Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from FS1 to Year 13

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

Brighton College Dubai
AED 1,319,303
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
GEMS Royal Dubai School
AED 625,809
11 year groups, FS1 to Year 9
Difference
AED 693,494
111% more at Brighton College Dubai

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 11), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

Brighton College Dubai per year
AED 87,954
average across the ladder
GEMS Royal Dubai School per year
AED 56,892
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

Brighton College DubaiGEMS Royal Dubai School

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000k1200kFS1Year 3Year 8Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupBrighton College DubaiGEMS Royal Dubai SchoolDifference
FS167,38440,252-27,132
FS269,84550,753-19,092
Year 174,44550,753-23,692
Year 278,78050,753-28,027
Year 379,19550,753-28,442
Year 479,19550,753-28,442
Year 579,48550,753-28,732
Year 679,48550,753-28,732
Year 790,17076,762-13,408
Year 896,22276,762-19,460
Year 997,94376,762-21,181
Year 10100,376--
Year 11107,858--
Year 12107,858--
Year 13111,062--