Record-breaking GCSE results: UAE pupils outshine England’s national average

Schools across the UAE began receiving their GCSE results on Thursday, with this year’s cohort achieving strong performances.

- Nandini Sircar [e-mail]

Gems Education’s British curriculum schools are today celebrating another year of GCSE. success, with over 4,000 students from 23 schools across the UAE and Qatar taking 28,227 examinations — the highest number in the school group’s history.

Students have outshone the England national average at every major grade benchmark.

Altogether 7,347 entries were awarded top-level grades of 9-8 or A* this year, accounting for 26 per cent of all entries across the GEMS network.

Meanwhile, 45 per cent achieved 9-7 (A*-A), 65 per cent attained 9-6 (AB), and 87 per cent secured 9-4 (A*-C), improving by four, five, and four percentage points respectively compared to 2024 results.