Abu Dhabi · American · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from KG1 to Grade 12

Talem publishes every year group’s fee at both schools, so the honest comparison is the whole bill, not a range.

Al Dhafra Private Schools – Al Ain
AED 274,070
14 year groups, KG1 to Grade 12
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys
AED 1,000,860
15 year groups, Pre-KG to Grade 12
Difference
AED 726,790
265% more at The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (14 and 15), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

Al Dhafra Private Schools – Al Ain per year
AED 19,576
average across the ladder
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys per year
AED 66,724
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

Al Dhafra Private Schools – Al AinThe Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000kKG1Grade 3Grade 8Grade 12

Year by year

Every figure below is the fee each school publishes for that year group.

Year groupAl Dhafra Private Schools – Al AinThe Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for BoysDifference
KG113,51045,000+31,490
KG214,66058,390+43,730
Grade 116,83058,390+41,560
Grade 217,39064,250+46,860
Grade 317,93064,250+46,320
Grade 418,51064,250+45,740
Grade 519,19064,250+45,060
Grade 619,53064,250+44,720
Grade 721,00070,920+49,920
Grade 821,58070,920+49,340
Grade 922,33070,920+48,590
Grade 1023,30070,920+47,620
Grade 1123,64078,050+54,410
Grade 1224,67078,050+53,380

The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys publishes 1 further year group that Al Dhafra Private Schools – Al Ain does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.