GEMS American Academy Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

Fee	Age	Type	Amount
Pre-K-KG2	3	Annual	AED 57,850
Grade 1-12	6	Annual	AED 80,610
Registration Fee (5% of annual tuition - new students)		One-time	AED 2,893
Re-enrolment Fee (5% of annual tuition)		One-time	AED 2,893

Fee

Age

Type

Amount

Pre-K-KG2

Annual

AED 57,850

Grade 1-12

Annual

AED 80,610

Registration Fee (5% of annual tuition - new students)

One-time

AED 2,893

Re-enrolment Fee (5% of annual tuition)

One-time

AED 2,893

Parents in Abu Dhabi and Doha threads describe GAA in family terms: one parent who pulled their son off the ASD waitlist said "we love it" and praised the staff and MAP scores.
US-trained teachers treat it as a standard top option in Abu Dhabi, paired with ACS and BSAK depending on curriculum, though the school is described as more changeable than BSAK on staffing.
Diversity is a recurring positive: one parent noted over 90 nationalities across her circle's Abu Dhabi schools, with GAA singled out as "extremely diverse".
ADEK rated the school Very Good in the 2024-25 inspection round, and parents echo that on community, safeguarding and behaviour, while flagging that fees are not low and that not everything is included.
Critical signal centres on management and communication: some parents describe administrative communication as poor and primary classes as over-loaded with limited ability grouping.