Affordable IB Schools in Dubai 2026: Fees & Ratings
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Last updated · Sources: KHDA inspection reports, published 2026-2027 fee schedule · methodology
GEMS Legacy School is an Indian school established in 1990 in Al Garhoud, Dubai. The school has built a strong reputation over three decades of providing quality education to the local community.
The school welcomes boys and girls aged 4 to 13, covering KG 1 to Grade 8. With a current enrolment of 6,316 students, GEMS Legacy School maintains one of the larger student bodies among Indian curriculum schools in the area.
Students follow the CBSE curriculum and prepare for CBSE examinations. The school holds CBSE accreditation and has received a "Good" rating from KHDA in its 2023-2024 inspection.
Annual tuition fees range from AED 8,532 to AED 21,092. The campus is conveniently located opposite Dubai Festival City and near GGICO Metro Station, making it accessible for families from Garhoud and surrounding neighbourhoods.
Facts reported by the school on its own channels, summarised by BestSchool.ae with a link to each source.
The school's U14 girls table tennis team finished 1st runner-up at the CBSE UAE Cluster 2026, earning the programme's first-ever silver medal and qualifying for the CBSE Nationals, where the team advanced to the second round of the team event.
Source: InstagramThe school's U14 and U19 girls' basketball teams both finished 2nd Runner-Up at the CBSE UAE Cluster Basketball Tournament 2026, a first double podium in the school's history.
Source: InstagramThe school's FLL team, Dew of the Void, progressed from Regionals and Nationals to represent the UAE at the International FLL Championship in South Korea, finishing 2nd in the Robot Design Award category among 44 teams from 33 countries.
Source: InstagramAnnual tuition at GEMS Legacy School ranges from AED 8,532 (KG 1) to AED 21,092 (Grade 11) for 2026-2027, across 13 year groups, or about AED 711 to AED 1,758 a month. All 12 grade fees are unchanged from 2025-2026.
KHDA rated GEMS Legacy School "Good" in its 2023-2024 inspection, its seventh consecutive "Good". The school has been inspected 13 times since 2009-2010.
GEMS Legacy School was rated good overall by KHDA. Students show outstanding personal development and strong achievement, especially in Middle school, while KG and Primary lag behind. Parent partnerships are excellent. Inspectors recommend better use of assessment data, stronger middle leadership, and improved consistency in teaching quality across phases.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2023-2024 (PDF, pages 1-22), inspected 09 to 12 October 2023. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
Of the 61 performance indicators rated in both reports, 3 improved, 7 declined and 51 kept the same rating.
Of the 5 recommendations made in 2022-2023, 4 can be checked against the 2023-2024 ratings: 2 show an improvement, 1 a mixed picture, 1 no change yet.
2 related indicators kept their ratings in 2023-2024
Teaching for effective learning (Middle): Good → Very good · Curriculum adaptation (KG): Very good → Good
Islamic Education — Progress (Middle): Good → Very good · Teaching for effective learning (Middle): Good → Very good · Care and support (Middle): Good → Very good
Teaching for effective learning (Middle): Good → Very good
| Indicator | Phase | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' achievement | |||
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Primary | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Middle | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Primary | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Middle | Good | Very good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Primary | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Middle | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Primary | Good | Good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Middle | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| English — Attainment | KG | Good | Good |
| English — Attainment | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| English — Attainment | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| English — Progress | KG | Good | Good |
| English — Progress | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| English — Progress | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Mathematics — Attainment | KG | Good | Good |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Primary | Good | Good |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Mathematics — Progress | KG | Very good | Good |
| Mathematics — Progress | Primary | Good | Good |
| Mathematics — Progress | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Attainment | KG | Very good | Good |
| Science — Attainment | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Attainment | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Progress | KG | Very good | Good |
| Science — Progress | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Progress | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Learning skills | KG | Very good | Good |
| Learning skills | Primary | Very good | Good |
| Learning skills | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Students' personal and social development, and their innovation skills | |||
| Personal development | KG | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Primary | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Middle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | KG | Very good | Very good |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Primary | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Middle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | KG | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Primary | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Middle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Teaching and assessment | |||
| Teaching for effective learning | KG | Good | Good |
| Teaching for effective learning | Primary | Good | Good |
| Teaching for effective learning | Middle | Good | Very good |
| Assessment | KG | Good | Good |
| Assessment | Primary | Good | Good |
| Assessment | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Curriculum | |||
| Curriculum design and implementation | KG | Very good | Good |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| Curriculum adaptation | KG | Very good | Good |
| Curriculum adaptation | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| Curriculum adaptation | Middle | Very good | Very good |
| The protection, care, guidance and support of students | |||
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | KG | Very good | Very good |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Primary | Very good | Very good |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Middle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Care and support | KG | Good | Good |
| Care and support | Primary | Good | Good |
| Care and support | Middle | Good | Very good |
| Inclusion of students of determination | |||
| Provision and outcomes for students of determination | Whole school | Good | - |
| Leadership and management | |||
| The effectiveness of leadership | Whole school | Good | Good |
| School self-evaluation and improvement planning | Whole school | Good | Good |
| Parents and the community | Whole school | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Governance | Whole school | Good | Good |
| Management, staffing, facilities and resources | Whole school | Very good | Very good |
GEMS Legacy School was rated good overall. Personal development, social responsibility and parental engagement are outstanding, while English, mathematics and science attainment and progress are strong across phases. Arabic, teaching consistency in KG and lower primary, and use of assessment data need further improvement, according to the inspection report.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2022-2023 (PDF, pages 1-19), inspected 09 to 13 October 2022. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
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