Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from FS1 to Year 9

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

GEMS Royal Dubai School
AED 625,809
11 year groups, FS1 to Year 9
Hartland International School
AED 1,095,314
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 469,505
75% more at Hartland International School

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (11 and 15), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

GEMS Royal Dubai School per year
AED 56,892
average across the ladder
Hartland International School per year
AED 73,021
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS Royal Dubai SchoolHartland International School

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800k1000kFS1Year 3Year 8Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupGEMS Royal Dubai SchoolHartland International SchoolDifference
FS140,25248,781+8,529
FS250,75354,730+3,977
Year 150,75359,251+8,498
Year 250,75359,251+8,498
Year 350,75364,248+13,495
Year 450,75364,248+13,495
Year 550,75366,628+15,875
Year 650,75366,628+15,875
Year 776,76283,285+6,523
Year 876,76283,285+6,523
Year 976,76283,285+6,523

Hartland International School publishes 4 further year groups that GEMS Royal Dubai School does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.