Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills vs GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis
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 ECC to Year 13
Difference
AED 28,204
3% more at Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (16 and 18), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills per year
AED 70,830
average across the ladder
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis per year
AED 61,393
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 Wellington - Dubai Hills | GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECC | 45,428 | 47,699 | +2,271 |
| FS1 | 47,527 | 45,428 | -2,099 |
| FS2 | 59,862 | 45,428 | -14,434 |
| Year 1 | 59,862 | 40,340 | -19,522 |
| Year 2 | 59,862 | 50,099 | -9,763 |
| Year 3 | 59,862 | 50,099 | -9,763 |
| Year 4 | 59,862 | 50,099 | -9,763 |
| Year 5 | 59,862 | 50,099 | -9,763 |
| Year 6 | 59,862 | 50,099 | -9,763 |
| Year 7 | 82,540 | 50,099 | -32,441 |
| Year 8 | 82,540 | 50,099 | -32,441 |
| Year 9 | 82,540 | 75,719 | -6,821 |
| Year 10 | 92,878 | 79,045 | -13,833 |
| Year 11 | 92,878 | 79,045 | -13,833 |
| Year 12 | 93,959 | 81,595 | -12,364 |
| Year 13 | 93,959 | 81,595 | -12,364 |
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis publishes 2 further year groups that Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills | GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dubai Hills, Dubai | Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British, IB |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 45,428 – 93,959 /yr | AED 40,340 – 89,246 /yr |
| Ages / years | 2 - 18 years | 0 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2013 | 2011 |
| Facilities | Indoor Tennis FacilitySwimming PoolFootball FieldsPerformance Football CentreSTEAM LaboratoriesScience LabsArt StudiosLibraryThe Bridge Learning CentreMusic RoomsDrama StudioSports HallCafeteriaICT Suites | Primary Classrooms & Break-out SpacesBlended Learning PlazasScience LabsTechnology WorkshopsICT RoomsLibrariesInnovation SuitesPost-16 CentreInclusion HubAuditoriumMusic Rooms & Practice SpacesDance StudiosApple Suites & Green Screen RoomsArt RoomsSwimming Pools3G Sports FieldsSports HallsOutdoor Courts & Tennis CourtFitness GymFood Technology RoomFS PlaygroundNursery Discovery HubOrange Tree Learning CentreExploration HubForest Learning Resource CentreSensory RoomHomelife RoomArabic & History RoomsGEMS BLP Leadership HubDT LabDrama StudiosSunflower RoomHealth Clinics |
Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills vs GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis at a glance
- Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills publishes annual fees from AED 45,428 to AED 93,959, against AED 40,340 to AED 89,246 at GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis, putting the two schools in a broadly similar fee band.
- For FS1, Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills charges AED 47,527 and GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis AED 40,340, so GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis saves AED 7,187 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the British curriculum; GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis adds IB.
- GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis starts younger, admitting from age 0 against age 2 at Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills.
- GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2011, with Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills following in 2013.
- Location wise, Dubai Wellington - Dubai Hills sits in Dubai Hills and GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis in Dubai Silicon Oasis, so the school run may decide it.