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The Winchester School

Jebel Ali Gardens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Description

The Winchester School is a GEMS Education school following the National Curriculum for England (NCFE) located in the Gardens locality near Jebel Ali.

The basic concepts of GEMS enhance the curriculum by providing students with a learning approach that goes beyond memorization of facts.

Winchester School provides a caring and inclusive environment, where children become confident, independent, and progressive citizens. The school aims to offer creative, independent, and analytical thinking opportunities for its students and guides them to become adaptable self-assured citizens of tomorrow with the potential to become global citizens and leaders of tomorrow. Furthermore, their mission is to develop a love of learning in a caring and stimulating environment through a variety of experiences.

The school employs professional and highly qualified teachers who work closely with students and parents. Teachers adopt a modern and personalized approach to learning and provide children with the skills, competence, and attitudes for their future.

Winchester School has two dedicated buildings for the Primary and Secondary School. The school offers various extracurricular activities and has state-of-the-art facilities. Classrooms are equipped with overhead projectors, Promethean/Pull down screens and lockers to store books and bags. The spacious indoor multi-purpose stadium serves as a play area as well as a public speaking and theatrical talent area. The school has a variety of indoor and outdoor sports fields, well-equipped Art & Craft and Music Rooms, Science Laboratories, six Computer Laboratories with the internet connection and multi-media facilities, two well-resourced libraries, two STEAM Cafes equipped with LEGO, Robotics, 3D Printers and Doodlers, BTEC lab, 3D room and lot more.

Students follow the Early Years Foundation Stage program at Foundation Stage 1 and 2. Students follow the broad and balanced National Curriculum for England from Year 1 to 9 and follow IGCSE subjects in Years 10 and 11. Years 12 and 13 AS and A level subjects are focused. The school also offers BTEC Nationals Level 3 Diploma from PEARSON in Business, IT and Applied sciences.

At Winchester School, integration of technology enables students to use VR in lessons and incorporate AI and coding into the curriculum. STEAM is an integral part of the curriculum across the school. In addition, the school focuses on personality development, social responsibility, Islamic understanding, and innovation skills.

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Fees

Fees and Payments

We endeavour to make our payment process as easy as possible with a range of simple and straightforward payment options, as well as a clear, concise fee structure. You’ll find everything you need to know about our fees and payment process here. Of course, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Telephone: +971 4 882 0444

Email: principal_win@gemsedu.com

The Application Fee is payable at the time of the online registration and is charged to process the application of new students. Once the child receives a formal offer from the school, the registration deposit is charged to enrol the child and secure the seat.

If new students enrol at a school during the course of the academic year, the school can charge tuition fees starting from the beginning of the month of enrolment.

Schools can collect annual tuition fees in three instalments, due at the beginning of each term. The first term’s payment will be 40%, the second 30% and the third term 30% of annual tuition fees.

Cash, cheque and credit card are accepted and payment can be made in person at the school accounts office. In addition, payments of fees and tuition can also be paid online or by wire transfer directly to the school bank account. (Provided upon request)

Sibling Discount Policy

It is the policy of the school that siblings shall receive discounted fees. The deductions apply to school fees only and do not include other fees. Deductions are to be calculated as follows:

Sibling	Deduction Rating
Sibling 4	Up to 25%
Sibling 5 onwards	Up to 50%

Scholarship policy

Sheikha Fatima Award: 100% free for one girl awardee

Grade	Fees
FS1	14,607
FS2	14,607
Year1	18,259
Year2	18,259
Year3	18,259
Year4	18,259
Year5	18,259
Year6	19,478
Year7	19,478
Year8	19,478
Year9	23,130
Year10	26,072
Year11	26,072
Year12	32,586
Year13	32,586

Registration and admission for the Academic Year starting September is done online through the school website. Admissions to classes depend upon vacancies. There is no entrance test but an age-related assessment at the FS level. For all other classes, there may be an entrance test at the discretion of the school.

Complete the online registration form. Submit the non-refundable, non-adjustable registration fees AED 500/- online or in school.

Contact the admission team for assessment date, if you have registered for Year 2 to Year 10. Meet and greet with a member of the leadership team and the Medical team.

When an offer of a seat in the school is extended, an admission fee of AED 2500 is needed to secure the seat, payable by cash or credit card.

All children are welcome to apply to The Winchester School, regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion.

The Winchester School is a truly international institution. The Winchester School is a fully inclusive school, however, there may be limited spaces for children with additional learning needs in some year groups.

Each child must take an age-appropriate placement test to ensure that the children are rightly placed and supported for the high-quality education on offer at The Winchester School.

Admission will be confirmed only on the submission of all the documents to the School and will be subject to Knowledge and Human Development Authority approval.