GEMS pupils surpass UK counterparts
GEMS students have achieved 30 percentage points higher than the UK average in the IGCSE/GCSE results last year, according a statement released by GEMS
Dubai: GEMS students have achieved 30 percentage points higher than the UK average in the IGCSE/GCSE results last year, according a statement released by GEMS.
"The most significant achievement is that the average for those IGCSE / GCSE students at GEMS International Schools achieving 5A*-C, including mathematics and English, has risen from 75 per cent in 2009, to just over 80 per cent in 2010. This result is 30 percentage points higher than the UK average last year, which was 50.7 per cent," it said.
The overall pass rate for GCSE at the majority of GEMS Schools is close to 100 per cent. In the UK in 2010, it was 69 per cent. Thirty six per cent of marks achieved by GEMS students were A* to A - this is 14 percentage points higher than the UK.
The pass rate for A level examinations A* - E across all GEMS International Schools offering the English National Curriculum was 98 per cent, which is above the UK national average. It is striking that 52 per cent of GEMS A level students scored A*- B.
GEMS said the results are clear evidence that that the children of expatriate parents is receiving an education which surpasses that offered in the United Kingdom.
Ralph Tabberer, Chief of Schools with GEMS Education said, "Exam results are not the only benchmark but this year's performance has again shown we have first rate British curriculum schools and we congratulate our students for their exceptional academic achievements".
Tabberer added, "One of the commitments GEMS makes to parents is, regardless of the price point of our schools, we offer high quality outcomes for all students. This is demonstrated admirably by the students and staff of The Westminster School, where 82 per cent of students attained at least 5 GCSE A*-C".
Outstanding results were achieved at Jumeirah College where 99.2 per cent of students achieved 5 A*-C, with a massive 41.2 per cent of students achieving A* A grades. This result puts Jumeirah College ahead of all 278 of the high performing UK schools which showcase their 2010 GCSE A* -C resuts.
