GEMS Education is one of the world’s leading private K-12 education providers, educating over 200,000 students from 176+ nationalities across its global network of owned and managed schools. With nearly half a million alumni, GEMS has built a legacy of impact that spans generations and continents.
Established in Dubai in 1959, GEMS remains a family-founded and family-led organisation, guided by its visionary founder and chairman Sunny Varkey, and his sons Dino Varkey (Group CEO) and Jay Varkey (Deputy Group CEO).
With a focus on delivering high-quality education to students from all walks of life, GEMS offers a wide range of curricula and learning pathways. Each year, GEMS students graduate into the world’s top universities, including all eight Ivy League institutions and every UK Russell Group university, and go on to become leaders, innovators, and changemakers in every sector.
Through its expanding school network and philanthropic initiatives, GEMS is committed to its mission: to put a quality education within reach of every learner, everywhere.
King’s Education was established in 2004 with the opening of the flagship Kings’ School Dubai - a KHDA ‘Outstanding’ rated centre of learning covering Foundation Stage and Primary. Today, the Dubai-headquartered group’s portfolio of highly respected British curriculum schools also includes Kings’ School Al Barsha (Foundation through to Sixth Form) and King’s School Nad Al Sheba (Foundation Stage and Primary). Across all three locations, globally acknowledged British educational standards and a bespoke curriculum are combined with outstanding facilities, ranging from high-tech classrooms and laboratories to dedicated performing arts spaces and world-class sporting facilities. Collectively, we are committed to do ‘The Best by Every Child’ and our growing family of responsible, independent and empowered global citizens, representing 70 nationalities, is championed by highly qualified British and Irish teachers and an international team of administration and support staff. For more information, go to kings-edu.com.
JESS, Dubai is a not-for-profit British School located in Dubai, UAE, teaching pupils aged 3 - 18. JESS has three schools: JESS Jumeirah (British Curriculum aged 3-11), JESS Primary (British Curriculum aged 3-11) and JESS Secondary (GCSE and International Baccalaureate aged 11-18).
JESS is a top British international Co-Ed School delivering an outstanding values-based education that is #MakingADifference