GEMS World Academy Dubai

Monday - Thursday 08:00am, Friday 07:30am for the whole school.

Yes, through STS.

Lunch is available for purchase from our canteen and Cafes around the school. For the younger students classroom delivery option is available.

Yes, all PreK - Grade 5 classrooms have a full time teaching assistant alongside the classroom teacher.

Through the usage of laptops, iPads, interactive boards, VR headsets and more. Technology is an integrated part of our way of learning.

We offer Distance Learning Option for students when required.

Muslim students have Islamic studies. No other religion studied.

Muslim students - Islamic studies. Non Muslim students - focus upon the other aspects of the IB learner profile.

We are a truly international school. Less than 11% represent the highest nationality.

Local students make up 6% of our student body.

We usually offer 130 activities ranging from sporting, art, language and more.

A full PE curriculum including, swimming, tennis, volleyball, basketball and football.

Yes, at GWA we believe sport should be available for all students. Therefore, we offer sports teams for students of all availabilities.

Newly refurbished Auditorium, planetarium, dance studio, art rooms, science labs, library, food tech room, Design Technology rooms, VR room etc.

50 metre Olympic sized swimming pool + junior pool, tennis courts, basketball court, soccer field, 400 meter running track, multipurpose gym, junior gym, fitness suite, and cricket nets etc.

Our teaching faculty are mostly native speakers of English. Non native speaking teachers have international educational background and IB experience.

We offer English as Additional Language (EAL) to students in need of extra support.

Arabic as per Ministry of Education, in addition to French and Spanish from Grade 6. We also offer a mother tongue programme within the curriculum in Grade 1 - 5, which is complementary for our students. As part of the mother tongue programme we currently offer Hindi, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, German, Turkish, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Swedish.

Yes, we offer SEN (Special Educational Needs).

Support is determined on a case to case basis for a variety of learning needs. Parents can contact the school for further information.

IB is adaptive to students needs and challenge students at different levels.

Yes. The school has a specialized counseling team for Elementary and Secondary school.