The Winchester School

• The Winchester School, Dubai offers the National Curriculum of England (NCFE) for students from all over the world since 2003.
• The school is characterized by modern facilities and high-quality equipment, which support a comprehensive educational experience.
• Committed to GEMS educational concepts of team spirit, student care, continuous learning, and excellence.
• The school cares about the social, educational, and emotional growth of students and seeks to instill core values of honesty, loyalty and perseverance.
• The school includes a carefully selected team to provide distinguished levels of education, while supporting students' growth on all levels.

• School admission applications at The Winchester School, Dubai are submitted in September through the school's website.
• The student admission process depends on the availability of places in grades and priority is given to sibling students on the waiting list.
• After paying the application fees, the child's name is added to the waiting list.
• Kindergarten stage does not require taking an official admission test, but an assessment appropriate to the child's age is conducted to determine readiness level.
• Higher grades are subject to admission tests according to the school's discretion to ensure placing the student at the appropriate level.
• Attach a copy of the child's and parent's passport and residence visa.
• Submit the original and a copy of the UAE identity for the child and parent.
• Child's birth certificate in either English or Arabic.
• Send 4 recent photos of the child with white background in passport photo size.
• Submit school certificates for previous years, and any supporting reports whether additional support or for education.
• Attach vaccination records for students in FS1, FS2 stages.
• Provide a transfer certificate attested by the Ministry if the student is coming from another school in the UAE or from outside (except British schools, Canada, United States, Australia and Europe).
• Submit recommendation letters and attendance records, and medical reports, along with specialist reports if needed as additional support.
• Upon official acceptance of the student, admission fees of 10% of the total annual fees are paid to secure the seat.

Fees at The Winchester School, Dubai are paid through:

• Cash payment.
• Payment via credit cards.

• The Winchester School, Dubai welcomes students from foundation stage to Grade 12.
• Foundation Stage/Kindergarten 1: An activity-based educational program is taught to develop reading, speaking, listening and writing skills, and individual and group activities are held.
• Key Stage 1 Kindergarten 2: Developing problem-solving skills and creative and logical thinking.
• Subjects taught include Arabic language, Islamic education, science, mathematics, social studies, moral education, music, ICT, physical education, and personal, social, health, economic and civic education program.
• Key Stage 2 from Grade 2 to 5: Focus on independence and self-awareness in students, and the same subjects mentioned previously in Key Stage 1 are studied, and continued support for developing social and academic skills.
• Key Stage 3 from Grade 6 to Grade 8: Enhancing creative learning and setting daily and long-term goals, and preparing students to choose subjects for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education program. Subjects taught include (Science - English Language - Mathematics - Humanities - French Science - Arabic - Islamic Education - Art - PSHCEE - Social Studies - Physical Education - ICT).
• Key Stage 4 from Grade 9 to 10: Students are helped to choose subjects that suit university, professional and future requirements, along with studying core subjects: (Mathematics, English, Islamic Education, Moral Education, Physical Education).
• Key Stage 5 from Grade 11 to Grade 12: Students choose the Advanced Level (A-Level) track or Business and Technology Education Council diploma (BTEC) or a mixed track.
• Advanced Level program: study for one or two years according to student's choice of subjects such as: Mathematics and Accounting, Chemistry, French, Biology, Physics, English Literature, Business Studies, Computer Science, Travel and Tourism, Global Perspectives.

Yes, there is coeducation between boys' and girls' classes at The Winchester School, Dubai.

You can view the full details of tuition fees through the school's page on the mdares.ai platform.

• The Winchester School, Dubai received an excellent rating from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, and a very good rating of 91% and 53% excellent rating in many educational and personal areas.
• Received the Gold Quality Certificate in Artificial Intelligence, and became one of the first schools outside the United Kingdom to receive it from the British Good Future Foundation; due to its excellence in integrating AI technologies in management and education.
• Students achieved globally results higher than Dubai average in science and mathematics subjects.
• Students achieved individual awards such as first place in Arabic poetry competition, gold medal in basketball for under 12 years category, and certificates of appreciation in programming and swimming.

The Winchester School, Dubai offers:

• School celebrations.
• Hosting guest experts to deliver speeches.
• School trips.
• School competitions.
• Poetry recitation and storytelling competitions.

The Winchester School, Dubai adopts the British curriculum, specifically the National Curriculum of England.

The Winchester School, Dubai is located in Jebel Ali in the Gardens area near Ibn Battuta Mall.

The Winchester School, Dubai works to provide an integrated school transportation system, and relies on a large fleet of modern air-conditioned buses that ensure a safe and quiet delivery journey.

The Winchester School, Dubai has:

• Summer camps.
• Wide outdoor play areas.
• Sports fields.
• Indoor play areas equipped with air conditioning.
• Classrooms.
• Science laboratories.
• Music and art rooms and handicraft rooms.
• Computer laboratories.
• Library.
• Steam cafes.
• BTEC laboratory.
• Food laboratory.
• Triple game rooms.
• School shop to provide books.

• The Winchester School, Dubai ensures the safety of its students by providing a reassuring and stable environment for students through a strong partnership between the school, parent and student.
• Applying safety standards in the school building such as surveillance systems and entry and exit procedures and monitoring yards and corridors.
• Training teachers and administrative staff on how to deal with any emergency situation, evacuation procedures and protecting students psychologically and behaviorally.
• Instilling values of respect, kindness and empathy among students, which reduces negative behaviors, providing a healthy environment free from bullying.
• Adopting precise prevention protocols in health cases such as pandemics through the use of technology to ensure continuity of education in a safe environment.