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International Concept for Education

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, French
Fees AED 46,350 - 84,460
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 248
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Typical class size 9

Al Meydan Rd, Nadd Al Shiba First, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The Essentials

International Concept for Education has 248 pupils, typical class sizes of 9, instruction in English, French.

Location
ICE Dubai is located on Rue Meydan, Nad al Sheba 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beside the Meydan Hotel in the Meydan district. The campus sits within the Meydan complex and is accessed by road, with a local postal address of P.O. Box 22626, Dubai. The school site and contact details are available at the Meydan address with a Dubai phone number +971 4 337 7818.

Stages
The school runs from early years through to senior years and is organized into four divisions: Maternelle (preschool), Elémentaire (primary), Collège (middle school), and Lycée (high school). The institution offers education from Petite Section through Terminale as part of its French bilingual program.

Type
ICE Dubai is a co-educational day school. It operates as a French international, bilingual school, affiliated with AEFE and Mission laïque française, with no boarding facilities described.

Pupil Nationality Mix
Not publicly disclosed. The school lists 530 students in its population, indicating an international environment, but no official nationality breakdown is published.

Additional learning support
ICE Dubai provides dedicated support for students with additional learning needs. The SEND department identifies students with special educational needs and develops individualized support plans (PPRE, PAP, PPS) with ongoing progress monitoring and parental involvement. The policy aligns with KHDA expectations and the school maintains a formal inclusion framework.

Country affiliation
The school is affiliated with France's AEFE network and the Mission laïque française, and is recognized by the French Ministry of Education.

Religious affiliation
The school is secular (laïque) with no religious instruction as part of its program.

School day structure
The campus operates Sunday to Thursday, with staff hours from 8:00 to 17:00 (and a shorter 8:00 to 12:00 on Fridays). After-school activities typically run from 15:35 to 16:35, and school bus operations are coordinated to support dismissal times.

Bus service
ICE Dubai offers a paid school bus service operated by a private company approved by the RTA. The annual cost is 4,000 AED for September to December and 3,000 AED for January to March and April to June per child; fees are non-refundable except in specified cases. Bus routes and timings are determined by the bus coordinator, and a Liveroute app is used to track arrival times. Enrollment depends on seat availability and service coverage; to enroll, use the bus contact channels bus@icedubai.org or phone numbers +971 5 699 70710 or +971 50 119 0424. The school bus policy also covers conduct, safety, and tardiness rules.
Diving Deeper
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Fees

Annual tuition at International Concept for Education ranges from AED 46,350 to AED 84,460 for 2026/27.

Application / registration fees

- Application / file-processing fee: AED 500 per child. This fee is payable once and is non‑refundable and non‑transferable.

Tuition fees (annual amounts, listed by year group)

- Pre‑KG (PS): AED 46,350 (KHDA‑approved amount shown alongside AED 49,598).
- KG‑1 (MS): AED 56,650 (KHDA‑approved AED 60,620).
- KG‑2 (GS): AED 59,740 (KHDA‑approved AED 63,926).
- Grade 1 (CP): AED 62,830 (KHDA‑approved AED 67,233).
- Grade 2 (CE1): AED 65,920 (KHDA‑approved AED 70,539).
- Grade 3 (CE2): AED 69,010 (KHDA‑approved AED 73,846).
- Grade 4 (CM1): AED 72,100 (KHDA‑approved AED 77,152).
- Grade 5 (CM2): AED 75,190 (KHDA‑approved AED 80,458).
- Grade 6 (6ème): AED 79,310 (KHDA‑approved AED 84,868).
- Grade 7 (5ème): AED 79,310 (KHDA‑approved AED 84,868).
- Grade 8 (4ème): AED 84,460 (KHDA‑approved AED 90,378).
- Grade 9 (3ème): AED 84,460 (KHDA‑approved AED 90,378).
- Grade 10 (2nde): AED 65,668 (KHDA‑approved AED 96,306).
- Grade 11 (1ère): AED 68,643 (KHDA‑approved AED 96,306; listed as BFI ++).
- Grade 12 (Terminale) / IBDP: AED 72,363 is shown for IBDP students (KHDA‑approved AED 100,688 for Terminale).

Per‑term breakdown

- The school publishes the annual tuition amounts by year group. A term‑by‑term (per‑term) numeric breakdown is not published together with the annual figures on the admissions/fees information. Parents should expect the school to issue the billing schedule and instalment timetable through the school's payment conditions and billing communications.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Accepted payment methods: cheque, banker's cheque, bank transfer, credit card, or cash in UAE dirhams. Cheques should be made payable to BILINGUAL FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LLC‑FZ and presented to the school accounting office.
- Bank transfer details provided for payments (bank name and account information as published):
- Bank Name: EMIRATES NBD.
- Account Name: BILINGUAL FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LLC FZ.
- Account Number: 101 471 875 0401.
- IBAN: AE90 0260 0010 1471 8750 401.
- SWIFT: EBILAEAD.
- Online/mobile payment: the school accepts payments via the SKIPLY application without additional fees.
- The admissions information indicates that the school issues formal payment conditions; the specific instalment timetable (number of instalments and exact due dates) is not published together with the annual fee table on the admissions page.

Boarding fees

- Boarding is not offered / not applicable for this school (the school operates as a day school; no boarding fee schedule is published).

Other costs and typical additional charges

- School transport: AED 10,000 per pupil per academic year for the school bus service (charged annually; applies regardless of number of school days per month or number of children). This transport service is provided by an external contracted operator and is billed separately from tuition.
- Uniform: the school requires a uniform; specific uniform item prices are not published alongside the admissions fee table. A uniform information section is present in the school information.
- Catering / school meals, exam entry fees (Cambridge / IB where applicable), printed textbooks and some compulsory supplies, and certain extra‑curricular activities are additional costs which may be charged separately; itemised pricing for these items is not published together with the tuition schedule on the admissions/fees page.

Refund information

- The application / file‑processing fee of AED 500 is non‑refundable and non‑transferable. No detailed refund schedule (for example, deductions on withdrawal during the academic year) is published together with the admissions fee table on the admissions/fees information.

Fee payment options (summary)

- Payment by bank transfer to the school's Emirates NBD account (IBAN and SWIFT provided).
- Payment by cheque or banker's cheque payable to BILINGUAL FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LLC‑FZ.
- Payment by credit card.
- Payment in cash (AED).
- Payment by the SKIPLY app (no additional fees).

Summary of where published information was not specific enough for full termly/itemised detail:

- The publicly listed admissions/fees information provides annual tuition amounts by year group and the payment methods and bank account details, but it does not publish a per‑term numeric breakdown (exact per‑term amounts), a complete instalment timetable with due dates, itemised prices for uniform, catering, textbooks, or a detailed withdrawal/refund schedule beyond the non‑refundable application processing fee. The school's transport annual charge (AED 10,000) is published separately.
Academics

International Concept for Education teaches French Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP) for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
ICE Dubai offers a bilingual French-English program from nursery through high school, following the official French curriculum through the end of 4e and offering the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) American Section as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, with ICE accredited as an IB World School for the IBDP. In maternelle and élémentaire, the pedagogy is bilingual (French-English) with daily instruction by native-speaking teachers; Arabic is taught per local guidelines, Italian and Mandarin are offered in élémentaire, and reading uses the Jeannine Manuel method while mathematics follows the Singapore method, with a Booster program to support learners. The curriculum emphasizes 21st-century competencies—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity—across all stages. In collège, subjects include French, English, Arabic, Spanish, arts, music, theatre, physical education, moral and civic education, history-geography, life sciences, physics-chemistry, technology, and mathematics, with bilingual delivery and cross-language project work. In lycée, Seconde leads to a choice between the BFI (American section with Advanced Placements) and the bilingual IB Diploma Programme; ICE is an IB World School for the IBDP and a Cambridge center for IGCSE exams.
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Reputation
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Admissions

Admissions
Enrollment is conducted through the school's online registration portals for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. Documents to provide include: a copy of the student's passport and sponsor, residence visa for student and sponsor, Emirati ID for student and sponsor, birth certificate (English or Arabic), student photo, vaccination record, current and previous two years' school reports (in English or French), a non-refundable processing fee of AED 500 per child, a certificate of release, a school report indicating the student's name, year, and class, and a KHDA transfer certificate (if the student previously attended a Dubai school). Tuition for 2025-2026 is published per grade level, with KHDA-approved figures; the IBDP program fee is listed separately. Payment can be made by cheque, bank transfer, credit card, or cash in AED; cheques are payable to BILINGUAL FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LLC-FZ. Bank transfer details are provided, including the Emirates NBD account and the corresponding IBAN and SWIFT. Online payments via SKIPLY are available. The school provides separate pages for Maternelle, Elémentaire, Collège, and Lycée with enrollment steps for each level. KHDA notes the school as “Very Good.” For current admissions contact information and fee schedules, see the Admissions section of the site.
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