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
Kings' School Al Barsha
AED 1,210,052
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 260,694
27% more at Kings' School Al Barsha

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
Kings' School Al Barsha per year
AED 80,670
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS FirstPoint SchoolKings' School Al Barsha

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000k1200kECCYear 3Year 8Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupGEMS FirstPoint SchoolKings' School Al BarshaDifference
ECC44,94357,999+13,056
FS144,28857,999+13,711
FS244,28860,656+16,368
Year 152,44760,656+8,209
Year 252,44766,085+13,638
Year 352,44768,166+15,719
Year 458,27473,595+15,321
Year 558,27473,595+15,321
Year 658,27488,615+30,341
Year 764,10291,188+27,086
Year 864,10293,598+29,496
Year 964,102100,283+36,181
Year 1069,929105,872+35,943
Year 1169,929105,872+35,943
Year 1275,756105,873+30,117
Year 1375,756--