GEMS United Indian School Abu Dhabi

GEMS United Indian School is located in Baniyas West, Abu Dhabi, on 42nd Street. The campus sits in a residential area with easy access to Abu Dhabi's main roads and regular school bus routes. The address is 42nd Street, Baniyas West, Abu Dhabi 10996.

The school offers the Indian curriculum from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The age range is approximately 4 to 18 years.

GEMS United Indian School is a co-educational day school.

Public pages describe safeguarding and student wellbeing. The campus includes a school clinic, library facilities, and science laboratories. Explicit special educational needs (SEN) provisions are not detailed publicly.

CBSE affiliation with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.

No religious affiliation is specified.

Exact start and end times are not published publicly. The school uses Bright Bus Transport (BBT) for its bus service.

Bright Bus Transport (BBT), part of STS Group, provides UIS Abu Dhabi with a fleet that includes CCTV surveillance, ADAS cameras, GPS tracking, RFID, and a 24/7 Operations Control Centre.

Application / New‑admission fee

- A non‑refundable/non‑transferable fee equal to 5% of the annual tuition is due on acceptance of the Offer Letter to confirm enrolment. This amount is adjustable against the first term tuition once the student joins. The admission fee is refundable only if the parent gives notice of withdrawal before the beginning of the academic year, in accordance with ADEK policy.

Tuition fees (2025/2026 academic year) — amounts in AED

- Pre‑KG: Annual AED 10,420; Monthly AED 1,042; First term AED 3,126; Second term AED 4,168; Third term AED 3,126.

- KG1 – KG2: Annual AED 10,420; Monthly AED 1,042; First term AED 3,126; Second term AED 4,168; Third term AED 3,126.

- Grades 1–2: Annual AED 12,430; Monthly AED 1,243; First term AED 3,729; Second term AED 4,972; Third term AED 3,729.

- Grades 3–5: Annual AED 12,510; Monthly AED 1,251; First term AED 3,753; Second term AED 5,004; Third term AED 3,753.

- Grades 6–8: Annual AED 14,530; Monthly AED 1,453; First term AED 4,359; Second term AED 5,812; Third term AED 4,359.

- Grade 9: Annual AED 17,660; Monthly AED 1,766; First term AED 5,298; Second term AED 7,064; Third term AED 5,298.

- Grade 10: Annual AED 17,570; Monthly AED 1,757; First term AED 5,271; Second term AED 7,028; Third term AED 5,271. (Grade 10 board examination fees will be charged separately in line with CBSE norms.)

- Grades 11–12: Annual AED 20,700; Monthly AED 2,070; First term AED 6,210; Second term AED 8,280; Third term AED 6,210. (Grade 12 board examination fees will be charged separately in line with CBSE norms.)

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition is due prior to the start of the academic year and payable in advance of attendance; tuition is invoiced from the time of admission. Payments may be made up front (annual), per term, or on a monthly basis.

- The school operates a 10‑month academic billing cycle; there are no tuition payments in July and August. Monthly payments are collected at the start of each month.

- If tuition fees remain unpaid by the 20th day of the month, the student's name will be removed from the admissions roll and will not be re‑added until outstanding fees and the re‑admission fee are paid; students with outstanding fees will not be permitted to sit for board examinations.

- School fees are charged in accordance with the GEMS fee framework and ADEK regulations; fees may be subject to change under applicable regulations.

Payment methods and instructions

- Accepted payment methods: Cash, current‑dated cheques, or credit card. Post‑dated cheques are not accepted. Cheques should be made payable to “GEMS United Indian School, Abu Dhabi.”

- The school advertises a partnered FAB GEMS World Credit Card payment option with potential incentives for advance annual payments.

Boarding fees

- No boarding or residential provision is listed for this campus; no boarding fees are published.

Other costs and fee items

- Textbooks and declared learning materials: a textbook declaration and a textbook list are provided for parents; textbook arrangements (loaned or charged) are published in the school's Books/CBSE information resources. Expect textbook and learning‑materials costs or loans as indicated by the published textbook lists.

- Transport: A contracted school bus service is available (Bright Bus Transport / STS Group). Bus transport operates as a fee‑for‑service; parents register with the school's transport contact for route availability and bus fee details and can pay bus fees through the school's online payment portal.

- Uniforms: Official school uniform for GEMS United Indian School is supplied through the authorised uniform retailer (Threads), indicating uniform purchases are separate from tuition. Expect uniform purchase costs to apply.

- Examination fees: Grade 10 and Grade 12 board examination fees are charged in line with CBSE norms (charged in addition to tuition).

- Other potential costs: extracurricular activities, trips, lunches and other optional services are commonly charged separately at GEMS schools; specific optional service costs and schedule of extracurricular fees are provided by the school's parent communications and fee invoices.

Refund information

- The admission fee equal to 5% of annual tuition is generally non‑refundable/non‑transferable but is adjustable against the first term tuition once the student joins. That admission fee is refundable only if the parent gives notice of withdrawal before the beginning of the academic year, as per ADEK policy. Other refund conditions follow ADEK and school policy and may vary by fee type.

Summary notes on enforcement and consequences

- Late or non‑payment: removal from admissions roll after the 20th day of the month and restriction from board examinations until outstanding sums and re‑admission fees are cleared.

Useful contacts for payments and fee queries

- School accounts / admissions telephone: (+971) 02 2059777; general admissions email and transport contacts are published alongside fee information and the bus service contact for registration.

Publicly disclosed information does not include a nationality breakdown or local/international ratio.