UAE OUTSTANDING AND VERY GOOD SCHOOLS OF 2019
SWOT ANALYSIS
Name of School
1. GEMS Modern Academy
https://www.gemsmodernacademy-dubai.com/
2. Lycee Francais International
Georges Pompidou - Oud Metha
https://lfigp.org/
3. GEMS Dubai American Academy
https://www.gemsaa-dubai.com//
S W O T
Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats
OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS OF 2019
1. The principal's unrelenting commitment 1. Ensure the improvements in teaching
to a vision of excellence and continuous 1. Student's ability to support their approaches in Islamic education and Arabic
improvement through action research and learning using references from the holy
innovation that is shared by the whole Qur'an and Hadeeth. include the development of the knowledge
school community and skills which need to be learnt.
2. Student's confidence, politeness, work
ethics, respect and care for others and 2. Improving progress and attainment 2. Challenge students with appropriate
their positive but rist taking approach to across the full ability range activities that match their individual needs
learning
3. Developing independent reading skills in
3. The very good outcomes in KG as a all subjects across the curicullum, including 3. Ensure that the development of
result of the focus on developing learning mathematics and science, to enhance their scientific ideas, processes and concepts
skills, resilience, self confidence and learning understanding and improvement. always matches the best practice observed
creativity in the lesson in the higher phases.
4. The extensive and positive partnership
with parents, families, local and global
communities.
1. The nurturing leadership of the principal,
1. Ensuring that children in all subjects
the commited coordinators and teachers 1. Further develop the use of technology in
who provide positive role models for have the opportunities to develop inquiry lessons
children and their parents skills through the use of technology
2. The excellent standards of achievements 2. May assist the assessment of
in French, English, Mathematics and 2. Benchmarking with other schools attainment and progress in English in the
Science. school
3. The children's excellent attitudes,
behaviour and work ethics. The teacher's
skillful expertise in early childhood
education.
4. The excellent health, safety, care and
support within a warm, inclusive and
friendly environment.
1. Provide teachers with support so that
1. Outstanding attainment in Science
throughout the school, and impressive 1. Increasing student's attainment and their teaching is highly effective and
progress in Islamic education and arabic reflects the best practices observed in
results in IB diploma program
other subjects
2. An Inquiry approach to learning across 2. Help all students reach the highest
all phases , developing outstanding 2. Providing consistency of challenge possible level of achievement across all
learning skills. subjects
3. GEMS Dubai American Academy 3. The broad and creative curriculum,
enhance by an extensive after school
3. Speaking nd writing skills, especially in 3. Teachers should enable them to develop
https://www.gemsaa-dubai.com// the elementary and middle schools their language skills
program.

4. The School Buildings and wide ranges of

learning spaces which have extensive 4. Mathematics skills, especially in 4. Ensure that the students in these level
always have sufficiently demanding
resources, including the abundance of elementary and middle schools mathematical challenges.
technological devices

5. Strong pastoral care and students

classrooms interaction, contributing to
outstanding personal development

1. Highly skillful teaching, underpinned by

the effective use of assessments, enable
the students to develop impressive
learning skills, make rapid progress, and
reach high attainment levels in most
subjects.
1. Embed the recently-introduced practical 1. Use the individual tracker system
learning approaches in Arabic to accelerate systematically to raise recitation of the
progress and raise attainment levels, Holy Quran and Hadeeth to the higher
particularly in islamic education. level.

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http://kings-edu.com/dubai/
2. The vibrant curriculum is adapted
successfully according to the student;'s
needs, talents, and ambitions providing
opportunities for every students to excel.
2. Improve standards of writing and
reading, using standard arabic, particularly
in the higher years group.
2. Ensure the improvements in teaching
approaches in Islamic education and Arabic
include the development of the knowledge
and skills which need to be learnt.

3. The school's attention to the safety and

well being of the students ans staffs is very
strong.

1. Under the inspirational leadership of the

principal, the school successfully fulfills its
mission to sustain a stimulating learning
community that enables the students to
reach high academic standards and
develop into a well rounded, caring and
aspiration individuals.
1. Attainment of Arabic language as the
first subject is weak. It means that the
students attainment level are below the
curriculum expectations.
1. Accelerate student's acquisition of a
wide range of standard vocabulary.
Improve student's confidence in speaking,
through high quality, well planned learning
opportunities

2. Extremely effective teaching and 2. Make use of educational technology in

5. Dubai College student's excellent learning skills , 2. Teaching and assessment goes from lessons when such use would be nefits
www.dubaicollege.org contribute to their rapid progress and high outstanding to very good. student's learning.
levels of attainment in most subjects.

3. The imaginative and challenging

curriculum engages and motivates
students and contributes to their academic
acheivements: when necessary
appropriate adjustments are made
according to the students need.

4. Attention to the students well-being,

health and safety is first class
 1. Extend the range of of strategies for
1. The high levels of attainment in external 1. Increase the consistency of islamic improving the arabic skills of the students
examinations. education and arabic lessons with lower levels of performances, and
share recent improvements through out
the departments

2. The rich range of subject options and the

broad variety of extra curricular activities , 2. Ensuring that checks for health and 2. Ensuring a consistently hygienic, safe
which include opportunities in student safety are rigorous. From Outstanding to and secure environment for all
leadership Very Good.
6. Jumeira College
www.gemsjc.com 3. Ensure that the specific barrier to
3. The high quality of teaching that has a 3. Provision and outcomes for student of learning for students of determination are
clearly identified and that individual
strong focus on challenge and success. determination startegies are developed to address these
to the classrooms

4. The mature, self reliant and responsible

learners, who are supported by effective
system of care.
5. Teachers collaborative work for the
benefits of the students

1. The strong educational leadership, the 1. Adapting the arabic curriculum more
vibrant culture of inclusions and 1. Improve attainment and progress in effectively to address the gaps in student's
innovations, and successful commitment to arabic attainment in all four skills , particularly in
the implementation of the UAE national arabic as the first language.
agenda.

2. Imaginative teaching and very effective 2. Improve writing skills, including spelling,
use of assessments , ensuring that students 2. English progress in post-16 goes lower for identified students in lower secondary
make rapid progress, acquire high level of from Outstanding to very good. through targeted and structured
understanding and develop impressive
learning skills. intervention.
7. Dubai English Speaking Private
College (Branch) www.descdubai.com
3. Ensure that more abe students in the
3. Student's attitude and exemplary 3. Progress in some subject seems post-16 phase have access to challenging
behaviour. unstable. Especially in English materials to maximise the progress they
make in lessons and over time.

4. The innovative curriculum, adapted

successfully to meet the needs of almost
all groups of students
5. The school's arrangement of security,
care and safety, the promotion of healthy
lifestyles, and notable sporting prowress

1. Student's outstanding personal 1. Improve student's progress and

development and sense of social 1. Progress and attainment in Science attainment in all sciences areas at the level
responsibility across the school. A to align with the excellence GCSE results

2. The clear vision and direction provided

by the principal, senoir leaders and 2. The ability to explain the rationale and 2. Improve student's understanding of the
impact of some Islamic values as applied to relevance of the islamic values to the
8. Dubai British Private School governors in pursuit of continuing the UAE were inconsistent everyday life to the UAE.
www.dubaibritishschool.ae improvements of the school.
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www.dubaibritishschool.ae

3. The high quality care and support

provided to meet the needs of all groups of
students
4. the implementation and design of
curriculum that supports the alternative
pathways for students

1. The inspirational school leadership that

ensures both adults and students share a
continuing enthusiasms for learning.

2. The high quality teaching and the

excellent use of assessment information
that promotes understanding
achievements in English, Mathematics, and
Science

3. The imaginative curriculum and the wide

range of after school activities that provide
9. GEMS Jumeira Primary Private students with a rich variety of learning
School www. experiences
Jpsdubai

4. The excellent introduction to education

provided for children in the Foundation
Stage that underpins student's outstanding
personal development and sense of social
responsibility.

5. The inclusive atmosphere of the school

that ensures high quality care and support
for all students and the outstanding
partnership with the parents.

1. Changing the curriculum in Arabic as an

1. The schools innovative approaches to
teaching and use of advance digital
technologies enable the students to
develop outstanding learning skills.
1. Improving student's progress in Arabic
and Islamic Education
additional language to make it more
progressive and more in line with the
Ministry of Education (MoE) standards and
providing appropriate emphasis to each of
the four language skills.

2. Raise the levels of attainment in external

2. The safe, caring and well-resourced 2. Progress in Mathematics and Science examination in the Post-16 phase, to bring
learning environment enables the students across all phases continuous to exceeds them more in-line with the levels evident
10. Jumeira English Speaking School to develop as happy, responsible and well
rounded indivuduals. expectations with the exception of Post-16 in the higher -level mathematics or
(Branch) www.jess.sch.ae sciences.

3. the school provides a broad and

stimulating curriculum with innovative
courses and wide range of extra curricular
opportunities to cater for the students
development and talents

4. the school supports a culture which

enables teachers and leaders to develop as
professionals

11. Jumeira English Speaking School
www.jess.sch.ae
12. Horizons English School
13. Repton School www.reptondubai.org
1. Student's acheivement in English,
Mathematics and Science.
2. Student's highly developed learning,
personal and social skills, which they apply
skillfully in lessons and throughout the
school
3.The quality and effectiveness of teaching
across the school, which engages and
motivates students academically and
develops their creativity, artistic, musical
and sporting talents.
1. The school enhances the students
academic progress very positively, leading
to outstanding attainment in English,
Mathematics and Science.
2. All aspects of student's personl and
social development are nurtured very
effectively. The promotion of healthy
lifestyles is a major strength , especially
through physical education and sporting
activities.
3. The imaginative curriculum and the high
quality of teaching has led to significant
improvements in FS and quality outcomes
for students.
4. The Schools arrangement for care,
security, safety and support are of the
highest standards and implemented very
effectively to ensure a safe, pleasant and
inclusive learning environment.
1. Monitor progress in lessons and in their
written works to ensure appropriate
1. Children thrive in the Foundation Stage challenges in all areas of curriculum.
and make a swift progress in developing 1. Improve student's achievement in Improve the quality of teaching and
key language , number and early scientific islamic education especially in secondary. learning by ensuring that lessons are
skills conducted at an appropriate pace and
tasks are set according to the student's
different needs.
2. students in the primary, secondary and 2. Put more emphasis on the students
speaking and writing skills, to ensure more
post-16 phase make a rapid progress in 2. Improve student's achievement in Arabic consistent opportunities for oral dialogue
english, mathematics and science
and purposeful writing.
3. The meticulous attention to health and
safety, the high quality care and support , 3. High standard curriculum. 3. Maintain the existing high standards.
are much appreciated by parents.
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4. Leaders are very succesful in promoting

4. Continue to maintain the existing high
the school's ambition to provide a first- 4. Outstanding in major subjects, English,
class learning environment, in partnership Mathematics and Science. standards in English, Mathematics, and
Science.
with parents

1. The use of approaches associated with

1. Outstanding leadership that has teaching a modern foreign language,
developed in an inclusive culture in which 1. Attainment of Arabic as an additional including the recorded student's reading
creativity flourishes. language and conversation, is improving students
confidence in speaking Arabic.

2. First rate teaching and the use of

14. Dubai English Speaking School
https://www.dess.sch.ae/
assessment information which promote
outstanding attainment in english,
mathematics and science.
3. The outstanding learning environment
for the foundation stage

4. The outsatnding partnership with the

parents and the excellent arrangements
for keeping the students safe and
promoting healthy lifestyles and emotional
well being.

5. The excellent library, the imaginative

curriculum and stimulating teaching areas
for Arabic, French, Arts, and Music.

1. The principal, senior leaders, and 1. Arab students have fewer opportunities
1. Ensure that there is clarity around each
governors, know the school extremely to deepen their understanding on Islamic newly-introduced concept to students and
welland are successful in sustaining an concepts and principles because of
that opportunities for real life connections
inclusive culture that offers all students the limitations in language and gaps in are embedded.
opportunity to achieve as well as they can curriculum

2. Improves student's speaking and writing

2. Children make an excellent start in the 2. Attainment of Arabic as a first language skills by providing opportunities for
15. GEMS Wellington International foundation Stage , and due to effective
School and as an additional language need gains in purposeful dialogues, and ensuring that
teachings, continue to achieve high their level of Progress in all phases. students act upon the feedback provided
www.wellingtoninternationalschool.com
standards in most phases and subjects. on their written work

3. Students behave extremely well, and

their positive attitudes contribute to the
harmonious and purposeful learning
environment
4. Student's health, safety and well being
are a high priority

1. Ensuring that the curriculum in the

1. The outstanding progress in English, Foundation stage provides an appropriate 1. Provide students with a rich variety of
Mathematics and Science that leads to
balance of child initiated and adult-led learning expepriences.
very good and outstanding attainment. learning activities

2. Student's excellent personal
development and outstanding learning
skills
16. GEMS Royal Dubai School
https://www.royaldubaischool.com/
2. Improving teaching and raise attainment 2. Ensure that expectations are
consistently high and work is appropriately
in Islamic education and Arabic challenging
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https://www.royaldubaischool.com/
17. Kings School Al Barsha
edu.com/albarsha/
3. the high quality and innovative
curriculum that provides students with rich its potential to be a stimulating hub for
variety of learning experiences
4. the very effective use of resources to
support learning and the outsatnding
partnership with the parents
1. The Foundation stage is a model of best 1. Building a good progress in Arabic at the
practice, where teachers usually encourage
children to explore the world around them,
take giant steps in communication, and
develop a strong grounding in numeracy.
2. the principal provides inspirational
leadership and exceptionally well
supported by all leaders.
http://kings-
3. Safe, secure and protective learning
environment of the highest quality
4. Extra curricular activities in the schools 4. regularly monitor the procedures for
are strength.
3. While the library is use to support a
variety of reading strategies and initiatives, 3. Ensure that the library features as a
center for stimulating student's love for
reading across the school is not fully reading.
exploited.
primary phase and in Islamic education 1. improve student's knowledge and
across the phases to raise attainment in understanding in the rules of Tajweed.
those subjects.
2. make good progress in understanding of
2. Closing the gap in attainment and islamic ethics and moral. Let Arab and non
progress between the Arabs and Non- Arabs students improves their independent
Arabs students across the phases learning and research skills which will give
them gains in their acheivments
3. providing opportunities for students to 3. Help students expand their vocabulary,
thus resulting to a better writing and
practice and improve their speaking skills, speaking, especially in regards to length
especially in Secondary
and structure
4. Ensure that the students with the most
complex needs are able to access
identification to avoid missing any needs of functional, relevant and meaningful
the students. learning experiences throughout all phases
of the school