Dubai · Ib · 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.

Emirates International School Meadows
AED 831,551
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
GEMS Dubai American Academy
AED 1,251,970
14 year groups, KG 1 to Grade 12
Difference
AED 420,419
51% more at GEMS Dubai American Academy

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 14), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

Emirates International School Meadows per year
AED 55,437
average across the ladder
GEMS Dubai American Academy per year
AED 89,426
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

Emirates International School MeadowsGEMS Dubai American Academy

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

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Year by year

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

Year groupEmirates International School MeadowsGEMS Dubai American AcademyDifference
FS128,99066,185+37,195
FS238,04666,185+28,139
Year 138,04693,300+55,254
Year 245,29293,300+48,008
Year 345,29293,300+48,008
Year 450,73493,300+42,566
Year 550,73493,300+42,566
Year 650,73493,300+42,566
Year 759,79093,300+33,510
Year 859,79093,300+33,510
Year 959,79093,300+33,510
Year 1068,85893,300+24,442
Year 1168,85893,300+24,442
Year 1280,62193,300+12,679
Year 1385,976--