Dubai Schools
Dubai has a wide range of primary and secondary schools to choose from, all of which are fee paying for non-nationals. Many schools have their own websites giving details of facilities and costs.
The standards of teaching are considered comparable with other countries, with most schools being able to offer a range of extra-curricular activities. Schools are regularly inspected by the local Ministry of Education to ensure all regulations are being upheld. Most schools insist on a uniform, and some school fees include books and transportation to and from school in a bus, but you must check this with the individual establishment.
There are a few restrictions parents should note with regard to enrolling your child within the schooling system in the UAE. From the end of January each year, you are not able to transfer your child to another school after they have already enrolled in a Dubai school for the academic year, unless approval is provided by the Ministry of Education under special circumstances. Therefore, it is necessary to choose your school very carefully either before or after arriving in Dubai. If you arrive in Dubai on or after the 1st May each year you will not be able to enrol your child into the schooling system in the UAE for the last academic term which finishes in late June. Instead, you would be required to enrol your child for the beginning of the new schooling year (in most schools, early September - but please check with each school).
For further education, Dubai has a small number of accredited universities offering degree and diploma courses. Higher education courses are also available from commercial companies, like the ones available at the Emirates Training College.