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 Girls
AED 846,320
15 year groups, Pre-KG to Grade 12
Difference
AED 572,250
209% more at The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Girls

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 Girls per year
AED 56,421
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

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

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800kKG1Grade 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 GirlsDifference
KG113,51033,910+20,400
KG214,66033,910+19,250
Grade 116,83033,910+17,080
Grade 217,39050,000+32,610
Grade 317,93050,000+32,070
Grade 418,51050,000+31,490
Grade 519,19050,000+30,810
Grade 619,53056,890+37,360
Grade 721,00056,890+35,890
Grade 821,58063,220+41,640
Grade 922,33063,220+40,890
Grade 1023,30069,890+46,590
Grade 1123,64078,160+54,520
Grade 1224,67078,160+53,490

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