
School Awards
Children are rewarded in a number of different ways throughout the year.
Weekly, a High Performing Learner is selected from each class to reward hard work and effort in the classroom.
Every month we celebrate the successes of pupils in our Awards Assembly. Children who have excelled in areas of Art, Music, French, Arabic and PE are rewarded for their achievements. There are incentives such as Million Word Readers and class of the week and our Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 End of Year Awards Ceremonies where students receive recognition for their progress and attainment in all subjects.
Our Highlights
TIMMS 2019
TIMSS 2019 |
Maths |
Science |
Global Average Scores |
500 |
500 |
Dubai Private Schools Average |
550 |
550 |
RDS Scores |
568 |
576 |
“Significantly Higher than Average Scores” |
International Benchmark Data
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Stanine 5+ = working at or above curriculum standards Stanine 6+ = working above curriculum standards |
Sheikha Fatima Awards
The Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Al Nahyan Award is presented to female students from GEMS schools all over the world for their outstanding academic performance, leadership skills, their significant contribution to social and environmental awareness, and their impressive general conduct. The award winners from the UAE receive a scholarship to cover a year's tuition fee at their respective school.
The distinguished Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Excellence is awarded to one girl in every GEMS school each year. The criteria for this prestigious award are:
- Outstanding academic success
- Significant contributions to the UAE Vision and National Agenda
- A high level of service to community and beyond, in addition, an understanding of her social responsibility
- A high level of involvement in Innovation initiatives within and/or outside of their school community
- Behaviour and actions that make her an exceptional role model and embody the GEMS 4 Core Values
GRDS Sheikha Fatima Award winner 2019-2020
This year’s Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Excellence went to Samira Swan for her exceptional academic success and contributions to wider school life. Samira is involved in many aspects of school life. This year she has supported Student Council with their DEWA and Simply Bottles project – something which has impacted her greatly when thinking about the health of our planet. She loves trying out new ECA’s each term and is a proud member of the RDS Netball Squad. She is set to represent Dubai in the Youth Inter Gulf League. Samira demonstrates a concern for society and has even started using her own pocket money to tip when receiving deliveries! Always looking for a challenge, she is currently learning to play the guitar. She is playing a key role in a school magazine for students to enjoy during remote learning.