Dubai · Ib · fees published for 2026/27
What each school costs from Pre-KG 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 Modern Academy
AED 694,231
15 year groups, Pre-KG to Grade 12
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis
AED 1,011,952
16 year groups, Nursery to Year 13
Difference
AED 317,721
46% more at GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis
GEMS Modern Academy also offers the IB Diploma in its final years, which takes the whole journey to AED 728,571. The figures above take the cheaper route.
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 16), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
GEMS Modern Academy per year
AED 46,282
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
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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 | GEMS Modern Academy | GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-KG | 30,983 | 45,428 | +14,445 |
| KG 1 | 38,246 | 40,340 | +2,094 |
| KG 2 | 38,246 | 50,099 | +11,853 |
| Grade 1 | 43,311 | 50,099 | +6,788 |
| Grade 2 | 43,311 | 50,099 | +6,788 |
| Grade 3 | 45,670 | 50,099 | +4,429 |
| Grade 4 | 45,670 | 50,099 | +4,429 |
| Grade 5 | 48,173 | 50,099 | +1,926 |
| Grade 6 | 48,173 | 50,099 | +1,926 |
| Grade 7 | 48,173 | 75,719 | +27,546 |
| Grade 8 | 48,173 | 79,045 | +30,872 |
| Grade 9 | 51,345 | 79,045 | +27,700 |
| Grade 10 | 51,345 | 81,595 | +30,250 |
| Grade 11 | 56,706 | 81,595 | +24,889 |
| Grade 12 | 56,706 | 89,246 | +32,540 |
GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis publishes 1 further year group that GEMS Modern Academy does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.