UAE students outshine global benchmarks in GCSE results

From Abu Dhabi to Dubai and Al Ain, schools celebrate stellar performance

- BY ASHWANI KUMAR Chief Reporter

Students across the UAE have once again raised the bar in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations, with record-breaking results that place them well above international benchmarks.

Thousands of pupils from leading British curriculum schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, excelled.

Dubai British School

At Dubai British School Emirates Hills, 47 per cent of students achieved grades 9-8, equivalent to A*. At Dubai British School Jumeirah, out of 99 students, about 31 per cent secured grades 9-8. At Jebel Ali School, students achieved 40 per cent of grades at the highest level of 9 and 8

Yasmina British Academy

Out of 1,000 exam entries at Yasmina British Academy, 13 per cent of students received grade 9, while 27 per cent achieved grades 8-9, and 43 per cent secured grades 7-9.

Meanwhile, at Bateen World Academy, 31 per cent of students attained grades 8-9.

Of the 68 exam entries at Mamoura British Academy, 15 per cent of students achieved grade A‘/9, 25 per cent achieved A*/9—8, and 46 per cent attained A*—A/9—7.

The overall pass rate at A*—C/9-4 rose to 76 per cent.