Al Istiqlal Private School - branch Muwailih

Curriculum

Ministry of Education

SPEA

Good

Location

Sharjah, Muwailih

Fees

AED 5K - 12K

Tuition Fees

Grade LevelAnnual Tuition

KG 1 / FS 2

AED 4,800

KG 2 / Year 1

AED 4,800

Grade 1 / Year 2

AED 6,500

Grade 2 / Year 3

AED 6,500

Grade 3 / Year 4

AED 6,500

Grade 4 / Year 5

AED 6,500

Grade 5 / Year 6

AED 8,500

Grade 6 / Year 7

AED 8,500

Grade 7 / Year 8

AED 8,500

Grade 8 / Year 9

AED 8,500

Grade 9 / Year 10

AED 10,500

Grade 10 / Year 11

AED 10,500

Grade 11 / Year 12

AED 12,000

Grade 12 / Year 13

AED 12,000

Fees are subject to change. Please verify with the school for the most current rates.

Payment Terms

Detailed payment terms not available on school website (404 error on fees page). Parents should contact the school directly or refer to the SPEA fee schedule download.

Additional Costs

Registration Fee

Variable

one-time

Required for new students; exact amount not publicly disclosed on school website

Transport

Variable

annual

Arranged separately; not confirmed as school-provided in available source material

Uniforms

Variable

annual

Required; exact cost not published

Books and Learning Materials

Variable

annual

MoE textbooks required; costs not itemised publicly

Discounts & Offers

Sibling Discount

Not confirmed in available source material; parents advised to enquire directly with the school

Scholarships & Bursaries

No scholarship or bursary programme is publicly documented on the school website or in SPEA inspection materials. Given the school's already-low fee structure, it is positioned as an accessible option rather than a scholarship-driven institution. Families with financial constraints are advised to contact the school administration directly.

Value for Money

Al Istiqlal Private School operates at the most affordable end of Sharjah's private school fee spectrum, making it one of the few MoE-curriculum institutions in Muwailih that is genuinely accessible to a wide range of Arab expatriate families. The SPEA inspection report records annual fees ranging from AED 4,800 to AED 12,000, covering KG1 through Grade 12. This positions the school firmly in the value segment of the Sharjah private school market - a segment that is both large and underserved by editorial coverage. For context, the average annual fee at a Good-rated private school in Sharjah typically ranges from AED 15,000 to AED 35,000. Al Istiqlal's fees are therefore significantly below the market midpoint, reflecting both the school's Arabic-medium MoE positioning and its community-oriented ownership model. Families paying AED 4,800 to AED 12,000 per year are receiving a SPEA-inspected, regulated school with a trained teaching staff, structured curriculum, and a documented improvement trajectory - representing genuine value for money within its category. The school's fees page on its own website was inaccessible at the time of this review (returning a 404 error), and the detailed 2025-2026 fee schedule is available for download from the SPEA portal. The SPEA profile confirms fees in the AED 4,800 to AED 12,000 range. Specific per-grade breakdowns, additional costs, sibling discount policies, and payment terms are not publicly detailed on the school's own website, which is a transparency gap that the school should address. Registration opens in April for the following academic year, per the school's admissions policy. Entrance assessments are required for new students transferring from other schools (from KG2 upward), and students transferring from foreign curricula at Grade 10 and above must have their certificates formally equivalenced before registration.