SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DUBAI NOW WELCOMES PUPILS FROM 100 COUNTRIES

Multi-award winning IB boarding school offers one of the most diverse and global educations in the world, and now exceeds 100 nationalities of students

Swiss International School Dubai, one of the city’s newest schools, and the emirate’s first bilingual International Baccalaureate school, is rapidly creating a strong international reputation – and now boasts pupils from more than 100 countries.

The Al Jadaf-based school, one of only two boarding schools in Dubai, was recently ranked among the top 100 private schools in the world, beat off stiff international competition to take a global Talk Education Environment Award, and is already rising up the ranks to be named as one of the top ten schools in the UAE.

Ruth Burke, Principal, says: “It is wonderful that we now have a student body that represents more than 100 nationalities. At the core of the school, our mission is to prepare our pupils to become 21^st century global citizens – through the excellence of the IB curriculum, and our unique bilingual classroom teaching.

“Sustainability and good citizenship are also core to the SISD family, and we believe the chance to mix with other pupils from such a diverse background will truly engender a sense of global mindedness and international empathy and understanding among our students.”

Within the 1800-pupil community, students interact with a variety of nationalities, ethnicities and religions each and every day.

As part of the Swiss-inspired ambitious educational experience, the school’s teaching team and staff commit to supporting and nurturing all students to be their very ‘BEST’ – an acronym for SISD’s four underpinning values of Bilingualism, Excellence, Sustainability and Togetherness.

As Ruth comments: “In all we do, our pupils are collaborators, risk-takers, curious, open-minded, linguistically adept, flexible and happy people; equipped to approach learning and life with drive, kindness and consideration. Our boarding school environment supports this, and offers students the opportunity to, not only be educated amongst a diverse group of students, but also to live alongside them too – a very unique and special experience, very representative of the world they will join post-education”

The diversity of pupils reflects the nature of Dubai, where more than 200 nationalities rub shoulders every day.

Nationalities represented:

1. Afghan
2. Albanian
3. Algerian
4. American
5. Argentine
6. Armenian
7. Australian
8. Austrian
9. Azerbaijani
10. Bahraini
11. Bangladeshi
12. Belgian
13. Bosnia and Herzegovina
14. Brazilian
15. British
16. Bulgarian
17. Canadian
18. Chileans
19. Chinese
20. Colombian
21. Congolese
22. Croatian
23. Cypriot
24. Czech Republic
25. Danish
26. Dominican
27. Dutch
28. Ecuadorean
29. Egyptian
30. Emirati
31. English
32. Estonian
33. Ethiopian
34. Fijian
35. Filipino
36. French
37. German
38. Greek
39. Hong Konger
40. Hungarian
41. Indian
42. Indonesian
43. Iranian
44. Iraqi
45. Irish
46. Israeli
47. Italian
48. Japanese
49. Jordanian
50. Kazakhstani
51. Kenyan
52. Kittian and Nevisian
53. Kuwaiti
54. Kyrgyz
55. Lebanese
56. Libyan
57. Lithuania
58. Luxembourger
59. Macedonian
60. Maltese
61. Mexican
62. Moldovan
63. Moroccan
64. Namibian
65. Netherlands
66. New Zealander
67. Nigerian
68. Norwegian
69. Omani
70. Palestinian
71. Philipino
72. Polish
73. Portuguese
74. Qatari
75. Romania
76. Russia
77. Rwandan
78. Saint Kitts and Nevis
79. Saudi Arabian
80. Serbian
81. Sierra Leone
82. Singaporean
83. Slovakian
84. Slovene
85. South African
86. South Korean
87. Spanish
88. Sudan
89. Swedish
90. Swiss
91. Syrian
92. Tajikistan
93. Thai
94. Tunisian
95. Turkish
96. Turkmenistan
97. Ughandan
98. Ukrainian
99. Uzbekistani
100. Yemeni

Swiss International School in Dubai

Global in outlook, bilingual in approach, Swiss in culture, and yet firmly rooted in the local community of Dubai – that’s Swiss International School in Dubai, or SISD.

The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD), Dubai’s first bilingual International Baccalaureate School, opened in 2015, and is the largest Swiss school outside Switzerland.

The school is a leading international day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic lifelong learners, properly prepared to embrace all the opportunities and challenges life presents.

With a diverse student body of 1800 pupils comprising more than 100 different nationalities, the school believes the next generation of international citizens will need to be dynamic, flexible and linguistically ambitious. With this in mind, SISD offers immersive bilingual programmes in either of the Swiss languages of French and German, but also a strong English programme with foreign languages. For students who don’t wish to pursue a fully bilingual programme, there is a unique STEAM programme for all children from age 4-11 years. SISD stands out as one of only a handful of educational establishments globally classified as an IB Continuum school, which means it offers International Baccalaureate education to pupils from age 3 to 18.

Offering day school, weekly or full-term boarding options, this leading educational institution offers state-of-the-art STEAM education, and has world-class sporting facilities, too.

The school has laid out its B.E.S.T. Values, as follows:

Bilingual

A unique international and multilingual environment provides students with authentic exposure to English, French, German and Arabic. Students in the immersive bilingual programmes learn to communicate, think and reflect in two different languages. As global citizens, SISD celebrates diversity, promoting all languages and cultures with equal respect.

Excellence

SISD staff believes in maintaining high standards and aspire to be the best they can be. A spirit of enquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking is fostered.

Sustainability

Students and staff believe that social, cultural, economic and environmental awareness prepare us to play our part in shaping a better future, both for ourselves and for those around us. The school campus is eco-friendly, winning international acclaim and awards for using less energy to create a comfortable and healthy environment.

Together

In the school’s international community, we know that we are at our best when we all work together. We view active participation in the community, from the most local to the most global, as the foundation of a valuable life.

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