ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MEMBERSHIP, FEES, TRANSPORT AND UNIFORM

Membership

Dubai College is a member of British Schools in the Middle East Conference, and an associate member of the European Council of International Schools.

Fees

Fees are payable by half-term for the following term.

Notice of withdrawal

Before a student leaves, a full term’s notice in writing to the Headmaster is required. If this is not given, a term’s fee will be charged in lieu.

Current tuition fees

Transport

Pupils come from a wide area, and a fleet of air-conditioned buses are provided to carry those requiring transport to and from all parts of Dubai and the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah. The bus fee is a ‘flat rate’ regardless of distance. It should be stressed that this is not a door-to-door service; setting down and picking up points are determined by the number of users in a particular location.

Uniform

The school uniform consists of a white shirt or blouse with the school badge, navy blue trousers or skirt, and plain black shoes. 

Sixth Formers wear a distinguishing blue shirt. There is also a College sweatshirt, swimming costume, PE kit and sports bag which along with all the other items may be purchased locally. “House” polo shirts are available form the Heads of House at the school. 

Pupils are expected to present a neat appearance in both dress and personal grooming. 

Jewellery and other valuable items including mobile phones and MP3 players should not be brought to school. 

Full details are contained in a booklet which is issued to parents of new pupils at the start of the school year.

Private Music

Private music lessons in a range of instruments are available to all pupils, provided by a number of peripatetic teachers. The school is a centre for the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music examinations, and an annual visit by an ABRSM examiner enables pupils to take Grades I – VIII and the LRSM qualification in the practice and theory of music. 

Governance

Under the terms of its Emiri Decree, Dubai College is a non-profit making school, administered by a Board of Governors drawn from prominent members of the local community. The Board decides all matters of policy relating to the school, which are implemented on a day-to-day basis by the headmaster and bursar.

Health

The school’s nursing staff will provide treatment to pupils who suffer minor injuries or who are taken ill during the school day. When pupils require further treatment or are unable to continue at school, parents will be contacted. 

Ministry of Health regulations require that all pupils undergo medical examinations. These are carried out on school entry and in Years 9, 11 and 13 by the school doctor, along with the school nurse who will be in attendance throughout. There will be a once only charge of Dhs. 150 towards the cost of all medicals.

Leaver's Destinations

Applications to British Universities and Colleges are made through UCAS. The process begins at the end of Year 12, with completed applications submitted the following October. Applications to Oxbridge and to one or two courses at other universities are sent in earlier than this. 

The school has acquired considerable expertise in placing students, and has also become known to universities in Britain for producing first-class undergraduates. Virtually all our applicants are offered places in their first choice university. 

In recent years, students have been offered places at: 

Bath, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Glasgow, Imperial, Leeds, LSE, Manchester, Newcastle, Northumbria, Nottingham, Oxford, Royal Holloway, Sheffield, Southampton, Strathclyde, Swansea, Warwick. Outside of Britain, students have obtained places at Boston, Cornell, Eindhoven, McGill, Stanford, Tufts, Yale. 

Courses of study which our students have chosen  include: 

Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Art History, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Forensic Science, French, History, International Studies, Law, Maritime Sciences, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Teaching, Veterinary Sciences.