Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
1150 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
32 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Arabic |
| Max. number of students per class |
24 |
| Average number of students per class |
24 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Smart boards |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
Islamic |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Entrance test |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
CAT 4 test for Years 3 upwards |
| Waiting list |
Yes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
May |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
7:00 |
| School finish time |
EYFS 13:0
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| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Children thoroughly enjoy participating in sporting activities (especially Football), Cookery, French, Art and Crafts, Music, Dance (especially Zumba), Drama, and ICT. |
| Sports activities included |
Yes |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Facilities at the school |
Library,theatre, science labs, Cinema, swimming pool |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, football pitch,basket ball, tennis |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Gulf British School opened in September 2005 as an independent co-educational school and caters for pupils from Pre-KG to Year 6.
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