School groups in the UAE

Each page compares every campus of one operator: official inspection rating, annual fees and location, side by side. Operators publish their own campus list, never this comparison.

• GEMS Education schools

  The largest private school operator in the UAE, running campuses at every price point from budget to premium.

• Taaleem schools

  A UAE operator whose schools carry their own names rather than the group’s, spanning British, IB and American curricula.

• Aldar Academies schools

  The school arm of Aldar, concentrated in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, with British and American curricula.

• Repton schools

  Three UAE campuses of the English public school, in Dubai, Al Barsha and Abu Dhabi.

• Emirates National Schools schools

  A national group with campuses across five emirates, teaching an American curriculum alongside the UAE national programme.

• Al Mawakeb schools

  A long-established Dubai group teaching an American curriculum, with campuses in Al Barsha, Al Khawaneej and Garhoud.

• Kings' Education schools

  British primary and through schools in Dubai, at Al Barsha, Nad Al Sheba and Umm Suqeim.

• Dubai Schools schools

  The Taaleem-operated public-private partnership offering an American curriculum at subsidised fees across Dubai.

• Bloom Education schools

  An Abu Dhabi group running Brighton College Abu Dhabi and the Bloom and Bloomington academies.

• Innoventures Education schools

  A Dubai group behind Raffles World Academy, Raffles International School and the Dubai International Academy campuses.

• Lycées français schools

  The French-curriculum network in the UAE, accredited by the Agence pour l’enseignement français à l’étranger.

• Bright Riders schools

  An Indian-curriculum group with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.