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
Jumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian Ranches
AED 1,178,511
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Difference
AED 552,702
88% more at Jumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian Ranches

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
Jumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian Ranches per year
AED 78,567
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS Royal Dubai SchoolJumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian Ranches

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 SchoolJumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian RanchesDifference
FS140,25254,129+13,877
FS250,75365,097+14,344
Year 150,75365,097+14,344
Year 250,75365,097+14,344
Year 350,75365,097+14,344
Year 450,75365,097+14,344
Year 550,75365,097+14,344
Year 650,75365,097+14,344
Year 776,76291,923+15,161
Year 876,76291,923+15,161
Year 976,76291,923+15,161

Jumeirah English Speaking School - Arabian Ranches publishes 4 further year groups that GEMS Royal Dubai School does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.