Dino Varkey receiving the Top Schools Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education and the Lives of Children 2021-22 on behalf of the Varkey family. Mr Varkey has been speaking of the many challenges faced by A Level students graduating this year and recognising their extraordinary success against many odds.
Dino Varkey, Group Chief Executive Officer, GEMS Education, has spoken of the extraordinary achievements of students in arguably the toughest examination year for A Level results on record:
“GEMS students never fail to demonstrate what hard work, commitment and resilience can achieve. I am proud and delighted to see this year’s fantastic A-level results.
Our students have had a unique journey, embarking on their A-level studies in the height of a pandemic and navigating the challenges that came with that in the past two years.
He continued on a note of optimism:
“The future really is bright for all of our graduating students and they have every right to be optimistic and confident as they take their next academic steps. This year’s A-level results are testament to the relentless pursuit of excellence of our teachers – and the incredible young people in their care.
Congratulations to all involved!”
Mr Varkey’s comments follow outstanding results reported by GEMS schools, despite the adjustments of the British Government and its qualifications regulator, Ofqual, which have seen significant interventions to adjust grade boundaries and toughen marking to remove the grade inflation necessitated during the pandemic to reflect student achievement.
- Over 1,300 GEMS students from 18 schools in the UAE and Qatar sat nearly 4,000 A-levels
- GEMS schools in the UAE and Qatar saw over 32 per cent of entries achieve A* to A grades
- Over 86 per cent of students at GEMS Jumeirah College Dubai achieved A* to B grades
20% of students across GEMS Education schools in the UAE and Qatar achieved an A* grade. Over 32 per cent of entries achieved A* to A grades, with 55 per cent recording A* to B grades.
GEMS Winchester School – Jebel Ali saw 20 per cent of its students entering for A Levels achieving an A*. At GEMS Metropole School – Motor City, 37 per cent of students achieved an Ato A. At GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail, 65 per cent of students sitting for A Level examinations this year achieved A to B grades.
Responding To Mr Varkey, Nick Crafts, Assistant Principal at the Cambridge High School – Abu Dhabi, told SchoolsCompared:
“Our A-level learners, despite the challenges and obstacles they have faced over the last two years, have shown tremendous dedication and perseverance throughout the course of their A-level studies – and the results of our learners are testament to this.
As a school, we are very proud of all our students and share the excitement they have for their next steps. A big thank-you must also be extended to our teachers, who our learners so greatly appreciate. They deserve great recognition for their tireless efforts to ensure the students have achieved the results they have been awarded. A special mention must also go to our parents and guardians who have supported their children throughout their studies. They, too, have been tremendous in their dedication and support throughout.”
Stephen Brecken, the outgoing Principal/CEO of Cambridge High School – Abu Dhabi, who will now be leading GEMS Cambridge International School Dubai from September continued:
“This year we returned to the ‘normalcy’ of formal examinations after two years of centre-assessed grades being awarded.
This was a challenging time for teachers, learners and parents alike, especially as many of those sitting examinations this year had not sat formal board examinations in the past two years.
This shows the resilience and positive attitude to a culture of high performance learning we have in our school.”
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