Our British curriculum schools today celebrated another stellar year of GCSE results to complete a bumper season of examination successes across the network.

Highlights from across the GEMS family of schools include:

• Jumeirah College Dubai saw and 55% at 9-8 (A*) and 73% of all grades at 9-7 (A*-A), with 89% of students receiving at least one grade at 9-8 (A*).
• GEMS Wellington International School returned 39% of all grades at 9-8 (A*) and 57% at 9-7 (A*-A).
• GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail secured 30% of all grades at 9-8 (A*) and 54% at 9-7 (A*-A).
• GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis had 31% of all grades at 9-8 (A*) and 48% of all grades at 9-7 (A*A).

Matthew Burfield, Vice President – Education, GEMS Education and Principal/CEO of GEMS Founders School – Dubai, said: “The last three years have been extremely challenging for all of us but especially for our students who have been working towards public examinations. We are all aware of the situation faced by students in 2020 and 2021 who were awarded grades based on teacher and centre-assessed grades. In 2022, we realised that students were going back into the exam halls and this would be a daunting thought for all of them.

“The level of resilience shown by them, their families and our teachers at GEMS Founders School - Dubai and across GEMS Education was incredible. Our IGCSE/GCSE results, which have just been published, show that all the hard work and determination was worthwhile. To emerge from the situation we faced - adjusting to remote learning, COVID restrictions, and the overwhelming impact that the pandemic had on families and staff - with such an amazing set of results, is really special.”

Sarah O’Regan, Principal/CEO GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis, said: “Everybody at WSO is so incredibly proud of this group of students, who have succeeded so well irrespective of the challenges that we all know they have had to face. This set of results are a testament to their hard work and focus, the loving support of their families, and the diligent guidance of their teachers and all staff here at WSO.

“It’s always a special and uplifting day, to see students receive the key to the next phase of the educational journey, and we are most proud of the fact that the vast majority of these students are choosing to continue this journey with us. Whether taking A-Levels, IBDP, BTEC or one of our bespoke programmes, there is a path for every one of them here, and we are excited to help them continue to write their own stories and realise their ambitions.”