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Questions & answers
Common questions about GEMS Modern Academy, 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:
- Students’ achievements in a wide range of academic and non-academic areas, and their personal and social development
- Students’ well-developed learning skills which support their current learning and future pathways
- School leader’s successful delivery of a dual curriculum pathway from Grade 6 onwards
- The facilities and care and support that supports students’ engagement in learning
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Address the occasional variations in the consistency of teaching, particularly in Primary by ensuring that all teachers: o make effective use of the available assessment data in planning lessons that identify and support the needs of all groups of students, o implement the identified support strategies for students of determination and those with gifts and talents through the use of appropriately targeted structured activities, and levels of challenge, and o make effective use of personalised feedback to support student learning.
- Implement a revised strategy for the monitoring of classroom practice which focuses on the impact on the learning outcomes for all groups of students, from: o the use of assessment data in planning and modification of lessons, and o the strategies used to support the different groups of students.
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Good → Outstanding (2009 to 2023). 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: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Secondary — english attainment: Outstanding, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
- Post 16 — english attainment: Very Good, learning skills attainment: Outstanding
How competitive is admission to GEMS Modern Academy?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 60/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Grade 5 fees from 2013 to 2025 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 35,722 to AED 48,173 — a +35% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1 across 239 teachers (plus 74 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
GEMS Modern Academy is in Nadd Al Shiba First, the area KHDA lists for it. On the map it falls within the Nadd Al Shiba Third municipal community (about 767 residents). The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Creek on the Green Line, 8.2 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: CISCE, IB, CIS. External exams: ISCE, ISC, IBDP.