Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai vs Safa Community School
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 FS1 to Year 11
Difference
AED 273,872
27% more at Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (13 and 15), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai per year
AED 100,407
average across the ladder
Safa Community School per year
AED 68,761
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 | Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai | Safa Community School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 78,758 | 54,437 | -24,321 |
| FS2 | 84,009 | 54,437 | -29,572 |
| Year 1 | 95,560 | 56,753 | -38,807 |
| Year 2 | 95,560 | 56,753 | -38,807 |
| Year 3 | 95,560 | 56,753 | -38,807 |
| Year 4 | 95,560 | 59,070 | -36,490 |
| Year 5 | 101,861 | 61,386 | -40,475 |
| Year 6 | 101,861 | 63,703 | -38,158 |
| Year 7 | 101,861 | 75,286 | -26,575 |
| Year 8 | 101,861 | 75,286 | -26,575 |
| Year 9 | 113,412 | 79,919 | -33,493 |
| Year 10 | 119,713 | 80,495 | -39,218 |
| Year 11 | 119,713 | 82,732 | -36,981 |
Safa Community School publishes 2 further year groups that Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai | Safa Community School | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dubai Sports City, Dubai | Al Barsha South, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Outstanding (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 78,758 – 119,713 /yr | AED 54,437 – 89,440 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 3 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2021 | 2014 |
| Facilities | 500-Seat Auditorium25m Indoor Swimming PoolLearning PoolFIFA Football Pitch9-Lane Athletics TrackTennis CourtsSports HallDouble-Storey LibraryScience LabsDT LabsArt StudiosMusic RoomsLanguage LabsComputing LabsCentral Biophilic Atrium | 550-Seat Auditorium14 Science Laboratories5 Computer Science Labs2 STEAM Labs6 Design Technology Rooms2 Food Technology Rooms8 Art Rooms7 Music Rooms3 Drama RoomsDance Studio4 Libraries2 Olympic-Sized Swimming PoolsLearner Pool2 Indoor Sports HallsFIFA-Approved Soccer Pitch4G Rugby PitchAthletics TrackCrossFit ZoneTennis Courts4 Netball CourtsMedical ClinicUnderground ParkingSEN Support |
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai vs Safa Community School at a glance
- Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai publishes annual fees from AED 78,758 to AED 119,713, against AED 54,437 to AED 89,440 at Safa Community School, which works out roughly 38% above Safa Community School across the fee range.
- For FS1, Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai charges AED 78,758 and Safa Community School AED 54,437, so Safa Community School saves AED 24,321 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the British curriculum.
- Both admit children from age 3, running through to 18 at the top end.
- Safa Community School is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2014, with Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai following in 2021.
- Location wise, Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai sits in Dubai Sports City and Safa Community School in Al Barsha South, so the school run may decide it.