Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from ECC to Year 13

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

GEMS FirstPoint School
AED 949,358
16 year groups, ECC to Year 13
Kent College Dubai
AED 1,190,799
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 241,441
25% more at Kent College Dubai

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (16 and 15), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

GEMS FirstPoint School per year
AED 59,335
average across the ladder
Kent College Dubai per year
AED 79,387
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS FirstPoint SchoolKent College Dubai

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000kECCYear 3Year 8Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupGEMS FirstPoint SchoolKent College DubaiDifference
ECC44,94355,243+10,300
FS144,28855,243+10,955
FS244,28859,335+15,047
Year 152,44770,589+18,142
Year 252,44770,589+18,142
Year 352,44775,704+23,257
Year 458,27475,704+17,430
Year 558,27481,842+23,568
Year 658,27481,842+23,568
Year 764,10287,980+23,878
Year 864,10287,980+23,878
Year 964,10294,118+30,016
Year 1069,92994,118+24,189
Year 1169,929100,256+30,327
Year 1275,756100,256+24,500
Year 1375,756--