Dubai's international school population is one of the most linguistically diverse on earth — with significant communities of students from Arabic, South Asian (Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Tagalog), and East Asian home language
Oxford and Cambridge are the most applied-to universities by academically ambitious UAE students — and the most demanding applications in the entire UCAS system. The combination of predicted grade requirements (A*A*A or
Medicine is the most applied-for university course from UAE international schools — and the most demanding application pathway. The combination of specific A-Level or IB Diploma subject requirements, the UCAT admissions test, healthcare work
One of the most consistently asked questions by UAE families who arrived from the UK: "Is what my child is studying GCSE or IGCSE, and does it matter?" The short answer:
Learning differences — dyslexia, ADHD, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum conditions — are present in UAE schools in the same proportions as the global population. Yet the conversation around learning support in UAE's
