Dubai: GEMS Education has announced the opening of GEMS Al Barsha National School for Boys and for Girls for the 2016 academic year.
Located in Al Barsha, the school will have segregated campuses for boys and girls, and will offer the English National Curriculum with a strong emphasis on Arabic and Islamic studies to students.
“GEMS Education has been built by passionate educators, and for over 55 years we have been trusted by families in the UAE. With our track record of providing excellence in education, we now launch this school for the UAE community,” said Dino Varkey, group executive director and board member, GEMS Education.
“The UAE is placing an increased focus on quality education as a key pillar to build a knowledge-based economy, and by opening these new schools we are reaffirming our commitment to education in the country and helping to take forward the vision of the nation’s leadership.”
The curriculum will be delivered by experienced teachers in both English and Arabic, ensuring students are fluent in both languages. The academic leadership will be hired from “top selected British and Arab educators to ensure the high levels of international teaching and learning.”
GEMS British Curriculum schools achieved exam results that are up to 20 percentage points higher than the average student in England. Over the past six years, students from GEMS British Curriculum schools have won over 138 University of Cambridge International Examinations’ Outstanding Cambridge Learner awards. Nine of these have been Top of the World Awards and 84 have been Top of their Country awards.
Over the last four years alone, GEMS students have been accepted in over 980 universities in 48 Countries. They have been accepted in 12 out of the top 15 universities in the world and in the top 50 universities in the UK.
