GEMS Education’s A-Level students achieve remarkable 2016 results
Students from GEMS Schools in the UAE celebrated another year of remarkable success by achieving exceptional A-Level examination results.
Once again the GEMS student scores in the A –Level examinations have exceeded UK National averages and also the GEMS averages for 2015. Across the GEMS Schools offering the National Curriculum for England, 39 per cent of students achieved A*-A, and 65 per cent of students achieved A* - B, higher than the UK national averages on both counts.
The overall pass rate for GEMS students was 99.8% compared to the UK pass rate in 2015 of 98.8%.
There was significant achievement at Jumeirah College in Dubai with 44 per cent of student entries obtaining A* - A, which is 17 per cent above the National Average in England.
The following students received the highest marks (4 A*) in their respective schools:
School | Student |
Cambridge High School | NEESHA RAJESH SHEWAKRAMANI |
Cambridge High School | TARIQ SHEREEF |
Cambridge High School | VYSHALI SANJEEV |
Cambridge International School | ANAGHA SUBRAMANIAN |
Cambridge International School | SAFIYA RAMZY |
Cambridge International School | SASANGEE MUDIYANSELAGE DISSANAYAKE |
Jumeirah College Dubai | DANIEL SAMEH NASHED |
Our Own English High School Al Ain | SAUD MUBARIK KHAN |
Winchester Dubai | CHIRAG MOHNANI |
AS level results were also very positive with 42% of student entries obtaining A-B, and with an overall pass rate of 90.7%, compared to the UK pass rate of 89.4%.
Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, commented on this year’s results saying: “I am very proud of our 2016 A and AS Level results. The hard work of our students, teachers and parents is evident in GEMS schools and these results are a true reflection of their commitment to learning and drive to achieve the highest standards. I strongly believe that these results are an indication that our students are well prepared for the next stage in their educational journey, and we look forward to their continued success.”
A significant number of GEMS students have already secured places at Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, UCLA, Harvard, and Stanford amongst many other excellent universities.
Background Information
GEMS Education
In 1959, two teachers, KS Varkey and his wife Mariamma, arrived in Dubai.
At the time, Dubai was a burgeoning trade centre on the Arabian Gulf. The Varkey family had left Kerala, India to seek a better life for their family. What they found was a real need to educate children arriving in the city from around the world.
Their son, Sunny, added a visionary’s ambition to a practitioner's experience. From simple roots in a family of teachers, GEMS Education, is today an international company with schools and education services across the Middle East. We still share the same mission - to provide a quality education to everyone.