Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Dubai Heights Academy vs GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills
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 274,040
49% more at Dubai Heights Academy
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 19), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
Dubai Heights Academy per year
AED 55,233
average across the ladder
GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills per year
AED 29,182
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up
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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 | Dubai Heights Academy | GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 35,000 | 23,143 | -11,857 |
| FS2 | 39,500 | 23,143 | -16,357 |
| Year 1 | 46,000 | 23,143 | -22,857 |
| Year 2 | 46,000 | 23,143 | -22,857 |
| Year 3 | 51,000 | 23,143 | -27,857 |
| Year 4 | 51,000 | 25,458 | -25,542 |
| Year 5 | 54,000 | 25,458 | -28,542 |
| Year 6 | 54,000 | 31,244 | -22,756 |
| Year 7 | 58,000 | 31,244 | -26,756 |
| Year 8 | 58,000 | 31,244 | -26,756 |
| Year 9 | 62,000 | 31,244 | -30,756 |
| Year 10 | 67,000 | 32,401 | -34,599 |
| Year 11 | 67,000 | 32,401 | -34,599 |
| Year 12 | 70,000 | 33,557 | -36,443 |
| Year 13 | 70,000 | 33,557 | -36,443 |
GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills publishes 4 further year groups that Dubai Heights Academy does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Dubai Heights Academy | GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Al Barsha South, Dubai | Dubai Hills, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | Indian CBSE, British |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 35,000 – 70,000 /yr | AED 23,143 – 33,557 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 3 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2017 | 2013 |
| Facilities | Swimming PoolOutdoor PoolFootball PitchIndoor Sports HallRooftop Sports Court7 Science Labs4 Computer Suites4 DT LabsFood Technology Lab3 Art Labs2 Drama Studios2 Music RoomsLibraryCafeteria | Science LaboratoriesMathematics LabRobotics Lab (Makers Lab)ICT Suite (MAC Lab)LibrarySpecialist Teaching and Language RoomsKindergarten Classrooms500-Seat AuditoriumDrama Studio (Black Box)Dance StudiosMusic Technology SuiteRecording StudioArts & Creative Crafts StudioSwimming PoolMultipurpose Sports HallFootball TurfCricket PitchesTennis CourtsBasketball CourtsMulti-sport Games AreaRooftop Play AreaShaded Play AreasKindergarten Indoor & Outdoor Play AreasSand and Water Play AreaLunch HallMedical Centre |
Dubai Heights Academy vs GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills at a glance
- Dubai Heights Academy publishes annual fees from AED 35,000 to AED 70,000, against AED 23,143 to AED 33,557 at GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills, which works out roughly 85% above GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills across the fee range.
- Both teach the British curriculum; GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills adds Indian CBSE.
- Both admit children from age 3, running through to 18 at the top end.
- GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2013, with Dubai Heights Academy following in 2017.
- Location wise, Dubai Heights Academy sits in Al Barsha South and GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills in Dubai Hills, so the school run may decide it.
- GEMS New Millennium School - Dubai Hills lists the larger facilities set on Talem, 26 against 14.