Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills vs Kings' School Nad Al Sheba
Talem publishes every year group’s fee at both schools, so the honest comparison is the whole bill, not a range.
What each costs from ECC to Year 13
Difference
AED 97,850
9% more at Kings' School Nad Al Sheba
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (16 and 17), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills per year
AED 70,830
average across the ladder
Kings' School Nad Al Sheba per year
AED 72,420
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up
GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai HillsKings' School Nad Al Sheba
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 Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECC | 45,428 | 43,264 | -2,164 |
| FS1 | 47,527 | 43,264 | -4,263 |
| FS2 | 59,862 | 57,499 | -2,363 |
| Year 1 | 59,862 | 57,499 | -2,363 |
| Year 2 | 59,862 | 60,234 | +372 |
| Year 3 | 59,862 | 60,234 | +372 |
| Year 4 | 59,862 | 65,707 | +5,845 |
| Year 5 | 59,862 | 67,894 | +8,032 |
| Year 6 | 59,862 | 72,305 | +12,443 |
| Year 7 | 82,540 | 72,305 | -10,235 |
| Year 8 | 82,540 | 80,817 | -1,723 |
| Year 9 | 82,540 | 83,959 | +1,419 |
| Year 10 | 92,878 | 83,991 | -8,887 |
| Year 11 | 92,878 | 89,907 | -2,971 |
| Year 12 | 93,959 | 93,470 | -489 |
| Year 13 | 93,959 | 99,392 | +5,433 |
Kings' School Nad Al Sheba publishes 1 further year group that GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills | Kings' School Nad Al Sheba | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dubai Hills, Dubai | Nad Al Sheba, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 45,428 – 93,959 /yr | AED 43,264 – 99,392 /yr |
| Ages / years | 2 - 18 years | 1 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2013 | 2014 |
| Facilities | Indoor Tennis FacilitySwimming PoolFootball FieldsPerformance Football CentreSTEAM LaboratoriesScience LabsArt StudiosLibraryThe Bridge Learning CentreMusic RoomsDrama StudioSports HallCafeteriaICT Suites | Two Swimming PoolsSports HallsGymnasiumMulti-Sport Astro PitchHard CourtsGrass Sports FieldBlack Box TheatreSTEM AcademyDance StudioMusic Recording StudioAuditoriumComputing SuitePrimary LibrarySecondary LibraryArt StudiosPhotography StudioParent CaféSEN Support |
GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills vs Kings' School Nad Al Sheba at a glance
- GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills publishes annual fees from AED 45,428 to AED 93,959, against AED 43,264 to AED 99,392 at Kings' School Nad Al Sheba, putting the two schools in a broadly similar fee band.
- For FS1, GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills charges AED 47,527 and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba AED 57,499, so GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills saves AED 9,972 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the British curriculum.
- Kings' School Nad Al Sheba starts younger, admitting from age 1 against age 2 at GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills.
- GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2013, with Kings' School Nad Al Sheba following in 2014.
- Location wise, GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Hills sits in Dubai Hills and Kings' School Nad Al Sheba in Nad Al Sheba, so the school run may decide it.