GEMS Legacy School
GEMS Legacy School
GEMS Legacy School is a co-educational Indian CBSE school in Al Garhoud, Dubai, operated by GEMS Education. It began with seven teachers in portacabins in Karama under founding headmistress Bernadette Pinto, moved to Al Garhoud in 1990 and evolved into The Kindergarten Starters. KHDA's October 2023 inspection recorded 6,316 students on roll, of whom 696 are students of determination, and rated the school Good overall, Good for wellbeing and Good for the provision and outcomes of students of determination. In 2026 the school presented its first CBSE Grade 10 cohort: 255 of 257 registered students sat the examinations, all of them passed, and the school average was 85%, with 41% scoring 90% or above. Grade 11 opens for the 2026-27 academic year. The school is staffed by 353 teachers, including 9 special educators and 4 counsellors, on a 23,500 square metre campus with 227 classrooms.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Grade 11 opens for 2026-27 at AED 21,092, the school's first senior secondary cohort. Mandatory once-a-year services are charged on top of tuition: an e-resource fee of AED 350 for KG1 and KG2, AED 500 for Grades 1 to 5 and AED 700 for Grades 6 to 11, an ID card at AED 10.50 and a diary or journal at AED 21, both inclusive of VAT. Re-enrolment for existing students is up to 5% of tuition or AED 500, whichever is higher, non-refundable and deductible from the first term fees.
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KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
Foundation stage fostering curiosity, imagination, and early learning. Play-based and structured activities developing literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills.
CBSE primary curriculum developing positive attitudes, healthy habits, and strong academic foundations. The Ready to Read and Right to Read literacy programmes support language development. Technology-integrated learning through the Immersive Learning Classroom.
Broader CBSE curriculum with subject specialisation. Emphasis on building empathy, adaptive thinking, and academic rigour. Robotics lab and innovation programmes supplement core learning.
CBSE secondary curriculum preparing students for the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) at the end of Grade 10. Board-level examinations are internationally recognised for further education pathways.
Immersive learning classroom
Robotics lab supporting the school's innovation programme
The CBSE disclosure records four laboratories including computer labs, each 66 sqm
Children are taught with presentations and projectors from an early age
Students develop investigation skills, researching, collating, applying, analysing and integrating information
Science, mathematics and life skills resource centres, equipped with Promethean boards
A 66 sqm library stocked across a variety of subjects
Reading rooms for Grades 1 and 2, with reading materials and strategies and tracked progress
Principal and CEO
Head of School at GEMS Legacy School, Dubai. Leads the school's focus on raising achievement, raising aspirations, and enriching partnerships.
Vice Principal
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer - CDIO
Dean of Studies / Head of Secondary
Head of Primary
Head of Middle School
Head of Kindergarten
Deputized Head of Lower Primary and Head of Professional Development
Head of Curriculum / TLC Science Grade 3 - 5
Deputy Head of Curriculum Grades KG - 5 / TLC Social Sciences Grade 3 - 5
Head of Assessments / Educational Supervisor - Grade 11
Head of Inclusion
Head of Pastoral Care and Designated Safeguarding Lead - Primary
Head of Pastoral Care and Designated Safeguarding Lead - Secondary
Manager - School Operations
Registrar
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Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE
