GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Al Barsha South · British · 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 British schools charge.
Year 1, 2026–27
AED 30,375
2025–26: AED 30,375 · unchanged
Every year group from Year 1 to the last, in the cost planner
Tuition 2026–27 and 2025–26 by year group
Annual tuition by year group, GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS1 | AED 24,749 | AED 24,749 | Same | FS1 → |
| FS2 | AED 28,126 | AED 28,126 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 30,375 | AED 30,375 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 32,624 | AED 32,624 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 32,624 | AED 32,624 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 32,624 | AED 32,624 | Same | Year 9 → |
| Year 10 | AED 34,875 | AED 34,875 | Same | Year 10 → |
| Year 11 | AED 34,875 | AED 34,875 | Same | Year 11 → |
| Post-16 | ||||
| Year 12 | AED 37,124 | AED 37,124 | Same | Year 12 → |
| Year 13 | AED 37,124 | AED 37,124 | Same | Year 13 → |
GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South publishes 2026–27 tuition for 15 year groups: AED 24,749 (FS1) to AED 37,124 (Year 12 and Year 13). 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: FS1 · FS2 · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6 · Year 7 · Year 8 · Year 9 · Year 10 · Year 11 · Year 12 · Year 13
What a year costs
What a year costs, Year 1, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 30,375
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 30,375
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 650 to AED 2,000
- Books
- AED 180 to AED 3,150
- Stationery
- AED 60 to AED 600
- School ID Card ReplacementOnly when needed; not paid every year
- AED 20 to AED 50
A year, before optional servicesAED 31,265 to AED 36,125
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 - Academic
- up to 100%
- Scholarship
- up to 50%
- Scholarship - Academic
- 100%
- Sibling 4
- up to 25%
- Sibling 5
- up to 50%
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 650 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- BooksAED 180 to AED 3,150Per year, by year group.
- StationeryAED 60 to AED 600Per year, by year group.
Optional
- School ID Card ReplacementAED 20 to AED 50Only when needed, such as a replacement; not paid every year.
- TransportAED 5,110 to AED 7,480Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 10 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Benchmark TestAED 50 to AED 250Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 20 to AED 3,600Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 105 to AED 225Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 250 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- CompetitionsAED 50 to AED 2,000Per year, by year group.
- Costumes for school eventsAED 50 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 10 to AED 5,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 4,000 to AED 30,000Per year, by year group.
- Enrichment ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 20,000Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 2,200 to AED 43,250Per year, by year group.
- Music ConcertAED 30 to AED 550Per year, by year group.
- Sibling ClubAED 400 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Skill development programmesAED 50 to AED 4,000Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs SupportAED 1,835 to AED 40,800Per year, by year group.
- Theatre ArtAED 30 to AED 550Per year, by year group.
- English Language Immersion ProgramAED 525 to AED 5,250Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Language Immersion ProgramAED 30 to AED 5,250Per year, by year group.
- Aptitude TestAED 50 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- External SEND AssessmentAED 50 to AED 500Per year, by year group.
- Customized Student Documentation ServicesAED 20Per year, the same for every year group.
- Duke of Edinburgh International AwardAED 2,500 to AED 6,000Per year, by year group.
- Graduation ceremonyAED 450 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 here: 3 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 Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2022–23
Tuition at GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South for three year groups (FS1, Year 7 and Year 13) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2022–23 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
FS1 approved tuition at GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South: AED 22,455 in 2022–23, AED 24,749 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
FS1: 2022–23 AED 22,455, 2023–24 AED 23,129, 2024–25 AED 24,181, 2025–26 AED 24,749, 2026–27 AED 24,749; Year 7: 2022–23 AED 29,600, 2023–24 AED 30,488, 2024–25 AED 31,875, 2025–26 AED 32,624, 2026–27 AED 32,624; Year 13: 2022–23 AED 33,683, 2023–24 AED 34,693, 2024–25 AED 36,272, 2025–26 AED 37,124, 2026–27 AED 37,124
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
FS1 approved tuition at GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South: AED 22,455 in 2022–23, AED 24,749 in 2026–27 All 5 rows.
| Academic year | FS1AED | Year 7AED | Year 13AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 22,455 | 29,600 | 33,683 |
| 2023–24 | 23,129 | 30,488 | 34,693 |
| 2024–25 | 24,181 | 31,875 | 36,272 |
| 2025–26 | 24,749 | 32,624 | 37,124 |
| 2026–27 | 24,749 | 32,624 | 37,124 |
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 British schools: tuition at FS1 · Year 7 · Year 13
The eight nearest British schools to GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 3.5 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.
British schools near GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS1 | Year 7 | Year 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS Al Barsha National School | 0.3 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 45,428 | Year 7: AED 61,652 | Year 13: AED 67,060 |
| Dubai Heights Academy | 0.3 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 35,000 | Year 7: AED 58,000 | Year 13: AED 70,000 |
| Brighton College Dubai | 0.5 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 67,384 | Year 7: AED 90,170 | Year 13: AED 111,062 |
| Repton Al Barsha | 1.5 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 53,540 | Year 7: AED 89,774 | Year 13: AED 89,774 |
| Nord Anglia International School | 2.0 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 69,625 | Year 7: AED 92,832 | Year 13: AED 105,288 |
| Kings School Al Barsha | 2.5 km | Dubai Hills | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 57,999 | Year 7: AED 88,615 | Year 13: AED 110,108 |
| Safa Community School | 2.9 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 54,437 | Year 7: AED 75,286 | Year 13: AED 89,440 |
| Smart Vision School | 3.5 km | Al Barsha | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 32,450 | Year 7: AED 49,900 | Year 13: AED 77,806 |
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 British schools
For each year group: how many British schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South, 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.
- FS1: of the 93 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 33 charge less than GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South (AED 24,749) and 59 charge more. Every school's FS1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 91 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 32 charge less than GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South (AED 32,624) and 58 charge more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 13: of the 67 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 20 charge less than GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South (AED 37,124) and 46 charge more. Every school's Year 13 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 British fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South Very good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, GEMS Founders School – Al Barsha South: 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 Founders School – Al Barsha South 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 Founders School – Al Barsha South teaches FS1 to Year 13, 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 British schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many British 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.