The Dwight Class of 2023
Dwight School Dubai has proudly announced the outstanding achievements of its students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) final assessments. Dwight told us that “…the graduating class of 2023 has demonstrated exceptional academic prowess.” with IB Diploma results secured by students above international standards and today catapulting Dwight IB graduates to Tier 1 universities worldwide.
Dwight told SchoolsCompared that what makes a Dwight education, and Dwight graduates so stand-out and exceptional is a deep-rooted and unique commitment to values and its approach to learning:
“The standout results are a testament to Dwight School Dubai’s unwavering commitment to nurturing the spark of curiosity, collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making and action across all Grades.”
A delighted Miss Neha Khalkho, Dwight School Dubai’s first40-point IB student and a Class of 2023 Dwight graduate.
The Dubai Sports City campus today also highlights the remarkable achievement of the school’s first 40-point student. Miss Neha Khalko will now be taking up his place to study Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Miss Khalko told SchoolsCompared:
“Receiving a 40 in the IB Diploma programme feels like a dream come true that wouldn’t be possible without the support from Dwight. Dwight School Dubai has always encouraged me to do my best. Every teacher’s contribution to my growth has been tremendous,”
Neha Khalko, graduating IB student of Dwight School Dubai’s class of 2023.
Dwight wanted us to emphasise and celebrate all of its graduation Class of 2023 students, and their extraordinary achievements this year, individually and collectively. Dwight confirmed with us that:
“Every single Dwight School Dubai student has today, creditably, secured a place at their first-choice universities.”
View from the Top
David Hutson, Head of School at Dwight School Dubai, told SchoolsCompared:
“Our students have once again embodied the Dwight values with phenomenal results in this year’s examinations.
Congratulations to every student on their fantastic IB scores, achievements and university acceptances.
As a school, we are proud of each and every one of you and wish you happiness and success in the next chapter of your education.”
University Destinations
Dwight School Dubai graduating students have taken up offers to study at the following universities:
- Queen Mary University of London, UK (Economics, Finance & Management)
- University of California, Davis, USA (Applied Mathematics)
- University of Minnesota, USA (Business Economics)
- University of the Arts London, UK (Architecture)
- Leiden University, Netherlands (Linguistics)
- Emerson College, USA (Political Communication)
- University of Manchester, UK (Chemistry)
- University of South Florida, USA (Health Sciences)
- University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- University of Groningen, Netherlands (International Law)
- University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Law)
- Polimoda, Italy (Fashion Business)
- IE Business School, Spain (Business Management)
- Penn State University, USA (Physics)
- University of California, San Diego, USA (Mathematics – Statistics & Probability)
- University of Minnesota, USA (Chemical Engineering)
- University of Pecs, Hungary (Medicine)
About Dwight School Dubai
Dedicated to cultivating the next generation of global leaders, Dwight School Dubai’s innovative IB Continuum curriculum provides students with a deep understanding of themselves and the world around them. It further supports students following their IB examinations with careers and university guidance, work experience and International learning experiences, designed to prepare them for their future endeavours in the workplace, or in university life. It also offers the Dwight Quest (Inclusion) Programme, which supports students facing challenges in specific subjects or require support in developing their study and organization skills based on four branches, including Skill Development, Enrichment, EAL and Exceptional Talent.
With an enriched history of innovation and personalized learning, Dwight School prepares graduates for admission to some of the world’s most prestigious universities, including Ivy League and Russell Group universities. The global network of Dwight Schools in New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai and Dwight Global Online spans over 3500 students and 500 teachers as of 2023. The Dwight Schools network will continue to grow, with the addition of its new Hanoi campus in 2024. The IB Continuum School caters to the needs of every student from Pre-K to Grade 12, offering the Primary Year Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) to develop culturally agile global leaders of the future.
Writing earlier this year, Johnathan Westley, Managing Editor of SchoolsCompared, wrote:
“Arguably the most highly respected American IB school in the world, Dwight School Dubai is managed directly from its home in New York. Globally renowned, the home school has a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century, with an alumni that has written the history books of modern society across almost every sector and industry conceivable. No pressure then for a school that has played such a profound role in shaping our world.
Dwight had a formidable start when it launched in Dubai in partnering with Bloom Education and you can feel those impacts today as it now forges its own path and mission to deliver the best IB education in the emirates. Focus on attainment is matched by a deep-seated commitment to inclusion – it is ultimately child progress that drives the school here. No short cuts have been taken – it would have been easy to be selective to drive the reputation, but this is a school on a bigger mission to deliver an outstanding education for all children, based on their individual potential, needs and aspirations rather than league tables.
In that sense this may be a big brand, but it’s one for every child, not the numbered, or privileged, few.
Of course, delivering an inclusive education is enormously demanding, particularly when, as here, you are carrying the weight of the world to meet the promises of the brand, history and reputation you carry with you. To that end Dwight’s investment in children is second-to-none. To understand what is happening here you have to understand the philosophical underpinning of a Dwight education. Dwight believes passionately that every single child can be a genius in -, make a difference in -, and lead the world in -, one or more areas of life that they set their hearts on. Dwight’s job is to find and nurture this gift – and no Dwight child as a result will ever be left behind. It is a hugely inclusive, compassionate, ambitious and hope-filled vision that refuses to divide up children into achievers and “duffers” – this the de rigueur lens of separating students from each other far too prevalent in other schools – even if one never admitted.
A Dwight education in Dubai also opens doors with a promise from Blake Spahn, Vice Chancellor, Dwight US, that “when you are admitted to one Dwight school, you are admitted to them all.” Almost unheard of, Dwight children in Dubai can transfer seamlessly to any one of the Dwight Schools globally should parental employment require it. At its best, the education here is thrilling, but this level of ambition will take time to deliver to its potential – and we think, on the basis of what has been achieved to date, it more than deserves that investment.”
A very big congratulations to Dwight School Dubai students, teachers and leadership from SchoolsCompared.
Further information
Read our review of Dwight School Dubai here.
Visit the official Dwight School Dubai web site here.
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