- Dubai Modern High School
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Dubai Modern High School Motto Lead Kindly Light Established 1986 Type Private Elementary & Secondary Affiliation Indian Certificate of Secondary Education & International Baccalaureate Principal Darryl Bloud Grades K–12 Location Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, U.A.E Campus Urban Colours Navy Blue & Light Blue Website http://www.gemsmhs.com/ Dubai Modern High School (originally The Modern High School, Dubai) is an Indian school in Dubai, founded in 1986. An integral part of the GEMS group of schools, it offers the ICSE & IB syllabus and a day-boarding system which encompasses all aspects of a student's life.
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KHDA Inspection Report
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management and rates them as well.
A summary of the inspection ratings for Dubai Modern High School.
School Name 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Curriculum Dubai Modern High School Good Good - CISCE A summary of all the schools in Dubai's ratings can be found at KHDA School Ratings.
History
The school was originally located in the Karama area of Dubai. It had a humble beginning in temporary classrooms with only around 200 students. In 1988, it shifted to a second campus located near Mazaya Mall in Dubai between First and Second Interchanges on Sheikh Zayed Road. The school celebrated its 20th anniversary on the 20th of September 2006, with the first gathering of alumni and the formation of the Alumni Association. Its current campus is based at Nad Al Sheba near The Repton School. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, currently the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, was the patron of the school from 2007-2009. On the 31st of May, 2011, Dubai Modern High School obtained an approval from the International Baccalaureate and is now an IB syllabus school as well. The school has widely been regarded as one of the best in the United Arab Emirates
Houses
The four houses are: Aquila - Yellow - symbolized by the Eagle; Cygnus - Red - symbolized by the Swan; Orion - Green - symbolized by the Hunter and Pegasus - Blue - symbolized by the mythological creature Pegasus;
Leadership and Governance
The Senior Leadership Team is the highest administrative body in the school.
Name Designation Mr. Darryl Bloud Principal Mrs. Nargish Khambatta Vice-Principal Mr. Trilokesh Naidu Dean of Studies Ms. Celine Ribeiro Head-Primary Dr. (Mrs) Anjuli Murthy Senior Supervisor (Senior Girls) Mr. Michael James Senior Supervisor (Senior Boys) Mr. Johny Abraham Senior Supervisor (Senior Boys) Mrs. Neena Kataky Supervisor (Junior Girls) Mr. John Gomes Supervisor (Junior Boys) Ms. Judy Mendes Supervisor (Primary School) Mrs. Anuradha Chadha Supervisor (Kindergarten) Student leadership is a defining characteristic of life at Modern. Starting from the Prefectorial Body, right down to the leaders of the Primary School, all students are empowered to take responsibility and leadership.
The current prefectorial body is:
Name Designation Shruthi Shreedharan Head Girl Arrsh Bajaj Head Boy Bhargavi Shankar Aquila House Captain (Girls) Aadil Shaikh Aquila House Captain (Boys) Anisha Umashankar Cygnus House Captain (Girls) Aathif Ahmed Cygnus House Captain (Boys) Sahitya Murali Orion House Captain (Girls) Rohan Sampath Orion House Captain (Boys) Nikita Nalawade Pegasus House Captain (Girls) Anant Goel Pegasus House Captain (Boys) Aishvarya Jaitha Prefect Anushweta Mukherjee Prefect Aparna Mazumdar Prefect Chaya Gupta Prefect Azraa Mansoor Prefect Gayathri Krishnan Prefect Kirti Kuchimanchi Prefect Payal Uthaiah Prefect Ranjani Ramnath Prefect Shruthi Sukumar Prefect Venty Mulani Prefect Aditya Lal Prefect Akshat Mishra Prefect Indrajit Viswanath Prefect Munif Mohammad Prefect Pratyush Prabhat Prefect Sahil Gavankar Perfect Shrey Jasani Prefect Shreyes Shekhar Prefect Tariq Mudassir Prefect Yash Diwadkar Prefect Extra curricular activities
The school has a lot of extra-curricular activities including debating, technical crew (IT), Model United Nations, Elocution, Football, Cricket, Athletics, Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis and Swimming. It annually hosts an inter school debating competition- Modern World Debates where teams from 4 countries attended in its last edition.
External links
References
- Personal interviews with staff and students of Dubai Modern High School.
Coordinates: 25°09′24″N 55°22′47″E / 25.1566279°N 55.379591°E
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1986
- Schools in Dubai
- Buildings and structures in Dubai
- International schools in the United Arab Emirates
- Indian international schools
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