Dubai · British · fees published for 2026/27
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai vs Sunmarke 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 160,851
14% 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
Sunmarke School per year
AED 76,296
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 | Sunmarke School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | 78,758 | 54,104 | -24,654 |
| FS2 | 84,009 | 59,333 | -24,676 |
| Year 1 | 95,560 | 67,819 | -27,741 |
| Year 2 | 95,560 | 68,249 | -27,311 |
| Year 3 | 95,560 | 69,170 | -26,390 |
| Year 4 | 95,560 | 69,268 | -26,292 |
| Year 5 | 101,861 | 69,661 | -32,200 |
| Year 6 | 101,861 | 69,661 | -32,200 |
| Year 7 | 101,861 | 84,338 | -17,523 |
| Year 8 | 101,861 | 85,244 | -16,617 |
| Year 9 | 113,412 | 85,369 | -28,043 |
| Year 10 | 119,713 | 89,473 | -30,240 |
| Year 11 | 119,713 | 90,038 | -29,675 |
Sunmarke 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 | Sunmarke School | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dubai Sports City, Dubai | Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai |
| Curriculum | British | British, IB |
| Inspection rating | Very Good (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 78,758 – 119,713 /yr | AED 54,104 – 91,643 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 3 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2021 | 2016 |
| 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 | 25m Swimming PoolLearner PoolAstroturf Pitch5-a-Side PitchMUGA Courts2 Indoor Sports HallsGymnasiumDance Studio400-Seat Auditorium3 LibrariesSTEAM RoomArt StudiosMusic StudiosZen Garden |
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai vs Sunmarke School at a glance
- Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai publishes annual fees from AED 78,758 to AED 119,713, against AED 54,104 to AED 91,643 at Sunmarke School, which works out roughly 36% above Sunmarke School across the fee range.
- For FS1, Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai charges AED 78,758 and Sunmarke School AED 54,104, so Sunmarke School saves AED 24,654 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the British curriculum; Sunmarke School adds IB.
- Both admit children from age 3, running through to 18 at the top end.
- Sunmarke School is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2016, with Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai following in 2021.
- Location wise, Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai sits in Dubai Sports City and Sunmarke School in Jumeirah Village Circle, so the school run may decide it.