Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Arcadia British School vs Kings' School Nad Al Sheba
Talem publishes every year group’s fee at both schools, so the honest comparison is the whole bill, not a range.
What each costs from FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 93,957
8% more at Kings' School Nad Al Sheba
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 17), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
Arcadia British School per year
AED 75,812
average across the ladder
Kings' School Nad Al Sheba per year
AED 72,420
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up
Arcadia British SchoolKings' School Nad Al Sheba
Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.
Year by year
Every figure below is the fee each school publishes for that year group.
| Year group | Arcadia British School | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 50,765 | 43,264 | -7,501 |
| FS2 | 57,534 | 43,264 | -14,270 |
| Year 1 | 66,163 | 57,499 | -8,664 |
| Year 2 | 70,055 | 57,499 | -12,556 |
| Year 3 | 73,947 | 60,234 | -13,713 |
| Year 4 | 73,947 | 60,234 | -13,713 |
| Year 5 | 77,839 | 65,707 | -12,132 |
| Year 6 | 77,839 | 67,894 | -9,945 |
| Year 7 | 82,893 | 72,305 | -10,588 |
| Year 8 | 83,998 | 72,305 | -11,693 |
| Year 9 | 83,998 | 80,817 | -3,181 |
| Year 10 | 84,551 | 83,959 | -592 |
| Year 11 | 84,551 | 83,991 | -560 |
| Year 12 | 84,548 | 89,907 | +5,359 |
| Year 13 | 84,548 | 93,470 | +8,922 |
Kings' School Nad Al Sheba publishes 2 further year groups that Arcadia British School does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Arcadia British School | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai | Nad Al Sheba, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 50,765 – 84,551 /yr | AED 43,264 – 99,392 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 1 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2016 | 2014 |
| Facilities | Science LaboratoriesFood Technology RoomLibrariesLanguage RoomEnterprise HubAuditorium and Performance StageArt RoomsMusic RoomsDance StudioPrimary Swimming PoolSecondary Swimming PoolSecondary Sports FieldPrimary Multi-Purpose HallSecondary Multi-Purpose HallSecondary Outdoor CourtClimbing WallArcadia GymCanteenPlaygrounds and Outdoor Areas | Two Swimming PoolsSports HallsGymnasiumMulti-Sport Astro PitchHard CourtsGrass Sports FieldBlack Box TheatreSTEM AcademyDance StudioMusic Recording StudioAuditoriumComputing SuitePrimary LibrarySecondary LibraryArt StudiosPhotography StudioParent CaféSEN Support |
Arcadia British School vs Kings' School Nad Al Sheba at a glance
- Arcadia British School publishes annual fees from AED 50,765 to AED 84,551, against AED 43,264 to AED 99,392 at Kings' School Nad Al Sheba, putting the two schools in a broadly similar fee band.
- For FS1, Arcadia British School charges AED 50,765 and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba AED 57,499, so Arcadia British School saves AED 6,734 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the British curriculum.
- Kings' School Nad Al Sheba starts younger, admitting from age 1 against age 3 at Arcadia British School.
- Kings' School Nad Al Sheba is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2014, with Arcadia British School following in 2016.
- Location wise, Arcadia British School sits in Jumeirah Village Triangle and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba in Nad Al Sheba, so the school run may decide it.