School Profile
Emirates International School–Jumeirah, Profile
Emirates International School-Jumeirah was founded in 1991 and has grown to accommodate over 2000 students of approximately 80 nationalities from EY1 to Year 13. The school is rated as 'Very Good' by the KHDA and is demonstrative of the highest international standards in both curriculum and instruction. The school has been known in the region for over three decades for its educational excellence. Emirates International School-Jumeirah has shared a rich association of over 30 years with the IB and was the first school in the UAE to offer the IB Diploma Programme. The school is proud of its status as an IB World School and is one of the few schools in the world and the UAE to be authorized to provide all four IB programmes; the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP). Between the first graduating class of 1994 and our most recent class of 2022, Emirates International School-Jumeirah has, to date, entered 1657 candidates for the IB Diploma Programme.
The IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) curriculum is made up of six subject groups and the DP core, comprising of Theory of knowledge (TOK), creativity, activity, service (CAS) and the extended essay (EE). Each student takes at least three (but not more than four) subjects at the higher level (HL), and the remaining at the standard level (SL). SL subjects have a minimum requirement of 150 contact hours and HL subjects of 240 hours. HL and SL courses differ in scope, with students expected to demonstrate a greater body of knowledge, understanding, and skills in higher-level subjects. Students choose courses from the following subject groups: studies in language and literature; language acquisition; individuals and societies; sciences; mathematics; and the arts. Students may opt to study an additional subject from sciences, individuals and societies, or languages, instead of a course in the arts. Students have the option of pursuing a bilingual diploma where they can study their mother tongue language as one of the DP subjects.
Both SL and HL subjects at the IB DP are scored on a scale of 1- 7 points, resulting in a 42-point system. There are a further 3 bonus points available for the core components of the extended essay and theory of knowledge taking it up to a total of 45 points. It is the school’s policy to not predict bonus points for TOK and the Extended Essay. The predicted scores for Year 13 students are reported out of 42 points. The school does not report GPA or subject credits and does not rank students.
The IB Career-related Programme (IB CP), established at the school in 2014, comprises of three IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses, a core consisting of four components and a career-related study. Students study three DP subjects- English, Mathematics and Language acquisition and pursue Pearson BTEC level 3 in Business for career-related study. The IBCP core includes a Reflective Project, Service Learning, Personal and Professional Skills and Language Development.
Emirates International School-Jumeirah students are consistently challenged to reach their full potential both in and out of the classroom. Students participate in a variety of after-school activities and events like the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, Model United Nations, competitive sporting teams, musical and theatrical performances, numerous and varied excursions as well as enriching creative, active, and service (CAS) experiences. Furthermore, students actively organize fund-raiser events and charitable shows supporting various social causes like breast cancer awareness, Covid-19 relief and flood relief at school. Students are also given numerous leadership opportunities as head boy, head girl, prefects, peer mentors, house captains and ambassadors in the student council ensuring their holistic development. Students run activities and campaigns such as International Day, appreciation nights for staff and workers and Best Buddies Club with the goal of improving the school community. The school prioritizes student well-being through numerous events like Mental Health awareness week and anti-bullying campaigns. The school, also, supports sustainability through initiatives like the Eco club, Green week, Beach clean-up programs and local produce through our Farmer’s market. Additionally, students find meaningful CAS experiences outside of school that not only enrich their own lives but also make a real difference in the world.
The average IBDP scores in the last few years have been 31-35 points which have consistently exceeded global averages. Our graduates are accepted at some of the world's most prestigious universities. The school's average was 34 points in the 2022 IBDP results, once again exceeding world averages. Students from the graduating class of 2022 have gone on to pursue studies at top universities like University College London, University of Manchester, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Carnegie Mellon University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Alberta, University of Nottingham, Newcastle University, Purdue University, University of Waterloo, University of York, University of Exeter, Western University, University of Bath and University of Liverpool.
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Class of 2017-2018 |
Class of 2018-2019 |
Class of 2019-2020 |
Class of 2020-2021 |
Class of 2021-2022 |
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Destination |
Number of Students |
Percentage % |
Number of Students |
Percentage % |
Number of Students |
Percentage % |
Number of Students |
Percentage |
Number of Students |
Percentage |
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UK |
17 |
16 |
31 |
26 |
37 |
32 |
39 |
32.2 |
15 |
18.1 |
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UAE |
31 |
30 |
19 |
16 |
32 |
27.6 |
31 |
25.6 |
28 |
34 |
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USA |
12 |
11 |
19 |
16 |
10 |
8.6 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
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Canada |
21 |
20 |
23 |
19 |
21 |
18.1 |
24 |
20 |
21 |
25.3 |
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Europe |
13 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7.2 |
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Asia |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4.3 |
2 |
1.7 |
1 |
1.2 |
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Middle-east except UAE |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.2 |
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Australia/NZ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
2 |
1.7 |
3 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Gap Year |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6.7 |
2 |
1.7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Total |
105 |
100 |
120 |
100 |
116 |
100 |
121 |
100 |
83 |
100 |
Universities & Colleges Attended by Emirates International School-Jumeirah Alumni
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University of Oxford, UK University College London, UK Imperial College London, UK University of Manchester, UK Georgia Institute of Technology, USA American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon American University of Sharjah, UAE Pennsylvania State University, USA Boston University, USA Central Saint Martins, UK Charles University, Czech Republic Goldsmith, University of London, UK Emory University, USA Carnegie Mellon University, USA International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia King’s College London, UK London School of Economics and Political Science, UK McGill University, Canada Monash University, Australia Newcastle University, UK New York University, USA New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE Gulf Medical University Ajman, UAE Northeastern University, USA George Washington University, USA George Mason University, USA St. John's University, USA University of Southern California, USA Arizona State University, USA Queen Mary, University of London, UK Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Durham University, UK University of Liverpool, UK University of Edinburgh, UK Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland Yale- NUS College, Singapore Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), USA Western University, Canada McMaster University, Canada Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA St. George's University- Grenada Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine, Hungary University College Dublin, Ireland Trinity College Dublin, Ireland University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Stanford University, USA Ohio State University, USA Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands University of Arts London, UK University of Basel, Switzerland University of Birmingham, UK University of British Columbia, Canada University of California at Berkeley, USA University of California at San Diego, USA University of Chicago, USA University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA Iowa State University, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Purdue University, USA University of Glasgow, UK University of Illinois Urbana (UICU), USA Temple University, USA University of Oregon, USA Syracuse University, USA Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA University of Massachusetts Boston, USA American University in Washington D.C, USA Universitat Internacional de Catalunya- (UIC-Spain) University of Leeds, UK University of Leicester, UK University of Melbourne, Australia University of Nottingham, UK University of Sheffield, UK University of Sussex, UK University of Bath, UK City, University of London, UK University of Sydney, Australia University of Toronto, Canada University of Warwick, UK University of Bristol, UK University of Waterloo, Canada University of Alberta, Canada Concordia University, Canada University of York, UK University of Exeter, UK Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus SUNY, Stony Brook University, USA Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Sciḗnce (Seaonce) Po, France École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |