GEMS Founders School Dubai South
Not yet rated Dubai South, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Not yet rated
Newly opened or not yet through a full inspection cycle. This school has not yet been inspected by KHDA, so there is no rating to date.
- Year groups
- FS1 to Year 9
As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 3 to 14.
- Annual fees
- To be updated
This school does not publish a fee schedule we can verify. Ask us and we will get the figure for your year group.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
KHDA lists: UK (13 Y).
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Dubai South, Dubai
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In context
It has not yet completed a full KHDA inspection cycle - no rating is not a bad rating, but there is no inspection evidence yet either.
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What the inspectors said
This school has not yet been inspected by KHDA, so there is no rating and no inspection findings to report. What follows is verified public record about the school itself - what it has committed to, and what remains unproven - kept clearly separate from anything a regulator has judged.
What is known and committed:
- Opened August 2024 along Expo Road, the second GEMS Founders campus in Dubai - the model whose original Al Barsha South school grew to roughly 6,000 students and holds Very Good from KHDA and Outstanding from British Schools Overseas.
- National Curriculum for England, growing year by year: Foundation Stage to Year 8 by May 2025, Year 9 added in August 2025, and Years 10 and 12 due to open in August 2026 (KHDA’s directory still lists FS1 to Year 9 as of September 2026).
- Specialised programmes in logistics, operations and enterprise, reflecting its Dubai South location, with a stated ambition to act as an innovation and sustainability hub.
- Fee discounting is real and published: FS1 approved at AED 36,400 but charged at AED 30,940 for 2025-26, with similar discounts through the year groups.
What is not yet proven:
- No KHDA rating yet - a full inspection normally comes in a school’s third year of operation, so this campus has no independent judgement of its own.
- The sister school’s record is not this school’s record: shared branding and leadership models are a reasonable signal, not evidence - ask which senior staff actually transferred.
- Senior years are still opening: Years 10 and 12 were due in 2026, so there is no examination track record here at all.
- Discounted fees are for a stated academic year - get the reversion terms in writing before you budget a decade.
Inclusion (students of determination): No KHDA inspection until the school’s third year of operation in 2026-27, so there is no regulator judgement yet. What exists is a voluntary British Schools Overseas inspection in May 2025 which awarded Good and found exceptionally positive parental sentiment around communication, wellbeing and inclusion, with dedicated provision for students of determination, English language learners and gifted students. The school’s published policy commits to removing barriers through personalised planning and involving parents in education plans and progress reviews. KHDA approved discounted fees for the first three years, from AED 32,760 in FS1 - confirm in writing what happens when the discount period ends. 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 - 221 of 230 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:
- Which facilities are open today, and which are still ‘coming soon’?
- 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?
- If the school is not full, what happens to fees and staffing next year?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
What we don't know about this school
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- its fees - this school has not published them
- whether it is co-educational, boys or girls
- how many children are on roll
- its facilities - sports, arts, science, library
- published exam results or university destinations
- what registration, transport, uniform and meals add to the fee
- the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked
- an admissions email or direct line
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