GEMS Dubai American Academy - Dubai Branch

Welcome to GEMS Dubai American Academy
GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is GEMS Education's flagship American school. Offering both an enriched American Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma to students from around the world, DAA prepares its students for success in the world's most prestigious universities and colleges.

DAA is the only American curriculum school in Dubai to receive the KHDA rating of Outstanding, and has received this rating since 2011.

With over 20 years of history and academic excellence,  DAA is one of the most sought after American schools in Dubai.  The school's outstanding heritage is coupled with its future-fluent program which embeds creative design, cutting-edge robotics and digital fluencies at its core.   Through teaching, learning and innovation, students develop a mastery of multiple literacies and fluencies to support genuine world-class learning, personal growth and future readiness. DAA offers a diverse range of extra-curricular, athletic, and leadership opportunities to enrich the holistic development of each student.

Our staff teaches and inspires excellence in academics and life-long learning skills by continually reviewing and building an enriched American curriculum, promoting student achievement, encouraging integrity and nurturing a desire to learn.

At GEMS Dubai American Academy, we aim to be good citizens who are:

- Respectful and inclusive, celebrating diversity
- Aspirational and inspirational in pursuit of excellence
- Committed to the well-being of people and of the environment
- Open-minded, creative, resilient and reflective
- Passionate and determined in embracing and driving positive change
- Ethical in our actions and accountable for them

Join GEMS Dubai American Academy on the journey of student development.