Silicon Oasis GEMS School

Saturday 21 November 2009 (UAE)

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School name	Silicon Oasis GEMS School
Type of institute	profit-making K-12 school
Curriculum or Student Nationality	UK
Qualifications or Courses	IB DP
Head of school
Executive body or owner	GEMS Education / Varkey Group
Date founded	September 2008
Number of students (approx)
Number of staff (approx)
School location/area/map	Dubai Silicon Oasis
Postal address	Dubai, UAE
Telephone	renamed GWA
Fax
Email
Website
School fees
Teacher salary range	see general comments
Student satisfaction rating	from 3 votes.
Parent satisfaction rating	from 1 vote.
Teacher job satisfaction rating (by teachers, not about teachers)	from 1 vote.

Silicon Oasis school renamed as Wellington International School then GEMS Wellington Academy. Expected opening date September 2009.

Email from GEMS Education says the GEMS Silicon Oasis school is an England National Curriculum school only, implying no IB after all (although it didn't state that exactly).

New school announced for Dubai Silicon Oasis, expected opening in September 2008. Full name is (or may be) GEMS DSO Smart School.
Partnership between Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) and GEMS.
International Baccalaureate (IB) subject to approval, and not before 2010.
DSOSS will have an emphasis on science and technology with the UK National Curriculum.
Information from 14 August 2007 press release, no website or further information found yet.
School assumed to be K-12 but will probably not open with higher grades in 2008.
Capacity up to 2,200 students.
For more information, try contacting Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Corporate Communications, tel +971-4-5015102.

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