GEMS Dubai American Academy fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Barsha 1 · 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 66,185
2025–26: AED 66,185 · unchanged
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 Dubai American Academy, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ||||
| KG1 | AED 66,185 | AED 66,185 | Same | KG1 → |
| KG2 | AED 66,185 | AED 66,185 | Same | KG2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Grade 1 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 1 → |
| Grade 2 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 2 → |
| Grade 3 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 3 → |
| Grade 4 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 4 → |
| Grade 5 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 5 → |
| Grade 6 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Grade 7 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 7 → |
| Grade 8 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 8 → |
| Grade 9 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 9 → |
| Grade 10 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 10 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Grade 11 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 11 → |
| Grade 12 | AED 93,300 | AED 93,300 | Same | Grade 12 → |
GEMS Dubai American Academy publishes 2026–27 tuition for 14 year groups: AED 66,185 (KG1 and KG2) to AED 93,300 (Grade 1 to Grade 12). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
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: 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 66,185
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 66,185
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 500 to AED 2,500
- Laptop/Digital Device
- AED 100 to AED 515
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- up to AED 31
A year, before optional servicesAED 66,785 to AED 69,200
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%
- Sibling 4
- up to 25%
- Sibling 5
- up to 50%
- Privilege Cards
- up to 3%
- Scholarship
- up to 100%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 100%
The sheet's sibling discounts start at «Sibling 4», 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
Required by the school
- UniformAED 500 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Laptop/Digital DeviceAED 100 to AED 515Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card Replacementup to AED 31Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 6,480 to AED 10,200Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 20 to AED 4,600Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 100 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Club Activitiesup to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
- Competitionsup to AED 12,000Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 250 to AED 860Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 66,000 to AED 74,000Per year, by year group.
- National Agenda Parameter TestsAED 150 to AED 400Per year, by year group.
- School Local Field Tripsup to AED 18,000Per year, by year group.
- English Language Immersion ProgramAED 1,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Aptitude TestAED 500Per year, the same for every year group.
- School International TripsAED 1,000 to AED 22,000Per year, by year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 500 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
No single total for KG2 here: 2 required payments are ranges or have 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 Dubai American Academy for three year groups (KG1, 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.
KG1 approved tuition at GEMS Dubai American Academy: AED 61,190 in 2022–23, AED 66,185 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
KG1: 2022–23 AED 61,190, 2023–24 AED 63,026, 2024–25 AED 64,665, 2025–26 AED 66,185, 2026–27 AED 66,185; Grade 6 and Grade 12: 2022–23 AED 86,260, 2023–24 AED 88,848, 2024–25 AED 91,158, 2025–26 AED 93,300, 2026–27 AED 93,300
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
KG1 approved tuition at GEMS Dubai American Academy: AED 61,190 in 2022–23, AED 66,185 in 2026–27 All 5 rows.
| Academic year | KG1AED | Grade 6 and Grade 12AED |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 61,190 | 86,260 |
| 2023–24 | 63,026 | 88,848 |
| 2024–25 | 64,665 | 91,158 |
| 2025–26 | 66,185 | 93,300 |
| 2026–27 | 66,185 | 93,300 |
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 KG1 · Grade 6 · Grade 12
The seven nearest American schools to GEMS Dubai American Academy with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 5.8 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 Dubai American Academy, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | KG1 | Grade 6 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American School of Dubai | 0.5 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 64,092 | Grade 6: AED 89,319 | Grade 12: AED 89,319 |
| Next Generation School | 1.1 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 29,389 | Grade 6: AED 41,589 | Grade 12: AED 49,376 |
| Dubai National School – Al Barsha | 1.2 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 24,172 | Grade 6: AED 28,650 | Grade 12: AED 39,665 |
| iCademy Middle East | 1.7 km | Dubai Knowledge Park | No rating yet | KG1: No 2026–27 figure | Grade 6: AED 19,828 | Grade 12: AED 27,767 |
| Al Mawakeb School Al Barsha | 2.1 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 15,726 | Grade 6: AED 17,502 | Grade 12: AED 25,493 |
| Dubai Schools Al Barsha | 4.4 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 30,603 | Grade 6: AED 42,271 | Grade 12: Ends at Grade 7 |
| Collegiate International School | 5.8 km | Umm Suqeim | 2023–24 | KG1: AED 39,478 | Grade 6: AED 59,597 | Grade 12: AED 70,630 |
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 Dubai American Academy, 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.
- KG1: of the 37 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 36 charge less than GEMS Dubai American Academy (AED 66,185) and none charges more. Every school's KG1 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 6: of the 38 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 37 charge less than GEMS Dubai American Academy (AED 93,300) and none charges more. Every school's Grade 6 fee, 2026–27
- Grade 12: of the 32 American schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 31 charge less than GEMS Dubai American Academy (AED 93,300) and none charges 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 Dubai American Academy Outstanding in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
GEMS Dubai American Academy KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, GEMS Dubai American Academy: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the KG2 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, GEMS Dubai American Academy: 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 Dubai American Academy 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.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Sibling 4»; «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.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, GEMS Dubai American Academy teaches KG1 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 seven 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.