# GEMS Founders School Dubai

GEMS Founders School Dubai (Arabic: مدرسة جيمس فاوندرز دبي) is a private school situated in Al Barsha South, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The school has 6140 students enrolled over all age groups. GEMS Founders School Dubai is a British curriculum school from FS1 to Year 13. The school is part of the GEMS Education group of schools, an international school business.

## History

Originally to be part of the GEMS Winchester brand, GEMS Founders School, Dubai (GFS) opened its doors in September 2016 to over 1800 students from FS1 – Year 8. This is the most successful school opening in GEMS Education history in terms of enrolment. In September 2017, GFS welcomed over 3500 students and extended the school to Year 9. In September 2018, GFS opened our Year 10 and Year 12 (International GCSE and A Level curriculum) and started that year with 3800 children. In 2019, GFS reached the capacity of 4260 students in Phases 1 and 2 of the original building and in 2021 expanded into the adjacent former GEMS Al Barsha National School for Boys' premises, adding 1,800 places to the capacity of the school, to provide additional facilities for extended curriculum options. The school reached full capacity in 2022 with 6139 children from FS1 – Year 13.

## Facilities

The facilities at GFS support their vision of creating a stimulating learning environment for students to grow, flourish and succeed in. The GFS facilities include:
* Classrooms equipped with modern facilities and connected with high-speed internet
* Multi-purpose hall
* Dedicated art and music rooms
* Food technology and design and technology suites
* 13 Science laboratories
* Performance hall
* Foundation stage, primary and secondary libraries (with an extensive collection of literature for all ages)
* 2 Medical centres
* Dining halls (serving nutritious foods and drinks)
* 2 Book stores (selling textbooks, workbooks and stationery)
* 2 Full sized 11-a-side football pitch
* Five shaded full sized MUGA (multi use games area)courts
* Fully air-conditioned primary and secondary sports halls
* Dance and fitness studios
* Covered outdoor play areas
* Roof top MUGA court
* Roof top football pitch and cricket

## Accreditations

GEMS Founders School Dubai is certified with the following:
* Officially recognised by the Department for Education (DfE) in the UK and achieved 5 Outstanding and 3 Good judgments
* Is a certified Council of British International Schools of Global Quality
* Has aintained the accreditation of the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM)
* Is a High Performance Learning school
* Received the Eco-Schools Green Award
* Is a member of British Schools in the Middle East
* Received the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
* Received the SEND Inclusion Award
* Received the Leading Parent Partnership Award
* Provides the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
* Part of DASSA Sports
* Certified with Sports Leaders UK
* A registered centre with The UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT)
* An approved examination centre for Pearson/Edexel
* An approved examination centre for AQA
* Part of The Alliance for Sustainable Schools (TASS)

## Model United Nations

GEMS Founders School Dubai hosts their annual Model United Nations conference (GFSMUN) in Dubai where in their latest edition, welcomed over 500 delegates, including international delegations to GFSMUN IV.
List of Former and Current Secretary General(s) of GFSMUN:
| Conference | Secretary-General | Deputy Secretary-General |
| GFSMUN I | Aaliyah Ali | N/A |
| GFSMUN II | Falah Fatima | N/A |
| GFSMUN III | Falah Fatima and Ayaan Iqbal | N/A |
| GFSMUN IV | Naisha Rajani | Uzair Ahmed and Asalah Fatima |
| GFSMUN V | Asalah Fatima | Adam Farag and Nitya Deep |

## Branches

The GEMS Founders family of schools includes:
* GEMS Founders School, Al Barsha, Dubai (GFS) Opened in 2016
* GEMS Founders School, Al Mizhar, Dubai (GFM) Opened in 2018
* GEMS Founders School, Dubai South (GFD) Opened in 2024
* GEMS Founders School, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi (GFA) Opened in 2024
GEMS Founders School, Al Barsha, Dubai (GFS) opened in September 2016 to over 1800 students from FS1 – Year 8 which became the most successful school opening in GEMS Education history in terms of enrolment. Following the massive success of the first school, Two years after the launch of the original school, GEMS Education launched GEMS Founders School, Al Mizhar, Dubai (GFM), which opened in September 2018. Due to increasing demand, GEMS decided to launch GEMS Founders School, Dubai South (GFD), serving the community of Dubai South, and GEMS Founders School, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi (GFA), the first Founders school outside of Dubai, both schools opened in August 2024. In total, the GEMS Founders family of schools currently educate over 10,000 students.

## 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 them, based on the performance of both the students and the teachers, with ratings ranging from "Weak" to "Outstanding". Below is a summary of the inspection ratings for GEMS Founders School Dubai.
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| Good | Good | Good | Very Good |

## Notable alumni

* Adam Eddine, Radio Host on Virgin Radio Dubai 104.4