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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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The Winchester School, Jebel Ali

The Winchester School (Arabic: مدرسة وينشستر) is a British private school situated in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

The Winchester School is a registered international school from FS-1 (age 3–4) to Year 13 (age 18) and has over 3,800 enrolled. It was founded in 2003. The school is part of GEMS, an international school business.

The school is located on the southwest edge of The Gardens neighbourhood and close to Jebel Ali Village. It is close to the Dubai branch of the Delhi Private School.

In 2019, a teacher at the school, Shalini Rajan, was BTEC Teacher of the Year, quoted to be "empowering her students by embracing modern teaching and learning strategies".

The school is regularly mentioned in national UAE newspapers. For example, in 2016, the school was reported by Gulf News to be the best UAE school for girls' cricket. In 2019, it was reported that the Winchester School raised over Dh130,000 to support education programmes for children in Malawi. The GCSE results in 2020 were reported as being 72% at grades 5–9, with one pupil achieving nine A* results (grades 8–9).

References

  1. ^ "The Winchester School Review". Which School Advisor. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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  4. ^ "The Winchester School – Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Jebel Ali Village – The Review". Schools Compared. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ Whieldon, Fraser (4 July 2019). "BTEC award winners 2019 unveiled". FE Week.
  6. ^ "Winchester School emerge best in girls cricket". Gulf News. 3 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Winchester School Jebel Ali raises Dh132,000 for kids in Malawi". Gulf News. 5 December 2019.
  8. ^ Haziq, Saman (20 December 2019). "Students collect over Dh130,000 to fund education of Malawi children". Khaleej Times.
  9. ^ "GCSE results are out: How have UAE students fared?". Gulf News. 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ "GCSE results 2020: UAE schools 'happy' amid grading chaos". Khaleej Times. 20 August 2020.