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Facts about GEMS World Academy - Dubai

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Our experienced educators have over 900 years combined IB experience

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Our alumni have gone on to study at 20 Russell Group Universities

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Our students maintain our roof top garden and sell the vegetables they grow to the community as part of our Entrepreneurship Programme

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8th United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is our official GWAMUN ambassador

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Our Elite Athlete Programme supports students to excel in both their studies and sports outside of the Academy

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We have received the EcoSchools Green Flag in 2015

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Our onsite Careers and Counselling Hub is available to students from Grade 7 onwards

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We have the largest mother tongue language programme of any school in the UAE

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We are the only school in Dubai to have a 3D planetarium

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Our nursery students and teachers collaborated to design our new outdoor and corridor play and learning areas

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We are the only school to offer onsite student entrepreneurship incubator and accelerator programmes

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We embed entrepreneurship into the curriculum from Grade 3 to Grade 12

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We are one of just three schools in the UAE to have a 50m Olympic-sized pool

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Our 100% IBDP pass rate is higher than the UAE and world averages

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Our IBDP average score for 2022 is 34.2

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Our student body is made up of over 92 different nationalities

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We have over 160 enrichment opportunities

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GWAPA is our dedicated community created by our parents

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Our entrepreneurship partners include Middle East startup giant WAMDA who offer mentorship to our students

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Every student is assigned to an Academy house – Zuhr, Razi, Sina or Battuta – with inter-house competitions taking place each term

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Our Strings Programme is available to all students Grade 2-6 as part of the curriculum

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Week Without Walls is our yearly experiential education programme for all students

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We offer BTEC Business as part of the IB Careers Related Programme

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Our Music Department offers 14 upright pianos, four grand pianos including a Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand, a recording studio and a digital editing suite

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Our Athletic Department includes a 400m weatherproof, rubberised running track

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Our multipurpose sports hall includes an 8m rock climbing wall

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We are the only school in Dubai to be a signatory of the UN's ‘School Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals’

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We have a ‘Very Good’ rating with KHDA

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We are truly international with no nationality representing above 10% of the student body

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We have a sister Academy in Chicago allowing us to share best practice, exchange programmes and sports competitions

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Our EAL and SEND departments are consistently rated “Outstanding” when inspected by KHDA

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Every April we offer an IB Bridging Programme, to help transition students who have studied other curricula into the IB Diploma

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Our Academy was opened by Bill Clinton in September 2008

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We have a teaching assistant and class teacher in every class throughout PYP until Grade 5

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Over 60% of our graduates have gone on to study at a top 50 QS World University including; Cambridge, Yale, Princeton and Oxford

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Our Auditorium can seat over 600 students or guests

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We are the UAE's first Centre of Excellence for Track and Field Athletics

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We have a fully equipped green screen room within our Performing Arts Department

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Each year GEMS World Academy – Dubai is involved in over 500 competitive sports fixtures

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In 2022, two of our students scored 44 points in the IBDP

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Our teachers come from 27 different countries, with the majority from the UK, US, Ireland, South Africa and Egypt

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95% of students have secured acceptance into their first choice university at high ranking global destinations in 2022

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Over 130 of our students are involved in the Entrepreneurship Club

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All students from Pre-KG onwards have the opportunity to learn French or Spanish within the curriculum

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The Entrepreneurship Fund was established to invest in students' entrepreneurial ideas in partnership with Samsung

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