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hi to all,

nice forum, keep it up

i've been looking for schools that do not charge the earth, cant seem to find any
any body know any!!! for primary age

cheers

dave

What would be your budget?

sage & onion wrote:What would be your budget?

dont yet know
one offer in AD was only 5000 d in a year
whatever offer we recieve i dout if it will cover all school fees.
the most important aspect is the quality of the education but it has to be afordable. both my wife and my self are nurses but one of us may have to look after the kids at least initialy

lrb wrote:

sage & onion wrote:What would be your budget?

dont yet know
one offer in AD was only 5000 d in a year
whatever offer we recieve i dout if it will cover all school fees.
the most important aspect is the quality of the education but it has to be afordable. both my wife and my self are nurses but one of us may have to look after the kids at least initialy

Which type of education are you looking for, where are you coming from?

thanks for the time sage and onion
coming from UK
looking for primary school, thats age 5
does it really make much difference where your from, unless your looking for a country specific curriculum

Not seen a school at that price anywhere in Dubai. I'm in the West end though in The Lakes, so maybe they're a bit more expensive as they know there's a lot of expats.

Looking around for my daughter, I'd expect to pay about 3-4 grand a year.

My wife was going to come out and work as a nurse too but childcare before and after school was a nightmare (I assume you're both going to work 48 hours a week?), you have to pay a nanny another 3-4 grand a year just for that. In the end, she applied for a job as a school nurse and we get discounted fees (50% off) plus she gets a wage.

I know some hospitals offer childcare, not sure if it equates to schooling level though.

You're fine coming from the UK, the majority of schools here work on English curriculum. If you came from somewhere else, you might have to pay more for a specialist school.

scot1870 wrote:Looking around for my daughter, I'd expect to pay about 3-4 grand a year.

My wife was going to come out and work as a nurse too but childcare before and after school was a nightmare (I assume you're both going to work 48 hours a week?), you have to pay a nanny another 3-4 grand a year just for that. In the end, she applied for a job as a school nurse and we get discounted fees (50% off) plus she gets a wage.

Are these in USD, GBP or AED????

beaujarle wrote:

scot1870 wrote:Looking around for my daughter, I'd expect to pay about 3-4 grand a year.

My wife was going to come out and work as a nurse too but childcare before and after school was a nightmare (I assume you're both going to work 48 hours a week?), you have to pay a nanny another 3-4 grand a year just for that. In the end, she applied for a job as a school nurse and we get discounted fees (50% off) plus she gets a wage.

Are these in USD, GBP or AED????

I think that is in GBP.

For a western style school with similar curriculum, i hear its around Dhs30-36K per year per child