Dubai: Dubai South, the largest single-urban master development in aviation, logistics, and real estate, has announced a partnership with GEMS Education, the UAE’s largest and oldest private K-12 education provider. GEMS Education will operate GEMS Founders School – Dubai South, a top-tier British school in the Dubai South Residential District.
The school, pending approval from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, will be conveniently located along Expo Road, offering easy access to nearby communities, including Expo City Dubai.
The agreement was signed in the presence of HE Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South, Sunny Varkey, Chairman and Founder of GEMS Education, Nabil Al Kindi, CEO of Dubai South Properties and Dino Varkey, Group Chief Executive Officer of GEMS Education, as well as other senior executives from both entities.
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Khalifa Al Zaffin stated that, “We are pleased to sign this agreement with a renowned school operator. At Dubai South, our mandate is to support our wise leadership’s vision of attracting one million residents to the area once Al Maktoum International Airport is complete, by providing world-class services and amenities to the residents at Dubai South. We remain steadfast in our commitment to contribute to the government’s plan to advance the UAE education sector.”
GEMS Founders School – Dubai South will be the fourth GEMS school to launch under the Founders brand and its first in Dubai South. It will initially offer the National Curriculum for England to students in FS1 to Year 8. The school is planned to be constructed on an amazing 250,000 square foot site, with first-rate facilities catering to kids from 3 to 18.
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With construction beginning with the Early Years and primary schools and continuing through Year 13, GEMS Founders School – Dubai South will eventually serve children up to Year 13. This will result in a total capacity of over 2,500 pupils. Registrations will open on June 1st, and the school is expected to open in time for the August 2024 start of the new academic year.
The school’s amenities include large classrooms, cutting-edge STEM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) labs, fully furnished food tech and ICT labs, art and music rooms, special language and Islamic studies classrooms, and an indoor Foundation Stage play area. A football field, multipurpose sports halls for basketball, netball, badminton, and gymnastics, a 25-meter competition-standard swimming pool, and plenty of outside green spaces for outdoor activities are among the sporting amenities.