GEMS Wellington International School
GEMS Wellington International School
GEMS Wellington International School is an Outstanding-rated British curriculum and IB school in Al Sufouh, Dubai, operated by GEMS Education and opened in 2005. It teaches the National Curriculum for England from FS1 through GCSE and BTEC Level 2, and in the Sixth Form offers the IB Diploma Programme, the IB Career-related Programme, BTEC Level 3 and a recently introduced A Level pathway, for ages 3 to 18. At its KHDA inspection of 21 to 25 November 2022 it was rated Outstanding overall, which the school reports as its fourteenth consecutive Outstanding rating, with 2,904 students on roll taught by 212 teachers and 90 teaching assistants, a teacher-student ratio of 1:14, and 179 students of determination supported by four guidance counsellors. The largest national group among students is Indian and most teachers are from the UK. In the 2025 examinations 66% of IGCSE grades were A*-A or 9-7, and the 2024 IB Diploma cohort averaged 35 points against a world average of 30. The campus features a 472-seat theatre, an observatory, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a design technology workshop and food technology suite, and the Falcon Centre sixth-form area.
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Fees are KHDA's approved annual tuition for 2026/2027, unchanged under Dubai's fee freeze; the school's own table is still headed 2025-26. KHDA registers no discount, so the approved fee is the fee charged. Sixth form is offered as both A Level and the IB Diploma and both are priced identically. Fees are billed in three terms at 40%, 30% and 30%. Transport is AED 7,450 to 9,950 a year through STS depending on zone, uniform AED 1,000 to 3,500 and meals AED 1,200 to 3,600 a year. IGCSE and IB examination fees are charged separately.
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KHDA 2022–2023 inspection
Learning through play and active learning in bespoke Learning Zones including construction, water, music, sand, and gardening. Focus on creativity, motor skills, STEAM understanding, and digital awareness.
National Curriculum for England building foundational literacy and numeracy through structured and play-based approaches.
Goal-oriented learning with ICT integrated across all subjects. From Year 5 (Middle School entry), students access subject specialists in every area. Secondary specialists enhance curriculum in Years 5-6 for seamless Year 7 transition.
Full subject specialism with GCSE skills mapped back. Careers Education and Guidance begins in Year 9.
Broad IGCSE subject choice. 66% of grades at A*-A (9-7) in 2025. Higher Education preparation begins.
IB Diploma Programme (2024: 96 candidates, 98% pass rate, average 35 points against a world average of 30, highest score 45), IB Courses, the IB Career-related Programme with BTEC Level 3 (2024: 16 candidates, 100% pass rate), or A Levels. Dedicated Falcon Centre with study spaces, IT rooms, social areas and a coffee cart.
Science laboratories serving biology, chemistry and physics.
ICT suites with industry-standard software and full wireless connectivity.
Engineering workshop with 3D printers and robotics equipment
Fully equipped kitchen for Food Technology curriculum
Two library rooms stocked with books, periodicals and other reading material for younger, older and Arabic students.
For astronomy education (offered as GCSE subject) and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions
Main auditorium for productions and performances
Specialist art workshops and studios.
Executive Principal and CEO
Head of Learning and Teaching
Vice Principal, Curriculum Strategy
Senior Vice Principal - Student Culture and Experience
Deputy Head - Arabic and Islamic Lead
Head of Upper School
Head of Middle School
Head of Lower School
Head of Post 16 and Futures
Head of Curriculum and Assessment - Secondary
Head of Curriculum and Assessment - Primary
Assistant Headteacher for Early Years and Year 1
Assistant Headteacher - Inclusion
Manager School Operations
Assistant Headteacher - Director of IBDP
Assistant Headteacher - Learning and Teaching
Assistant Headteacher - Director of A-level
Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum Organisation and Timetables
Assistant Headteacher - Primary Learning and Teaching
Assistant Headteacher - Year 5-6 Student Culture and Experience
Assistant Headteacher - Director of Science
Assistant Headteacher - Year 2-4 Student Culture and Experience
Assistant Headteacher - Year 7-8 Student Culture and Experience
Assistant Headteacher - Year 9-11 Student Culture and Experience
Director of English
Director of Maths
Director of MFL / Curriculum Leader KS4
Director of Business, Enterprise and Economics
Director of Performing Arts
Director of Sport
Director of Enhanced Curriculum
Head of Year 1
Head of Year 2
Head of Year 3
Head of Year 4
Head of Year 5
Head of Year 6
Head of Year 7
Head of Year 8
Head of Year 9
Head of Year 10
Head of Year 11
Head of Year 12 & CAS/Service Learning Coordinator
Head of Year 13
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Al Sufouh 1, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
