GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis
Very Good Silicon Oasis, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Very Good
High quality across the board with minor areas to improve — often better value than Outstanding. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 40,340 to 89,246 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 2011
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Silicon Oasis, Dubai
District-level pin for Silicon Oasis — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 19 per cent above the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good.
Worth comparing: Durham School Dubai (AED 24,000 to 48,000 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Jebel Ali School (AED 46,000 to 75,000 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Very Good rating and curriculum.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
Paraphrased from the last full DSIB inspection (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- A swathe of improved achievement ratings this cycle — Primary mathematics and science Outstanding for the first time, English progress Outstanding in Secondary.
- FS English, mathematics and science all Outstanding.
- Wellbeing led by a dynamic team of highly qualified leaders, with well-established evaluation systems.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Wellbeing action plans note the need to adapt provision further to the school’s varied and changing demographic.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding — the top inclusion judgement, delivered through a personalised model built on quality first teaching, an Inclusion Hub, inclusion ambassadors in both Primary and Secondary, and individual education plans with targets differentiated by need. Parents are asked to share educational psychologist, speech and language and occupational therapy reports so planning and resourcing can be set accordingly. Note the school’s own stated boundary: English language support runs for Years 2 to 9 and intensive remedial programmes are not offered — worth having in writing before you apply. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 169 of 169 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
- How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
- What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
- How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?
- How long is the real waiting list for my child’s year group, and how does sibling priority work?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Silicon Oasis
- Durham School Dubai — Acceptable, AED 24,000 to 48,000 a year
- The Indian International School DSO — Good, AED 12,000 to 24,000 a year
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