{"id":2607,"date":"2026-10-27T05:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wizmantra.com\/uae\/uncategorized\/dubai-private-school-enrolment-406563\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:31:27","slug":"dubai-private-school-enrolment-406563","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wizmantra.com\/uae\/news\/dubai-private-school-enrolment-406563\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai private schools now have 406,563 students, up 4.6% since June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai’s private schools started the 2026-27 year with 406,563 students, up 4.6% from about 388,731 in June 2026. KHDA, the emirate’s education regulator, shared the figures at its Media Majlis on 1 October 2026. Seven new schools opened this year, adding nearly 17,000 seats, and about 18,000 affordable seats are expected over the next two academic years.<\/p>\n

The numbers at a glance<\/h2>\n

All figures below come from the KHDA release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Measure<\/th>\n2026-27<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Students in private schools<\/td>\n406,563 (up 4.6% since June)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New schools this year<\/td>\n7, with nearly 17,000 seats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New early childhood centres<\/td>\n17, with more than 1,700 seats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affordable seats planned<\/td>\nAbout 18,000 over the next two years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New institutions in two years<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

KHDA’s priorities for the year<\/h2>\n

The regulator listed six focus areas for 2026-27:<\/p>\n