GEMS Dubai American Academy

Tuition approved by KHDA for 2026-2027: AED 66,185 for KG1 and KG2 and a flat AED 93,300 for every year from Grade 1 to Grade 12. The figures are unchanged from last year because the school requested no increase. The school also runs the IB Diploma in Grades 11 and 12, priced identically at AED 93,300. Tuition is paid in three instalments of 40%, 30% and 30%, due at the start of each term. It includes loaned books, an iPad in Elementary and Middle School, and internal after-school activities; it excludes uniform, transport, lunch and external activities, and students in Middle and High School bring their own laptop. An application fee of AED 525 including VAT is refundable only if the school declines the applicant. A registration deposit of 10% of tuition is deducted from the fees but not refunded; existing families re-register at 5%. Uniform costs AED 500 to 2,500 and a digital device AED 100 to 515. Optional transport runs AED 6,480 to 10,200 a year. No general discount is offered. Eligibility-gated schemes include a sibling discount the school states as 15% for a fourth child and 25% for a fifth and above, up to 3% for advance payment by GEMS co-branded credit card, and scholarships, staff and humanitarian awards of up to 100%. For 2026-2027 the school states an additional AED 10,000 a year for students in its English Language Learner programme from KG2 to Grade 12; KHDA lists this as an optional English language immersion service costing between AED 1,000 and 10,000, so confirm the amount that applies to your child with the school.