GEMS Founders School - Nad Al Hamar
GEMS Founders School - Nad Al Hamar
GEMS Founders School - Nad Al Hamar (GFH) is a co-educational British curriculum school opening in August 2026, with the first day for students on 31 August 2026. It is the fifth school in the GEMS Founders family, which the group says already supports more than 14,000 students across the UAE. The school opens with Foundation Stage 1 to Year 8, for children aged 3 to 13, and will grow year by year to Year 13. It follows the National Curriculum for England, enriched by the UAE Ministry of Education requirements for Arabic, Islamic Education where applicable, UAE Social Studies and Moral, Social and Cultural Studies. Arabic begins in FS1 and is offered as Arabic A for native speakers and Arabic B for non-native speakers. Key Stage 3 adds French, Food Technology and Textiles alongside the core and foundation subjects. Teaching is shaped by the school's "GFH Way", built on three pillars of Grow, Flourish and Honour, and the ethos "Serve to Lead". Classroom practice follows the GEMS "Teach Like A GEM" (TLAG) framework. Pastoral care runs through a four-House system named for Islamic values: Ihsan, Rahmah, Amanah and Sidq. Every student joins a House on arrival and stays for life, with siblings placed together. The purpose-built campus covers 250,000 square feet. Facilities include spacious classrooms, STEAM labs, dedicated art and music rooms, dedicated classrooms for Arabic and Islamic Studies, an indoor play area for Foundation Stage, a football pitch, multi-purpose sports halls, and basketball and netball courts. An optional Service Leadership Activities programme runs every Monday from 7:30am to 8:15am in partnership with ESM, with further after-school activities during the week. Core stationery, exercise books and curriculum learning materials are included in the tuition fee. The school is nut free, mobile phones are not permitted on site, and students in Years 6 to 8 are issued signal-blocking phone pouches. While the campus is being completed, a temporary admissions centre operates at GEMS Founders School - Al Mizhar.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule. Last checked 10 August 2026. How Talem verifies →
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Annual fees shown are the KHDA-approved rates for 2026/2027 as published by the school, which lists them in a "KHDA Approved" column alongside the discounted rate actually charged. Families joining the opening cohort receive a 15% Founding Family discount, which the school states is subject to KHDA approval; fees for subsequent years are subject to review. The school opens in August 2026 teaching FS1 to Year 8 and will grow year on year; it publishes no fees for Year 9 upward, and KHDA does not yet publish a fact sheet for this licence. Fees are payable in three terms, and core stationery, exercise books and curriculum learning materials are included in the tuition fee.
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KHDA inspection rating
Source: Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
The EYFS curriculum delivered through purposeful play, hands-on discovery and child-led exploration in calm, purpose-designed classrooms and outdoor learning areas. Arabic is introduced from FS1 through immersive, play-based methods.
The English National Curriculum across core and foundation subjects, with the UAE Ministry of Education requirements integrated throughout.
The upper primary phase of the English National Curriculum, enriched through theme days, educational visits, visiting speakers and student leadership opportunities.
The opening secondary provision, taught by specialist teachers as students transition from primary into a broader and more demanding curriculum. Year 9 follows as the school grows.
Not offered in the opening 2026/27 year. The school opens with FS1 to Year 8 and adds a year group at a time, so Years 9, 10 and 11 follow as each cohort moves up.
Not offered in the opening 2026/27 year. Sixth Form follows as the school grows year by year to Year 13; KHDA has already approved fees for Years 12 and 13.
Classrooms across the 250,000 square-foot campus designed to support high-quality learning.
State-of-the-art laboratories for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
Dedicated creative studios for art.
Dedicated specialist rooms for music.
Classrooms dedicated to Arabic language teaching, offered as Arabic A and Arabic B from FS1.
Classrooms dedicated to Islamic Studies, delivered in line with the UAE Ministry of Education framework.
An indoor play area for the Early Years, alongside outdoor learning environments for FS1 and FS2.
Outdoor football provision on the school campus.
Founding Executive Principal / CEO
Akram Tarik brings more than 20 years of educational leadership across the UK and UAE. As CEO and Founders Brand Leader he has helped shape one of GEMS Education's fastest-growing school brands, which currently serves more than 14,000 students across the UAE. His leadership was central to the growth of GEMS Founders School - Al Mizhar, which expanded from 1,800 to nearly 5,000 students and was judged Outstanding in all standards in its 2025 British Schools Overseas inspection. He is also a Designated Safeguarding Officer at GFH.
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Nad Al Hamar, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
