American Curriculum International Schools in United Arab Emirates

American-curriculum schools in the United Arab Emirates follow a US-style K - 12 programme that commonly leads to an American high-school diploma and frequently includes Advanced Placement (AP) courses and SAT/ACT preparation for families targeting US universities. Teaching is primarily in English, but UAE law requires Arabic language lessons for all students and Islamic Education for Muslim students, so those subjects are built into the timetable. Annual tuition varies widely - roughly from around AED 10,000 at lower-cost schools to well over AED 100,000 at premium campuses - so families should also budget for registration, transport, uniforms and extracurricular fees; fee levels and permitted increases are overseen by the emirate regulators. The academic year in most emirates runs from about September to June, with the main intake ahead of the new school year and some schools offering mid-year places; exact admissions windows and waiting-list procedures are set by each school and its regulator.