Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Brighton College Dubai 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 88,170
7% more at Brighton College Dubai
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.
Brighton College Dubai per year
AED 87,954
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
Brighton College DubaiKings' 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 | Brighton College Dubai | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 67,384 | 43,264 | -24,120 |
| FS2 | 69,845 | 43,264 | -26,581 |
| Year 1 | 74,445 | 57,499 | -16,946 |
| Year 2 | 78,780 | 57,499 | -21,281 |
| Year 3 | 79,195 | 60,234 | -18,961 |
| Year 4 | 79,195 | 60,234 | -18,961 |
| Year 5 | 79,485 | 65,707 | -13,778 |
| Year 6 | 79,485 | 67,894 | -11,591 |
| Year 7 | 90,170 | 72,305 | -17,865 |
| Year 8 | 96,222 | 72,305 | -23,917 |
| Year 9 | 97,943 | 80,817 | -17,126 |
| Year 10 | 100,376 | 83,959 | -16,417 |
| Year 11 | 107,858 | 83,991 | -23,867 |
| Year 12 | 107,858 | 89,907 | -17,951 |
| Year 13 | 111,062 | 93,470 | -17,592 |
Kings' School Nad Al Sheba publishes 2 further year groups that Brighton College Dubai does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Brighton College Dubai | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Al Barsha South, Dubai | Nad Al Sheba, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 67,384 – 111,062 /yr | AED 43,264 – 99,392 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 1 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2018 | 2014 |
| Facilities | swimming_poollibraryscience_labsports_fieldauditorium | Two Swimming PoolsSports HallsGymnasiumMulti-Sport Astro PitchHard CourtsGrass Sports FieldBlack Box TheatreSTEM AcademyDance StudioMusic Recording StudioAuditoriumComputing SuitePrimary LibrarySecondary LibraryArt StudiosPhotography StudioParent CaféSEN Support |
Brighton College Dubai vs Kings' School Nad Al Sheba at a glance
- Brighton College Dubai publishes annual fees from AED 67,384 to AED 111,062, against AED 43,264 to AED 99,392 at Kings' School Nad Al Sheba, which works out roughly 25% above Kings' School Nad Al Sheba across the fee range.
- For FS1, Brighton College Dubai charges AED 67,384 and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba AED 57,499, so Kings' School Nad Al Sheba saves AED 9,885 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 Brighton College Dubai.
- Kings' School Nad Al Sheba is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2014, with Brighton College Dubai following in 2018.
- Location wise, Brighton College Dubai sits in Al Barsha South and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba in Nad Al Sheba, so the school run may decide it.