From the Principal

At Durham School Dubai, we are committed to providing our students with a complete education; an education that provides opportunities to grow and develop intellectually, emotionally, physically and culturally.

A Durham education cultivates ambition and a desire for achievement whilst fostering and cherishing a respect for others and confidence for life. Our values, Moral integrity, Ambition, Responsibility, and Kindness are the MARK of a Durham education and we develop these by immersing our students into the caring, supportive Durham community where every student’s contribution is valued and potential is recognised.

At Durham, we appreciate that academic results and examination success are crucial to accessing the next stage of a student’s educational journey and we take this aspect of your child’s education very seriously. However, ‘real’ education is about so much more than this.  It is our responsibility to develop successful, well-rounded, responsible and socially competent young people who will thrive in, and contribute to, the global community of the 21^st century. 

In pursuit of this aim, we are mindful that every child is an individual and that every educational journey is different. Every child is unique, they have their likes, dislikes, talents and personality. By getting to really know your child, we help them to develop the skills, self-esteem and confidence necessary for future success and thus produce thoughtful, happy, kind, well-rounded young men and women ready and prepared to make their MARK on the world.

About Durham Dubai

Durham Dubai is a branch school of Durham UK, one of the oldest schools in the UK with a 600-year history of academic excellence. As such, we are able to draw upon the skills and experience of our colleagues in the UK and in our other international schools in Qatar and Kenya. Durham is a truly international organisation its roots may be in the UK, but its outlook is global.

Durham School Dubai is an exciting place to learn. It is a place where six centuries of experience meets 21^st century technology, the best in modern teaching methods and most importantly, teachers of unsurpassed commitment and quality. It is our aim to provide a broad and rounded education fostering academic achievement and nurturing the talent of each and every student. This will be delivered through creative learning experiences guided by the UK’s English National Curriculum in excellent facilities through the use of outstanding resources.

Our dictum and our aim, ‘confidence for life’ is achieved through academic attainment but as importantly, the development of good manners, moral integrity and responsibility as well as kindness and respect.