GEMS Al Khaleej International School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Warqa 4 · American · School profile
Tuition for each year group from the school's KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, with the 2025–26 figure and the change. Below it: the other charges the sheet lists and what nearby American schools charge.
KG2, 2026–27
AED 32,125
approved AED 36,096
2025–26: AED 36,096 · approved tuition unchanged. After discount: AED 3,971 less (larger discount).
Every year group from KG2 to the last, in the cost planner
Tuition 2026–27 and 2025–26 by year group
Annual tuition by year group, GEMS Al Khaleej International School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| Pre-KG | AED 30,675approved AED 33,932 | AED 33,932 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,257 less (larger discount). | Pre-KG → |
| KG1 | AED 32,125approved AED 36,096 | AED 36,096 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,971 less (larger discount). | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 32,125approved AED 36,096 | AED 36,096 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,971 less (larger discount). | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 35,622approved AED 39,712 | AED 39,712 | SameAfter discount: AED 4,090 less (larger discount). | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 35,622approved AED 39,712 | AED 39,712 | SameAfter discount: AED 4,090 less (larger discount). | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 35,622approved AED 39,712 | AED 39,712 | SameAfter discount: AED 4,090 less (larger discount). | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 38,812approved AED 42,004 | AED 42,004 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,192 less (larger discount). | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 39,173approved AED 42,487 | AED 42,487 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,314 less (larger discount). | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 39,173approved AED 42,487 | AED 42,487 | SameAfter discount: AED 3,314 less (larger discount). | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 44,219 | AED 44,219 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 44,219 | AED 44,219 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 44,709 | AED 44,709 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 52,129 | AED 52,129 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 52,129 | AED 52,129 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 52,129 | AED 52,129 | Same | Grade 12 → |
GEMS Al Khaleej International School publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 30,675 (Pre-KG) to AED 52,129 (Grade 10 to Grade 12). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
After the discount on each year's sheet, the fee is lower in nine year groups.
The first figure is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists, with KHDA's approved tuition beneath it; the Change column compares KHDA's approved tuition, and where the fee after the discount moved by a different amount, a second line in the row says so and why. A discount can be conditional or for one year only, so confirm it with the school.
Tuition only, as KHDA gives it for each year group; other charges such as uniform, books and transport are listed separately below. A year group the school does not teach is not in the table.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets. Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
Every school's fee for: Pre-KG · KG1 · KG2 · Grade 1 · Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Grade 4 · Grade 5 · Grade 6 · Grade 7 · Grade 8 · Grade 9 · Grade 10 · Grade 11 · Grade 12
What a year costs
What a year costs, KG2, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 36,096
- Discount on tuition
- −AED 3,971
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 32,125
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 525 to AED 2,205
- Laptop/Digital Device
- AED 515
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 10 to AED 50
A year, before optional servicesAED 33,165 to AED 34,845
Joining and re-enrolling
- Re-enrollment fees · Existing Students
- Up to 5% of the tuition fees or AED 500 (whichever is higher), non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
- Application Fees · New Students
- AED 500 (Assessment fees included)
- Enrolment Fees · New Students
- Up to 10% of the tuition fees, non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
Other discounts the school states
- School Employees
- up to 100%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 100%
- Privilege Cards
- up to 3%
- Scholarship
- up to 100%
- Sibling 3
- 5%
- Sibling 4
- 10%
- Siblings 5 to 8
- 15%
- Referrals
- 4%
- Corporate
- up to 100%
The sheet's sibling discounts start at «Sibling 3», as it names them.
The school requested not to increase the tuition fees for the academic year 2026–27. Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Ranges are shown as KHDA prints them, never as a single middle figure.
Other charges on the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, 2026–27
Beyond tuition, the school's 2026–27 sheet lists the charges below, as the school's own figures or ranges. Confirm them with the school before you sign.
Other payments, 2026–27
Taken off tuition
- Discount on tuition feesAED 3,192 to AED 4,090Taken off tuition, by year group. KG2: AED 3,971.
Required by the school
- UniformAED 525 to AED 2,205Per year, by year group.
- Laptop/Digital DeviceAED 515Per year, the same for every year group.
- BooksAED 3,425 to AED 3,675Per year, by year group.
- StationeryAED 150 to AED 300Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 10 to AED 50Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 5,960 to AED 9,500Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 400Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 20 to AED 3,780Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 50 to AED 250Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- CompetitionsAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 50 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 10 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 5,000 to AED 80,000Per year, by year group.
- Overnight campAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Round Square International ConferencesAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- School MagazineAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Sibling ClubAED 1,500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs SupportAED 5,000 to AED 45,000Per year, by year group.
- Summer CampAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Theatre ArtAED 25 to AED 400Per year, by year group.
- Winter CampAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- World Scholars CupAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- English language immersion programAED 5,000 to AED 15,000Per year, by year group.
- Spring CampAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Aptitude TestAED 400 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- KG GraduationAED 250 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- National Agenda Parameter TestsAED 150 to AED 400Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 3,000 to AED 20,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 1,500 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for KG2 here: 1 required payment is a range or has no single amount. «What a year costs» gives the year as a range.
Open the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet for KG2, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2022–23
Tuition at GEMS Al Khaleej International School for three year groups (Pre-KG, Grade 6 and Grade 12) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2022–23 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
Pre-KG approved tuition at GEMS Al Khaleej International School: AED 31,372 in 2022–23, AED 33,932 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
Pre-KG: 2022–23 AED 31,372, 2023–24 AED 32,313, 2024–25 AED 33,153, 2025–26 AED 33,932, 2026–27 AED 33,932; Grade 6: 2022–23 AED 39,281, 2023–24 AED 40,459, 2024–25 AED 41,511, 2025–26 AED 42,487, 2026–27 AED 42,487; Grade 12: 2022–23 AED 48,195, 2023–24 AED 49,641, 2024–25 AED 50,932, 2025–26 AED 52,129, 2026–27 AED 52,129
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
Pre-KG approved tuition at GEMS Al Khaleej International School: AED 31,372 in 2022–23, AED 33,932 in 2026–27 All 5 rows.
| Academic year | Pre-KGAED | Grade 6AED | Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 31,372 | 39,281 | 48,195 |
| 2023–24 | 32,313 | 40,459 | 49,641 |
| 2024–25 | 33,153 | 41,511 | 50,932 |
| 2025–26 | 33,932 | 42,487 | 52,129 |
| 2026–27 | 33,932 | 42,487 | 52,129 |
Figures are KHDA's approved tuition for the year group, before any discount, so one year can be set against another. How fees moved across Dubai: fee rises by year
Nearby American schools: tuition at Pre-KG · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The eight nearest American schools to GEMS Al Khaleej International School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 5.3 km away. Each row gives the school's 2026–27 tuition for the same year groups and its KHDA rating with the year; its figures open its fees page.
American schools near GEMS Al Khaleej International School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | Pre-KG | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The School of Research Science US High School | 1.5 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at Grade 9 | Grade 6: Starts at Grade 9 | Grade 12: AED 70,039 |
| Ignite School | 1.9 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 28,658 | Grade 6: AED 38,893 | Grade 12: AED 45,034 |
| International Academic School | 2.6 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: No 2026–27 figure | Grade 6: AED 17,120 | Grade 12: AED 28,112 |
| Sharjah American International Private School – Dubai | 2.7 km | Al Warqa | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 28,246 | Grade 12: AED 44,938 |
| Bright Learners Private School | 4.9 km | Al Rashidiya | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 24,606 | Grade 6: AED 32,719 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 8 |
| North American International School | 5.1 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: Starts at KG1 | Grade 6: AED 25,592 | Grade 12: AED 39,896 |
| Al Mawakeb School Al Khawaneej | 5.2 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 36,181 | Grade 6: AED 55,758 | Grade 12: AED 69,602 |
| Mirdif American School | 5.3 km | Al Mizhar | 2023–24 | Pre-KG: AED 25,944 | Grade 6: AED 34,695 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 10 |
Distances are in a straight line, not by road. The order is by distance, not by fee. «No 2026–27 figure» means the school's sheet lists no fee for that year group. «Starts at» and «Ends at» follow the year groups in KHDA's directory for that school.
How the fee compares with other American schools
For each year group: how many American schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than GEMS Al Khaleej International School, and how many charge more. This is a count, not a ranking; a fee says nothing about a school's rating or whether it has places available.
- Pre-KG: of the 20 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 11 charge less than GEMS Al Khaleej International School (AED 30,675) and eight charge more. Every school's Pre-KG fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 24 charge less than GEMS Al Khaleej International School (AED 39,173) and 13 charge more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 32 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 22 charge less than GEMS Al Khaleej International School (AED 52,129) and nine charge more. Every school's Grade 12 fee, 2026–27
Counted from the fee each school's 2026–27 KHDA Fees Fact Sheet gives for the year group, after any discount it lists, the same basis as the fee pages by year group. A discount can be for one year or conditional, so the count can shift when a discount ends. Lowest American fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated GEMS Al Khaleej International School Good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
GEMS Al Khaleej International School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, GEMS Al Khaleej International School: tuition by year group, discount on tuition, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, GEMS Al Khaleej International School: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2022–23 to 2026–27: the fee history.
- KHDA inspection report, 2023–24: the rating.
Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
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Questions about GEMS Al Khaleej International School fees
Does the fee include books, uniform or transport?
No. The figures above are tuition only. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists the other charges in «Other charges» above; transport and trips are priced as a range the school may charge up to. What school costs beyond tuition in Dubai
What was the fee last year?
KHDA's approved tuition for 2025–26 was the same as for 2026–27 in every year group on both sheets; the 2025–26 column shows each figure. After the discount on each year's sheet, the fee is lower in nine year groups.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Sibling 3»; «Other discounts the school states» in «What a year costs» above gives each one, as listed. Not every discount may apply to every family, so ask the school which apply to yours.
Why are there two figures in some rows?
The first is the fee after the discount the school's 2026–27 sheet lists; the second, «approved», is the tuition KHDA approved for that year group. The note under the table says when to confirm a discount with the school.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, GEMS Al Khaleej International School teaches Pre-KG to Grade 12, and the 2026–27 sheet prices each of them. Which year group a child joins depends on age; enter a birth date and the year-group page works it out. Find the year group by birth date
How does the fee compare with other American schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many American schools charge less and how many charge more for 2026–27. «Nearby schools» lists the eight nearest with their figures and ratings.
Will the fee rise next year?
For 2027–28, no figure is published yet: it appears only when KHDA publishes the school's sheet. In most years KHDA sets, through the Education Cost Index, how much a school may raise its fee. KHDA confirmed there will be no increase in private school fees for the 2026–27 school year. The sheet's own line on increases is in «What a year costs» above.