GEMS Accreditation & Affiliations

GEMS Schools offering an international curriculum are members of the Council of International Schools (CIS), - an international school organization dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of education and school operation.  CIS is one of the world’s most widely recognized international accrediting organizations. 

In addition Dubai American Academy and GEMS Wellington International School offers the IB Diploma, and GEMS World Academy is an IB candidate school offering the Primary Years Programme.

GEMS Schools offering an Indian Curriculum are affiliated to the CBSE, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India or the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, India

See below for a full list of GEMS Schools accreditations and affiliations

Council of International Schools Accreditations and Affiliations

Council of International Schools Membership

• Al Khaleej National School, Dubai
• Cambridge International School, Dubai 
• Dubai American Academy
• GEMS Jumeirah Primary School, Dubai
• GEMS Royal Dubai School, Dubai
• GEMS World Academy, Dubai 
• GEMS Wellington Primary School, Dubai
• GEMS Wellington International School, Dubai
• Jumeirah College, Dubai 
• The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy, Abu Dhabi 
• The Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi
• The Westminster School
• The Winchester School

CIS Full Accreditation

• Dubai American Academy

Other Accreditations

International Baccalaureate Organization

• GEMS World Academy
• Dubai American Academy

CBSE, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India

• Our Own English High School, Al Warqa’a
• Our Own English High School, Al Ain
• Our Own English High School, Abu Dhabi
• Our Own English High School, Dubai 
• Our Own English High School, Fujairah
• Our Own English High School, Sharjah (Boys)
• Our Own English High School, Sharjah
• Our Own Indian School
• The Kindergarten Starters
• The Millennium School

CISCE, Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, India

• Dubai Modern High School

NEAS&C, New England Association of Schools and Colleges

• Dubai American Academy

CITA, Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation

• Al Khaleej National School

Other Affiliations

BSME, British Schools in the Middle East

• GEMS Wellington International School
• Jumeirah College
• GEMS Jumeirah Primary School
• GEMS Royal Dubai School

Several GEMS Schools are also authorized examination boards and centres. See below for a full list.

Examination Boards and Centres

Edexcel

• GEMS Jumeirah College
• GEMS Wellington International School
• The Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi
• The Winchester School

Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), University of Cambridge, UK

• The Westminster School
• GEMS Wellington International School
• Cambridge International School, Dubai
• The Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi
• Our Own English High School, Al Ain
• Our Own English High School, Fujairah

AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

• Jumeirah College
• The Winchester School
• Cambridge International School, Dubai

Cambridge International Fellowship Centre Status

• The Westminster School
• Cambridge International School

SAT Testing

• Al Khaleej National School

iBT TOEFL  Testing Centre - Test of English as  a Foreign Language

• Al Khaleej National School

ICDL Training Centre – International Computer Driving Licence

• Al Khaleej National School