Schools & Universities

In partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology based in Rochester, New York, an internationally recognized leader in professional and technology-oriented education, DSOA created RIT Dubai. Rochester Institute of Technology, which was originally found in 1829, is now the 15^th largest private university in the USA. RIT Dubai, launched in 2008, offers the same accredited degrees that are offered by Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.

For further information please visit our R.I.T. Dubai section.

GEMS Wellington Academy at DSO offers the National Curriculum for England, initially to pupils from Foundation Stage to Year 9. This will extend each year to eventually include students up to Year 13.

The school possesses world class facilities set in a modern campus offering students a bright, modern, well resourced environment for learning. A special emphasis is placed on the integration of technology into the curriculum in keeping with the educational rationale for the school and the vision of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority.

For further information please visit GEMS School website

The Indian Highschool at Dubai Silicon Oasis which is scheduled for April 2011 is, upon launch, expected to accommodate 3,000 students. The school features state-of-the-art facilities such as an amphitheatre, well-equipped IT department, wireless campus, activity room, gymnasium, swimming pool and a temperature-controlled indoor sports complex and virtual classrooms and smart boards. IHS at DSO will offer the new international curriculum introduced by the CBSE with the academic focus extended to IT, research and subjects such as nanotechnology.

For further information please visit The Indian Highschool website

Using one of the most renowned pre-school learning systems in the world, the British Early Years Foundation Programme, delivered with a Reggio Emilia Approach, Kensington nursery aims to give children a high-quality primary education. The nursery accepts admission for children of 4 months to 4 and half years of age and also offers holiday camps during term breaks.

For further information please visit Kensington Nursery website

DSO also has longstanding partnerships with the American University of Sharjah as well as the neighbouring Dubai Academic City which offers over 30 universities within a 1km radius of DSO.