GEMS Modern Academy
GEMS Modern Academy
GEMS Modern Academy is a co-educational Indian and IB curriculum school in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, opened in 1986 and operated by GEMS Education. At its KHDA inspection of 2 to 6 October 2023 it was rated Outstanding, its 11th consecutive Outstanding year, with 3,860 students on roll taught by 239 teachers and 74 teaching assistants, supported by three guidance counsellors, and 219 students of determination. The largest national group among both students and teachers is Indian. The school runs a dual pathway on one campus: the IB Primary Years Programme from Kindergarten to Grade 5, then from Grade 6 a choice of the Indian ICSE or the IB Middle Years Programme, which it has been authorised to offer since March 2023, culminating in the Indian ISC or the IB Diploma Programme in Grades 11 and 12. Kindergarten spans Pre-KG to KG2 and draws on Reggio Emilia and Montessori principles. The campus carries two 25-metre swimming pools, one with water polo facilities, an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, a cricket pitch with five floodlit nets, four basketball courts, two football fields, a volleyball court, three tennis courts, a S.T.E.M lab and the Budhayana Spark Lab makers space, a Dubai SME certified incubator centre.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
GEMS Modern Academy runs two pathways and prices them differently only in the final two years. Grades 11 and 12 cost AED 56,706 on the ICSE/ISC route and AED 73,876 on the IB Diploma route; every year group below that is one price for both. The two streams also bill on different calendars, the Indian stream from April to March and the IB stream from September to June. An application fee of AED 525 including VAT applies when registering online, refundable only if the school does not offer a place, and a registration deposit of 10 per cent of tuition is deducted from the year's fees but is not refundable. Mandatory annual charges are a school diary at AED 15.75 and an ID card at AED 10.50, with a Grade 9 board registration fee of AED 55 and a Grade 10 and 12 examination fee of AED 825. Sibling discounts are 15 per cent for a fourth child and 25 per cent for a fifth, with none for a second or third. Fees are not collected in July and August. Transport and uniform are charged separately.
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KHDA 2023–2024 inspection
English National Curriculum-based Early Years Foundation Stage, preparing children for the IB Primary Years Programme. Play-based learning with a focus on communication, physical development, and personal-social skills.
IB Primary Years Programme delivering CISCE content through inquiry-based transdisciplinary themes. Students develop the IB Learner Profile attributes while building strong foundations across all core subjects.
CISCE curriculum with optional IB Middle Years Programme pathway. Broad academic programme covering sciences, humanities, and languages with increasing subject specialisation.
An alternative to the ICSE pathway from Grade 6. The school has been an authorised IB World School for the MYP since March 2023.
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education programme. Students study core and elective subjects towards the nationally recognised ICSE qualification. Batch average of 91.9% with 75.4% of students scoring above 90%.
Indian School Certificate programme offering Science, Commerce, and Humanities streams. Batch average of 88.2% with 52.9% scoring above 90%. Strong university placement record.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as an alternative to ISC. 96.55% pass rate with an average of 34.8 points (above global average of 30.24 and UAE average of 31.97). 101 perfect scores of 7 achieved in 2023.
Five fully equipped ICT suites, supported by four computer trolleys for classroom use.
Dedicated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics laboratory.
Makers Space Innovation Centre for design, engineering and entrepreneurship projects. A Dubai SME certified incubator centre.
Research library for middle and senior school students.
Dedicated library and learning space for primary students.
Exploration and hands-on learning space for younger students.
Open learning corridors used as flexible teaching and collaboration space.
Dedicated study and collaboration space for IB Diploma students.
Principal
Vice Principal & Allegations Manager
Head of Secondary School & Dean of Assessment & Data
Head of Middle School & Teaching and Learning Coach
Head of Middle School
Head of Primary
Head Kindergarten & IB PYP Coordinator
IBDP Coordinator
Dean of Curriculum
Chief Innovation & Digital Officer
Director-Student Welfare
Supervisor - Teaching and Learning (PYP1 - 3)
Senior Supervisor - Islamic Education
Supervisor - Arabic
Manager School Operations
Finance Manager
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Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, UAE
