Abu Dhabi · British · fees published for 2026/27

What each school costs from FS1 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 World Academy Abu Dhabi
AED 995,510
15 year groups, FS1 to Year 13
Merryland International School
AED 490,980
14 year groups, KG1 to Grade 12
Difference
AED 504,530
103% more at GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi

The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 14), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.

GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi per year
AED 66,367
average across the ladder
Merryland International School per year
AED 35,070
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up

GEMS World Academy Abu DhabiMerryland International School

Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.

0200k400k600k800kFS1Year 3Year 8Year 13

Year by year

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

Year groupGEMS World Academy Abu DhabiMerryland International SchoolDifference
FS155,42026,200-29,220
FS259,53027,020-32,510
Year 159,53030,640-28,890
Year 265,68030,640-35,040
Year 365,68031,380-34,300
Year 465,68031,480-34,200
Year 565,68033,620-32,060
Year 665,68033,620-32,060
Year 767,74037,580-30,160
Year 867,74037,580-30,160
Year 967,74039,410-28,330
Year 1067,74039,980-27,760
Year 1173,89045,210-28,680
Year 1273,89046,620-27,270
Year 1373,890--