This page compares 8 international schools in Sharjah with lower published tuition, drawn from the 13 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is AED 3,700 and the highest in this comparison set is AED 50,560, quoted in AED.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Sharjah — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Indian School | CBSE (Indian) | 4-18 | 3,700 | 6,480 | AED |
| Al Ameer English School Sharjah | CBSE (Indian) | 4-18 | 4,900 | 10,300 | AED |
| Delhi Private School Sharjah | CBSE | 3-18 | 12,200 | 16,520 | AED |
| GEMS Millennium School - Sharjah | CBSE | 3-18 | 15,880 | 25,360 | AED |
| Al Durrah International School | American | 4-18 | 16,770 | 26,565 | AED |
| Sharjah American International School | American | 4-18 | 18,732 | 36,060 | AED |
| American School of Creative Science | American | 3-18 | 20,705 | 50,560 | AED |
| International School of Creative Science – Muwaileh | American Curriculum; UAE Ministry of Education Curriculum | 3-18 | 20,705 | 43,225 | AED |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS Westminster School - Sharjah | British | 3–18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in AED. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are American (3 schools), CBSE (Indian) (2 schools), CBSE (2 schools), American Curriculum; UAE Ministry of Education Curriculum (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 12 schools in Sharjah that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is AED 3,700 at Sharjah Indian School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from AED 3,700 to AED 50,560 (AED). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Sharjah with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 1 school in Sharjah do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Al Durrah International School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at AED 16,770.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach American, CBSE (Indian), CBSE, American Curriculum; UAE Ministry of Education Curriculum. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Sharjah, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.