Application Process

Please return the following documents by email or by uploading them to the link provided by our Admissions team:

• A copy of your child’s most recent school reports
• A copy of your child’s passport
• A copy of each parent/guardian’s passport 
• 3 passport-sized photos of your child (to be submitted to the Admissions team)
• Application Fee
• Please pay the AED 525 (non-refundable) Application Fee, including 5% VAT in person at our Accounts office or via the credit card authorisation form which can be returned by email. Payment by bank transfer is also available.

For families coming from overseas, Dubai residency visas, Emirates ID's are not required at the time of application but must be submitted to DBS by the KHDA registration deadline (generally 30th September). If these are in process, please provide a copy of the relevant application form in the meantime.

For children coming from overseas and other Emirates, a transfer certificate provided by the student is required by the time of joining DBS, but not at the time of application. Further information on Transfer Certificates can be found here.

As required by the UAE's Ministry of Education and for us to be able to register your child legally with the KHDA, it is mandatory that we receive a Transfer Certificate (TC) from the school your child will transfer from. Registration at any school in Dubai without a TC is not possible.

For children coming from other schools within Dubai, the transfer certificate will be released directly to DBS from the previous school if the parent has fulfilled all obligations to the previous school, which may include financial obligations and/or completing a written leaving notice form.

All children entering Year 2 and upwards who are coming from overseas or another Emirate must provide an original Transfer Certificate regardless of the country or curriculum of origin.
Please find our instructions transfer certificates by country and a sample in the KHDA Registration Process section.

All children are assessed prior to entry. For overseas applicants, assessments may be completed from abroad. The Registrar will contact you regarding your child’s current school facilitating an assessment and a reference. You will be notified of an admission decision shortly following the assessment. Depending on availability, this may be the offer of a place on the waiting list.
For Secondary applicants (Years 7 to 12), DBS will contact your child’s current school for a reference. References for Primary applicants may also be requested.

If an offer of a place is made, parents have 10 working days to return acceptance paperwork and pay a non-refundable deposit which will be deducted from the joining term’s fees.
If Waitlisted, your child is in the year group waiting pool and you will be notified once a place becomes available. Regretfully, we are unable to guarantee placement for all children in the waiting pool.

Please note that acceptance of an application does not guarantee current availability or placement.
Taaleem schools offer Corporate Debentures to companies interested in helping secure school places for their employees’ children. Please contact Claire Fenner, Admissions Manager, for more information at [email protected].

If you would like to make an admissions enquiry, please use the online form below. Your message will be delivered to the admissions team.