📌 Overview

Welcome to the flagship school of GEMS Education, GEMS Our Own English High School, Dubai, which has the rare distinction of being a school of three generations. Since 1968, GEMS Our own Dubai has created a legacy of safe and vibrant learning and ranks among one of the most sought-after schools in the UAE. The trajectory of the growth of the school from humble beginnings of 27 pupils and 3 teachers to its present indomitable stature of over 10,000 students and 500 staff is indeed remarkable. The school stands well-equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities like the Sports Complex, Astro Turf and integrated ICT facilities. GEMS Our Own Dubai has the distinction of receiving Very Good rating for five consecutive years by DSIB, the Inspection Bureau of KHDA and Outstanding Rating for the Health and Safety of the school, right from the inception of school inspections in 2010. Being a constant fixture in the list of the best educational institutions accredited by the KHDA, we are proud to be the first choice for all discerning parents. Sculpted in the GEMS Core values, our alumni have created a niche for themselves in every conceivable field of work in countries across the globe. GEMS Our Own Dubai, one of the largest girls’ schools in the world, is more than just a school – we are a family. Working closely and collaboratively with our parents, we provide holistic education to our students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to go out into the practical world with enthusiasm and confidence. Leadership, we believe, isn't a position or title, it is action and example. It is therefore our endeavour to achieve excellence guided always by the GEMS core values and our inspiring motto 'Lead Kindly Light'. As we move into a future of innovative learning and discovery, we urge you all to be guided by the wisdom of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Father of the Nation: ‘Future generations will be living in a world that is very different from that to which we are accustomed. It is essential that we prepare ourselves and our children for that new world’. A warm welcome to GEMS Our Own English High School, Dubai. One of the oldest schools in the country and the flagship school of GEMS, GEMS Our Own Dubai has been providing outstanding education and support to students from across the globe for over five decades. We celebrated our Golden Jubilee on April 09, 2018, marking a major milestone - from a single classroom with 27 students and three teachers, the school has grown to become the largest single campus girls’ school in the Middle East, with over 10,000 students and 500 staff. The School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India, with an enrollment over 10,000 students from 17 nationalities. Co-education is followed from Kindergarten to Grade 4, with boys admitted only in these grades. It is a “girls only” school from Grades 5 to 12. We pride ourselves in offering an all-encompassing learning experience that molds our students into young adults who are achievers of the highest order in almost every field. In addition to unrivaled academic standards, we also encourage a healthy combination of sports and extra-curricular activities – providing a holistic education that prepares our students for life, as well as examinations. The School has been rated ‘Very Good’ by the DSIB for 5th consecutive year now. It gives me great pleasure to look back on what has been an eventful, fast-moving and above all successful year for our students, teachers and schools. We should all take great pride in how we have collectively managed the ever-evolving nature of the past 12 months, for we have once more demonstrated our resilience, dynamism, positivity and togetherness. With support and guidance from our regulators and the UAE authorities, our schools have continued to be lively, engaging and safe centres of learning and discovery, aided by technology and led by our passionate teachers and education leaders. Our students have once again been the standout performers, achieving record-breaking exam results, displaying their inventiveness and imagination at every turn, and demonstrating their boundless capacity and potential. There is no greater reward than to see them flourish. The UAE’s ‘Year of the 50th’ has also seen us participate in and contribute to landmark events including Expo 2020 Dubai and the country’s Golden Jubilee. Our schools have embraced these as once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for learning and a chance for the young people in our care to have a hand in shaping the future of the nation and the wider world. It has been wonderful to see them contribute their inspired ideas and projects around sustainability, technology, mobility and wellbeing, and to see them make their mark on such a high-profile global stage. 2021 has also seen GEMS launch TMRW, a major new EdTech product and platform that has the power to truly transform the education landscape for the better, opening doors for our students and ensuring no one is left behind. Every GEMS school is already hardwired into the TMRW ecosystem – in fact, many of you will already be familiar with keystone elements such as Phoenix Classroom – and as we further realise the potential of education in its fullest sense, our students will have access to ever greater learning opportunities. We are also delighted to inform you that we will shortly be launching ‘GEMS For Life’, which delivers fully on our promise for lifelong guardianship of all our students through a suite of services that will support them throughout their lives in many, many different areas. The programme is now being finalised and will be fully launched in 2022, offering another great example of how GEMS Education takes care of our family of past, present and future students in ways that no other organisation can match. Looking to the year ahead, We are sure you share my hope for a steady continuation of our journey out of the pandemic. As ever, we will place our students and their families first, and my promise to you is that GEMS will continue to deliver the highest quality education for all, ensuring the academic, extra-curricular and personal progress and wellbeing of the bright young generations in our care. We will also continue to listen to you and act on your feedback and suggestions – because we will always be strongest and most successful when we come together.... more