GEMS Wellington International School
GEMS Wellington International School | |
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Location | |
British National Curriculum and International Baccalaureate | |
Language | English |
Campus | Gems Wellington International School |
Campus type | Urban |
Houses | Emerald, Ruby, Onyx and Diamond |
Colour(s) | |
Athletics | Yes |
Sports | Yes |
Mascot | Wildcats |
Nickname | WIS |
Team name | WIS Wildcats |
USNWR ranking | Outstanding |
Newspaper | The Wellington Weekly |
Key products | WIS Merchandise |
School fees | AED 43,000 - 94,000 |
Website | www |
GEMS Wellington International School (
Curriculum
Wellington International School follows the British curriculum and IB curriculum. The school offers
Academics
In 2018, 60% of the students achieved straight A-A* grades in their GCSEs while 95% of the students achieved 5 A*-C grades. In the same year, the highest IB results achieved by students at the WIS was 44 out of 45, while the average was 34. [1]
Students
As of 2018, the school had 2,500 students.[1]
Facilities
The facilities include an indoor, air-conditioned swimming pool, an indoor multipurpose sports hall, three outdoor basketball/netball courts, two outdoor tennis courts, a soccer field, a gym, multiple science laboratories, an astronomy observatory, a recording studio, an underground dance studio, two music rooms, media room and an auditorium.[2] In addition, there is a library and five computer laboratories with over 120 computers. There are separate wings and playgrounds for each division and a separate common room for their Post-16 students called the Falcon Centre.
Extracurricular activities
Significant extracurricular activities participated in by Wellington International School include Model United Nations, the
Model United Nations
The school has regularly participated in local Model United Nations events. In 2015, the school started hosting their own event, Wellington International School Model United Nations. WISMUN 2015 was the inaugural annual conference, which had over 11 schools in attendance and featured 3 committees: General Assembly 1, Human Rights Council and Security Council.[3]
TEDxWIS
Since 2011, the school has hosted annual TEDxWIS events featuring key speakers from students throughout all grades in the school.
Musical production
Every year, Wellington hosts a musical production with students participating in every year group. Recent performances include Starstruck, which was an original play written by Claire Bennet, a drama teacher at Wellington; The Wizard of Oz, Grease and High School Musical.
Golf
Students from Wellington International School annually create a workforce of over 100 people from years 10 and 12 to perform scoring duties the
KHDA inspection report
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management, and rates schools on Dubai based on their performance. Schools can achieve from Outstanding to Unsatisfactory. Wellington International School is one of only two schools in Dubai to achieve Outstanding in the last 6 annual KHDA inspection reports.
A summary of the inspection ratings for GEMS Wellington International School:
School Year | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | Curriculum |
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Rating | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | UK |
A summary of all the schools in Dubai's ratings can be found at
References
- ^ Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to the UAE: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Our Facilities | GEMS Wellington International School". www.wellingtoninternationalschool.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "WISMUN 2015". WISMUN 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
External links
School Website http://www.wellingtoninternationalschool.com