GEMS Cambridge International School Dubai
GEMS Cambridge International School Dubai
GEMS Cambridge International School Dubai (CIS) is a British curriculum school in Al Twar 1, founded in 1983 in Karama as The Cambridge High School and settled on its present campus since 2020. Part of GEMS Education, it teaches the UK National Curriculum with Cambridge International qualifications from Foundation Stage to Year 13, alongside Oxford AQA, Pearson Edexcel and BTEC pathways. KHDA has rated the school Good in all 13 inspections since 2009-2010, with Very Good for both inclusion and wellbeing in 2023-2024, and it is accredited under the UK Department for Education's British Schools Overseas scheme. The school teaches well over 2,997 students from around 69 nationalities. In the 2024-2025 examinations 45% of IGCSE entries were graded A*/A and 35% of A Level entries A*-A, against a UK national average of 23.3%, and over the last three years three students have topped the world and eighteen the UAE in Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards. The campus has a covered swimming pool, an astroturfed football field, an indoor sports arena, four ICT labs, and a media lab with its own radio station; the school is a Microsoft Showcase School and a CISCO Academy. Co-curricular life includes a licensed Duke of Edinburgh International Award centre, outdoor expeditions to Fujairah, Oman and Mauritius, and a debating programme competing in the Dubai Debate League and Gulf Debates.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Tuition is held flat for 2026-2027: the school's KHDA fee fact sheet records that it "requested not to increase the tuition fees for the academic year 2026-2027". Fees exclude uniform, books and stationery, transport, and some extracurricular activities. The school's own fee page advertises only the GEMS FAB credit-card saving. Its KHDA fee fact sheet additionally lists maximum approved rates for a sibling discount (up to 25% for a fourth child, up to 50% for a fifth) and an academic scholarship (up to 20%), but these are approved ceilings under "Other Discount Scheme (As applicable)" rather than advertised offers. Confirm any discount directly with the school.
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KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
UK EYFS with Very Good start rated by KHDA. Play-based learning in dedicated early years area with separate grassed playing area for KG-Year 2.
National Curriculum for England with French, Computing, DT, History, Geography, and Social Studies. CIS Debate Society from Year 5. Environment Club from Year 1. Leading Parent Partnership Award school.
Cambridge IGCSE programme with wide subject range. BTEC options available. Media lab with school radio station. Duke of Edinburgh International Award (Bronze, Silver and Gold) through the school's own licensed Award Centre. Expeditions to Oman, Fujairah, and Mauritius.
AS and A-Level programme with 20+ subjects plus BTEC qualifications. Subjects include Accounting, Psychology, Sociology, Media Studies and Performing Arts alongside traditional academic subjects.
Four ICT labs with over 150 computers. Microsoft Showcase Centre and CISCO Academy partner.
Media lab with school radio station and newsroom for student broadcasting.
Science laboratories for practical experiments across secondary and sixth form.
Well-equipped library with networked computers supporting research.
Large covered swimming pool for PE and competitive swimming.
Standard-sized astroturfed football pitch for training and competitions.
Indoor sports arena for basketball, volleyball, and multi-sport activities.
Cricket practice nets and outdoor playing fields.
CEO & Principal
Stephen Brecken joined GEMS Cambridge International School – Dubai as Principal/CEO in the summer of 2022, having first started at GEMS Education in 2017 and previously led The Cambridge High School – Abu Dhabi
Vice Principal
Head of Secondary School
Head of Primary
Deputy Head of Secondary School - Academics
Associate Head of Primary
Head of Wellbeing and Pastoral
Head of Inclusion
Head of MOE
Mentor of ACE
SENCO Assistant Primary
SENCO Assistant Secondary
Curriculum Leader Mathematics & STEM Coordinator
Curriculum Leader English
Curriculum Leader Science
Faculty Leader for BTEC - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Humanities - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Arabic B - Primary
Faculty Leader for Arabic B & UAE Social Studies
Faculty Leader for ICT - Secondary
Faculty Leader of Islamic Studies - A & B
Faculty Leader for English - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Humanities
Faculty Leader for Music & School Events
Director of Sports
Social Moral Cultural Co-Ordinator
Faculty Leader for French
Faculty Leader Social Science
Faculty Leader for Science - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Math - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Business (incl. Travel & Tourism) - Secondary
Faculty Leader for Arabic A
Faculty Leader for Creative Arts
Faculty Leader for Physical Education & Events Coordinator
Head of FS1 & FS2
Head of Year 4
Head of Year 12 & Environmental & Exceptional Learners Coordinator
Head of Year 6
Head of Year 8 & Social Studies Coordinator Secondary
Head of Year 10
Head of Year 11
Head of Year 13
Head of Year 5
Head of Year 3
Head of Year 9
Head of Year 2
Head of Year 1
Enrichment Activities Coordinator
Primary Moral Education Coordinator
Emirati Students & Student Achievement Event Coordinator
Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator
Debate & Student Leadership Coordinator
Innovation and Charity Coordinator - Secondary School
Islamic Values Coordinator
Teaching & Learning and Assistant TELS Coordinator
Assistant Examination Officer
Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator
Head Boy — Local Advisory Board
Educator, Netherlands Education Council — Local Advisory Board
Teacher, Cambridge International School Dubai — Local Advisory Board
Vice Principal, Cambridge High School Abu Dhabi — Local Advisory Board
Head of External Relations, Dubai Municipality — Local Advisory Board
President, CIPA — Local Advisory Board
Parent Relations Executive — Local Advisory Board
Director of Inclusion, GEMS Wellington Academy — Local Advisory Board
Head Girl — Local Advisory Board
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Al Twar 1, Dubai, UAE
