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Questions & Answers
Common questions about GEMS Dubai American Academy - Dubai Branch, answered from KHDA inspection data:
What did KHDA inspectors highlight as this school's strengths?
According to the most recent KHDA inspection, this school's notable strengths include:
- Highly-effective leadership and governance.
- Sustained excellent student outcomes and learning skills.
- Commitment to an inclusive culture which embraces wellbeing.
- Students’ continued excellent personal and social skills.
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Review and modify those improvement strategies which are not having the desired impact.
- Develop, embed, and monitor a whole-school reading literacy strategy whose impact can be regularly
- Design impact indicators to support the development of the wellness, inclusion, safeguarding and
- Improve students’ reading assessment outcomes, particularly those of Emirati students.
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Good → Outstanding (2008 to 2022). See the full rating history above for year-by-year detail.
How does the school perform across different age groups?
KHDA rates each phase separately for attainment and progress in core subjects:
- Foundation Stage — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Primary — english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Secondary — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Post 16 — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
How competitive is admission to GEMS Dubai American Academy - Dubai Branch?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 60/100.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1 across 244 teachers (plus 75 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Located in AL BARSHA FIRST (البرشاء الأولى), a community of 39,451 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Dubai Internet City on the Red Line, 780 m away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: NEASC/ IB. External exams: AP, IBDP.