One payment. Delivered to a private page within 48 hours. Full refund if we miss the brief.
The wait is real
Popular Dubai schools run long waiting lists for some year groups. Most parents only find out after filling in six forms and paying six registration fees.
The rules changed
From the 2026-27 year, the UAE age cut-off for KG and Grade 1 moved to 31 December (MOE announcement). Your child's year group may not be what you expect.
Too many schools
Over two hundred private schools, a dozen curricula and fee bands from under AED 20,000 to over AED 100,000. Narrowing it down takes weeks.
What you get for each of the six schools
| Field | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Latest KHDA inspection rating | KHDA public school reports |
| Published annual fee for your child's year group | KHDA fee schedule and the school's website |
| Curriculum and the year group your child would enter | School website, confirmed with the school (age cut-off rules apply) |
| Estimated commute from your area at school-run time | Map routing estimate, morning peak |
| Documents the school asks for | The school's admissions page |
| Application window and assessment dates | The school's admissions page or desk |
| Seat or waiting-list status for your year group | We ask the admissions desk, as an enquiry on behalf of a family |
Plus a ranked pick with the reason, and the exact next step for each school (who to email, which form, which fee).
How it works
- Tell us about your child and your move on a short form (5 minutes).
- Pay AED 290 on a secure Stripe checkout.
- We research and enquire. We contact each school's admissions team and say we are asking for a family relocating to Dubai. We only share your name and email with a school if you tick the box to allow it.
- Your shortlist appears on your private page within 48 hours. If a school replies later, we update the page for 7 days.
Questions
Can you get my child a seat?
No one honest can promise that. We tell you where seats exist now, where the waiting list is, and how to apply. The decision is always the school's.
What if a school does not answer in time?
We mark it "asked, awaiting reply" with the date we asked, and update your page if they answer within 7 days. If more than two of the six never answer, we swap them for schools that did.
Which curricula?
British, American, IB, Indian (CBSE, ICSE), French, German, UAE MOE and others. Tell us your preference or say you are open.
How many children?
One shortlist covers up to two siblings starting at the same time. More than two, email us first.
Refunds?
Full refund before we start, or if the shortlist does not match your brief. See the refund policy.