Dubai · Ib · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from KG 1 to Grade 12

Talem publishes every year group’s fee at both schools, so the honest comparison is the whole bill, not a range.

GEMS Dubai American Academy
AED 1,251,970
14 year groups, KG 1 to Grade 12
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis
AED 1,011,952
16 year groups, Nursery to Year 13
Difference
AED 240,018
24% more at GEMS Dubai American Academy

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (14 and 16), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

GEMS Dubai American Academy per year
AED 89,426
average across the ladder
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis per year
AED 63,247
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS Dubai American AcademyGEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000k1200kKG 1Grade 4Grade 9Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupGEMS Dubai American AcademyGEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon OasisDifference
KG 166,18545,428-20,757
KG 266,18540,340-25,845
Grade 193,30050,099-43,201
Grade 293,30050,099-43,201
Grade 393,30050,099-43,201
Grade 493,30050,099-43,201
Grade 593,30050,099-43,201
Grade 693,30050,099-43,201
Grade 793,30050,099-43,201
Grade 893,30075,719-17,581
Grade 993,30079,045-14,255
Grade 1093,30079,045-14,255
Grade 1193,30081,595-11,705
Grade 1293,30081,595-11,705

GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis publishes 2 further year groups that GEMS Dubai American Academy does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.