GEMS Metropole School - Al Waha

GEMS Metropole School Al Waha is located in Al Waha, operating from a modern GEMS campus in the Dubai Land area. This prime eastern Dubai location provides convenient access for families in Al Waha, Academic City, Silicon Oasis, Al Warqa, and International City.

The school follows the British curriculum based on the National Curriculum for England, covering Foundation Stage through GCSE and A-Level qualifications.

Students enrol from FS1 to Year 13, providing education from age 3 to 18 across all stages.

Tuition ranges from AED 40,000 to AED 53,000 per year, based on year group. Additional fees may apply.

GEMS Metropole School - Al Waha is best suited for families seeking quality British education with strong academic foundations. The school attracts residents of Al Waha, Academic City, Silicon Oasis, and Al Warqa seeking British education with comprehensive IGCSE and A-Level pathways.

KHDA rated GEMS Metropole School - Al Waha "Good" in its 2025-2026 inspection.

GEMS Metropole School - Al Waha is rated good overall. Strengths include positive student-adult relationships, strong understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture, and supportive parents. Areas for improvement include attainment in Islamic Education, Arabic and English, teachers' use of questioning, consistency of support for students of determination, and robustness of safety procedure reviews. Strengths noted by the inspectors in 2025-2026: positive, respectful relationships between students and adults create a nurturing, engaging learning environment; strong understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture across the school; parents' support for leaders, teachers and staff and their desire to be partners in their children's education; senior leaders' commitment to implementing the UAE National Agenda; the range of facilities and innovative spaces that support students' learning.

The 2025-2026 KHDA report recommended that the school: raise attainment and progress in Islamic Education, Arabic and English to at least good in all phases; develop teachers' use of questioning to challenge and extend students' thinking, and match work in lessons to students' attainment levels; ensure provision and support for students of determination is applied consistently across the school; make all reviews of safety procedures more robust, particularly for outdoor learning facilities and spaces; improve middle leaders' evaluative skills to better understand how teaching and assessment impact student achievement; consider establishing a representative parent association to formalise the parent-school relationship.