Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27

Brighton College Dubai vs Sunmarke School

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

Brighton College Dubai
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Sunmarke School
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 174,865
15% more at Brighton College Dubai
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How the gap opens up

Brighton College DubaiSunmarke 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 DubaiSunmarke SchoolDifference
FS167,38454,104-13,280
FS269,84559,333-10,512
Year 174,44567,819-6,626
Year 278,78068,249-10,531
Year 379,19569,170-10,025
Year 479,19569,268-9,927
Year 579,48569,661-9,824
Year 679,48569,661-9,824
Year 790,17084,338-5,832
Year 896,22285,244-10,978
Year 997,94385,369-12,574
Year 10100,37689,473-10,903
Year 11107,85890,038-17,820
Year 12107,85891,068-16,790
Year 13111,06291,643-19,419

Brighton College Dubai vs Sunmarke School at a glance

  • Brighton College Dubai publishes annual fees from AED 67,384 to AED 111,062, against AED 54,104 to AED 91,643 at Sunmarke School, which works out roughly 22% above Sunmarke School across the fee range.
  • For FS1, Brighton College Dubai charges AED 67,384 and Sunmarke School AED 54,104, so Sunmarke School saves AED 13,280 a year at that stage.
  • Both teach the British curriculum; Sunmarke School adds IB.
  • Both admit children from age 3, running through to 18 at the top end.
  • Sunmarke School is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2016, with Brighton College Dubai following in 2018.
  • Location wise, Brighton College Dubai sits in Al Barsha South and Sunmarke School in Jumeirah Village Circle, so the school run may decide it.