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Wellington International School in Dubai
KHDA inspection rating: Good (report issued 16 May 2009), 12% fee increase allowed for 2009-2010
| School name | Wellington International School |
| Type of institute | private profit-making K-12 school |
| Curriculum or Student Nationality | UK |
| Qualifications or Courses | IB, AS / A-level, I/GCSE |
| Head of school | Mel Curtis (Principal / CEO) |
| Executive body or owner | GEMS Education / Varkey Group |
| Date founded | September 2005 |
| Number of students (approx) | 1800 |
| Number of staff (approx) | 130 |
| School location/area/map | Al Sufouh - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 37486, Dubai, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-4-3484999 |
| Fax | +971-4-3486595 |
| registrar@wisdubai.sch.ae | |
| Website | www.wellingtoninternationalschool.com (new window) |
| School fees structure | 33,249-72,335 dhs per year (2009-2010) |
| Teacher salary range | 10,000 - 16,300 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed) |
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Comments about Wellington International School
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29 August 2009
- New CEO/Principal of GWIS Dubai will be Mel Curtis, moving from Jumeirah Primary School, another GEMS school. Previous head, Geoff Turner, moves to the GEMS corporate office. Changes to be effected for September 2009.
07 June 2009
- GEMS Wellington International School (GWIS / WIS) will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma program from September 2009 for Year 12 and 13 students. GEMS announced today that the IB Organisation (IBO) has granted them approval to offer the course at WIS. The IBO website says approval was granted in April 2009.
- Fees updated for 2009-2010 academic year, a 12% increase from AED 29,687-64,585 for 2008-2009.
- Add AED 600 non-refundable registration fee.
09 May 2009
- GEMS is opening another Wellington International School (WIS) in Dubai Silicon Oasis for September 2009, although it looks like it's now being called GEMS Wellington Academy, and also has a Palm Jumeirah WIS planned.
12 March 2009
- WIS plans to offer International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in the Sixth Form from September 2009, subject to approval by the IB Organisation. IB inspectors attending school on 17 & 18 March 2009. A-Level will continue to be offered?
20 September 2008
- Fees information updated (was AED 26,200-57,000 per year for 2006-2007).
- WIS has no connection to the Wellington College Bahrain or Qatar that might be opening one day.
17 October 2006
- Wellington International School (WIS) is a GEMS school - intended to be their flagship school according to them?
- August 2006 - telephone number has recently been changed according to their website, old one was +971-4-3486575 (from searchme.ae)?
- HRH Prince Michael of Kent is the patron of the school.
- Head until September 2006 was Mr Chris Wright, Mr Geoff Turner has taken over (was previously principal of Jumeirah College - also a GEMS school).
Schools in or near Al Sufouh close to Wellington International School
| School Name | Founded | Tel | Level | Curriculum | Qualifications | School Fees | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates International School Jumeirah | 1991 | +971-4-3489804 | K-12 | UK/US | IB, IGCSE | 26,460-56,070 | EISJ comments |
| Kings School Dubai | September 2004 | +971-4-3483939 | primary | UK | NC FS KS1 KS2 | 30,682-46,690 | |
| Star International School Jumeirah | September 2008 | +971-4-3483314 | primary | UK | NC | SISJ comments |
Last update 29 August 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Wellington International School
- Many popular schools are full for 2009-2010. New schools in Dubai may have places.
- Allow extra for books, extra-curricular activities, uniforms, trips, etc if not included in school fees.
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