The Winchester School (Arabic: مدرسة وينشستر) is a British private school situated in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
| The Winchester School | |
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| Coordinates | 25°02′25″N 55°07′13″E / 25.04019°N 55.12037°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school |
| Motto | Lead Kindly Light |
| Established | September 2003 |
| Principal | Meenakshi Dahiya |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3–4 to 18 |
| Website | www |
The Winchester School is a registered international school from FS-1 (age 3–4) to Year 13 (age 18) and has over 3,800 enrolled.[1] It was founded in 2003.[2] The school is part of GEMS, an international school business.[3]
The school is located on the southwest edge of The Gardens neighbourhood and close to Jebel Ali Village.[4] It is close to the Dubai branch of the Delhi Private School.
In 2019, a teacher at the school, Shalini Rajan, was BTEC Teacher of the Year, quoted to be "empowering her students by embracing modern teaching and learning strategies".[5]
The school is regularly mentioned in national UAE newspapers. For example, in 2016, the school was reported by Gulf News to be the best UAE school for girls' cricket.[6] In 2019, it was reported that the Winchester School raised over Dh130,000 to support education programmes for children in Malawi.[7][8] The GCSE results in 2020 were reported as being 72% at grades 5–9,[9] with one pupil achieving nine A* results (grades 8–9).[10]
References edit
- ^ "The Winchester School Review". Which School Advisor. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "The Winchester School, Dubai". Edarabia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "The Winchester School - Jebel Ali". www.gemseducation.com. GEMS Education. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "The Winchester School – Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Jebel Ali Village – The Review". Schools Compared. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Whieldon, Fraser (4 July 2019). "BTEC award winners 2019 unveiled". FE Week.
- ^ "Winchester School emerge best in girls cricket". Gulf News. 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Winchester School Jebel Ali raises Dh132,000 for kids in Malawi". Gulf News. 5 December 2019.
- ^ Haziq, Saman (20 December 2019). "Students collect over Dh130,000 to fund education of Malawi children". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "GCSE results are out: How have UAE students fared?". Gulf News. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "GCSE results 2020: UAE schools 'happy' amid grading chaos". Khaleej Times. 20 August 2020.
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