GEMS School of Research and Innovation fees 2026–27 by year group
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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 134,000
2025–26: AED 134,000 · 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 School of Research and Innovation, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS1 | AED 116,000 | AED 116,000 | Same | FS1 → |
| FS2 | AED 116,000 | AED 116,000 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 134,000 | AED 134,000 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 134,000 | AED 134,000 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 134,000 | AED 134,000 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 134,000 | AED 134,000 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 152,000 | AED 152,000 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 152,000 | AED 152,000 | Same | Year 6 → |
| Secondary | ||||
| Year 7 | AED 161,000 | AED 161,000 | Same | Year 7 → |
| Year 8 | AED 161,000 | AED 161,000 | Same | Year 8 → |
| Year 9 | AED 161,000 | No figure | No 2025–26 figure | Year 9 → |
GEMS School of Research and Innovation publishes 2026–27 tuition for 11 year groups: AED 116,000 (FS1 and FS2) to AED 161,000 (Year 7 to Year 9). 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
What a year costs
What a year costs, Year 1, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 134,000
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 134,000
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 1,000 to AED 3,000
A year, before optional servicesAED 135,000 to AED 137,000
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 3
- 10%
- Sibling 4
- 15%
- Siblings 5 to 8
- 25%
- Humanitarian Financial Aid
- up to 100%
- Scholarship
- up to 100%
- Privilege Cards
- up to 3%
- Founders
- 20%
- Corporate
- up to 10%
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
Required by the school
- UniformAED 1,000 to AED 3,000Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 9,000 to AED 14,000Per year, by year group.
- Extracurricular ActivitiesAED 100 to AED 5,000Per year, by year group.
- CanteenAED 3,000 to AED 10,000Per year, by year group.
- Class photographAED 500 to AED 1,000Per year, by year group.
- Club ActivitiesAED 2,000 to AED 15,000Per year, by year group.
- Educational Local TripAED 50 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
- Learning Support AssistantsAED 40,000 to AED 80,000Per year, by year group.
- Skill development programmesAED 10,000 to AED 40,000Per year, by year group.
- English Language Immersion ProgramAED 5,000 to AED 25,000Per year, by year group.
- Arabic Language Immersion ProgramAED 5,000 to AED 25,000Per year, by year group.
- Aptitude TestAED 500Per year, the same for every year group.
- Educational Overseas TripAED 5,000 to AED 20,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 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 Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2025–26
KHDA has published this school's fees since 2025–26; a chart appears once there are three years to show.
Nearby British schools: tuition at FS1 · Year 7 · Year 9
The eight nearest British schools to GEMS School of Research and Innovation with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 4.0 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 School of Research and Innovation, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS1 | Year 7 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Heights Primary School | 0.5 km | Dubai Sports City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 40,138 | Year 7: Ends at Year 6 | Year 9: Ends at Year 6 |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | 0.5 km | Dubai Sports City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 78,758 | Year 7: AED 101,861 | Year 9: AED 113,412 |
| GEMS Metropole School – Motor City | 1.9 km | Motor City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 38,393 | Year 7: AED 51,190 | Year 9: AED 51,190 |
| Nord Anglia International School | 2.9 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 69,625 | Year 7: AED 92,832 | Year 9: AED 92,832 |
| Safa Community School | 3.5 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 54,437 | Year 7: AED 75,286 | Year 9: AED 79,919 |
| Sunmarke School | 3.6 km | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 54,104 | Year 7: AED 84,338 | Year 9: AED 85,369 |
| South View School | 3.9 km | Dubailand | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 46,510 | Year 7: AED 61,111 | Year 9: AED 61,111 |
| Jebel Ali School | 4.0 km | Damac Hills | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 49,630 | Year 7: AED 76,590 | Year 9: AED 76,590 |
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 School of Research and Innovation, 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, 92 charge less than GEMS School of Research and Innovation (AED 116,000) and none charges more. Every school's FS1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 7: of the 91 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 90 charge less than GEMS School of Research and Innovation (AED 161,000) and none charges more. Every school's Year 7 fee, 2026–27
- Year 9: of the 83 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 82 charge less than GEMS School of Research and Innovation (AED 161,000) and none charges more. Every school's Year 9 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
GEMS School of Research and Innovation has no published KHDA inspection report yet. «No rating yet» is a status, not a rating, and says nothing about the school's quality.
The inspection in full, with quotes from the reportWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, GEMS School of Research and Innovation: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, GEMS School of Research and Innovation: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2025–26 to 2026–27: the fee history.
Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
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Questions about GEMS School of Research and Innovation 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 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.
Which year group is the entry point?
KHDA's directory publishes no year groups for GEMS School of Research and Innovation; its 2026–27 sheet prices FS1 to Year 9. 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.