The Westminster School, Dubai
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The Westminster School is an international school
, part of GEMS international schools, located in Ghusais, Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
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The school follows the National Curriculum for England preparing students for the IGCSE
O to A levels. It has classes from KG-1 to Grade 13. Students are separated from Grade 5 onwards based on the gender. However, grades 12 & 13 (the sixth form) enjoy co-education. Numerous awards have been received for the school's aspiring students, some of these are:
The school has two buildings, one is old and another is new, both are well equipped with laboratories (both, science & computer). The school also has fully equiped Medical rooms, 3 cafeterias, P.E. room and a APPLE BAY (common room of the sixth-form which is fully equiped with I macs, smart board and mac books). The school had a big library which is equipped with number of books starting from books by authors like Sidney Sheldon to Guinness book of world records, etc. It also has a auditorium with a seating capacity of 250. The school has two large covered basketball courts, a football pitch, a cricket pitch which is netted, covered kg play area and a open play area. The school also has aquafina water wending machines throughout.
The school enjoys a safe bus service by STS (School Transport Service).
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
, part of GEMS international schools, located in Ghusais, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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The school follows the National Curriculum for England preparing students for the IGCSE
IGCSE
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education is an internationally recognised qualification for school students, typically in the 14–16 age group. It is similar to the GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Standard Grade in Scotland or Junior Certificate in the Republic of...
O to A levels. It has classes from KG-1 to Grade 13. Students are separated from Grade 5 onwards based on the gender. However, grades 12 & 13 (the sixth form) enjoy co-education. Numerous awards have been received for the school's aspiring students, some of these are:
- H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Award 2004
- H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cambridge Award 2005
The school has two buildings, one is old and another is new, both are well equipped with laboratories (both, science & computer). The school also has fully equiped Medical rooms, 3 cafeterias, P.E. room and a APPLE BAY (common room of the sixth-form which is fully equiped with I macs, smart board and mac books). The school had a big library which is equipped with number of books starting from books by authors like Sidney Sheldon to Guinness book of world records, etc. It also has a auditorium with a seating capacity of 250. The school has two large covered basketball courts, a football pitch, a cricket pitch which is netted, covered kg play area and a open play area. The school also has aquafina water wending machines throughout.
The school enjoys a safe bus service by STS (School Transport Service).