GEMS Founders School Dubai

• Curriculum

  UK EYFS · British · IGCSE

• Ages

  Ages 3–18

• Students

  6,404

• Language

  English

• Type

  Foreign national school

• Fee level

  Lower fees

2026-27 school year

One-off costs

Application fee

AED 525

As published by the school. Amounts change with the school year and exchange rates; please confirm with the school before applying. Converted amounts use the reference rate of the date shown. Reference rate (2026-11-06). Source: official government data (checked 2026-11-02)

Intake

4, 9

Scholarships

Yes

Sibling discount

4th child 15%; 5th child and above 25% (stated for students enrolled April and September 2024)

English support (EAL)

Yes

Learning support (SEN)

Advanced

School bus

Yes

• Additional learning support

  Personalised support is offered by age stage (Grow, Flourish, Succeed), including small-group lessons, pull-out interventions and vocational pathways for secondary students.

  • Flourish class
  • Pull-out interventions
  • BTEC
  • ASDAN
  • AQA Entry level

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Country affiliation

  A British school overseas that follows the National Curriculum for England, with students from many nationalities.

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Bus service

  School buses are run by an external provider, STS. Registration and fee payment are handled directly with the provider.

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Curriculum

  Follows the National Curriculum for England from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 3, offers IGCSE subjects in Key Stage 4 and AS/A Level subjects in Key Stage 5.

  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Key Stages 1-3
  • IGCSE
  • AS and A Level

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Academic calendar

  Open link

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Special educational needs (SEN)

  Works with an ABA inclusion centre for autistic students and offers on-site speech and language therapy through GEMS Link Services.

  • ABA therapy
  • Speech and language therapy

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• English as an additional language (EAL)

  English learners take a placement test on identification and receive support across four tiers, from in-class help to intensive English programmes.

  • WIDA Placement Test
  • Tier 1-4 support

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Mental wellbeing

  Runs a counselling programme with trained school counsellors, offers walk-in access during breaks and has a dedicated welfare team.

  • Counselling
  • Walk-in access
  • Welfare team

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Safeguarding

  States that student safety and protection are central to the school, and counsellors support child protection work.

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Community

  Emphasises a multicultural community of over 100 nationalities and holds regular sessions and webinars for parents.

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Academic and intellectual

  An enterprise competition for Years 5 to 13 where students solve business challenges and finalists present their plans.

  • Adam Burfield Enterprise Award

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

• Accreditations

  Publishes BSO inspection reports and verification reports for several school improvement awards.

  • BSO inspection reports
  • IQM International Inclusive School Award 2025
  • SENDIA
  • LPPA
  • WAS
  • ESGA
  • BPTAA
  • EPDA

  School website · Checked 2026-11-06

Al Barsha South, Dubai, United Arab Emirates