Kuwait City international school fees (2026/2027)

What 14 international schools in Kuwait City actually charge, ranked by annual tuition at age 16. These are published fees, not “starting from” figures — registration, capital levies and deposits are listed separately below.

Median, age 16

KD 3,597

Range

KD 2,879 – KD 5,191

Most expensive

KD 5,191

The American School of Kuwait (ASK)

Least expensive

KD 2,879

Kuwait International English School (KIES)

Entry costs

KD 25 – KD 165

one-off, on top of tuition

Every school, most expensive first

Rank	School	Curriculum	Age 16 tuition	Entry costs
1	The American School of Kuwait (ASK)High	American, IB	KD 5,191	KD 100
2	American International School of Kuwait (AIS)High	American, IB	KD 4,581	KD 100
3	American Creativity Academy (ACA)High	American, IB	KD 4,516	KD 140
4	Al-Bayan Bilingual School (BBS)High	Bilingual (Arabic/English), American	KD 4,505	KD 100
5	American Academy for Girls (AAG)High	American	KD 4,200	KD 100
6	Universal American School (UAS)High	American	KD 3,954	KD 165
7	Kuwait English School (KES)Medium	British	KD 3,670	KD 100
8	Lycee Francais de Koweit (LFK)High	French	KD 3,523	KD 100
9	New English School (NES)Low	British	KD 3,510	KD 25
10	Kuwait American School (KAS)Medium	American	KD 3,488	KD 100
11	Gulf English School (GES)High	British	KD 3,183	KD 100
12	Dasman Bilingual School (DBS)High	Bilingual (Arabic/English), American, IB	KD 3,101	KD 100
13	Kuwait National English School (KNES)High	British	KD 2,926	KD 100
14	Kuwait International English School (KIES)High	British	KD 2,879	KD 125
—	The English School (TES)High	British	no age-16 fee	KD 175

1 of the 15 schools listed stop before age 16 and have no age-16 fee, so they are not in the figures above. Ranked on annual tuition at age 16; entry costs are one-off and additional.

What the figures include

Tuition is the annual fee for the academic year shown, in KD (KWD). It is the school’s own published figure for the age band a child falls into.

Entry costs are charged once, before or at enrolment, and are separate from tuition: an application fee, a non-refundable registration fee, sometimes a capital levy, and a refundable security deposit. The entry-cost column is the sum of those four.

What is not in these numbers: transport, uniforms, lunches, trips, examination entries, English-language support and any annual capital or building fee billed separately by some schools. Where a school bills in two currencies, only the local leg is ranked.

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