Bilingual Day
& Boarding IB
School in the heart of Dubai
What sets us apart?
Join our international community of learners in the heart of Dubai

Internationally-minded
and bilingual
With 90 nationalities of families and 40 mother-tongue languages spoken, we are one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse schools in the Middle East.

Educating for a Better Future
One of the only IB continuum schools globally, offering a bilingual and exciting curriculum, our students are inspired to become confident, lifelong learners, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities of a global world – and make a difference.

Inclusive, innovative and academically rigorous
We encourage and support all our students to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic lifelong learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help make a difference.

A boarding environment
like no other
Luxury and purpose-built boarding houses on campus offer our students the opportunity to enjoy a boarding school experience in one of the safest and most dynamic cities in the world.
Learning
Streams
We offer three
unique educational
programme
Learning Streams
We offer three unique educational programme

English-French
Bilingual Programme

English-German
Bilingual Programme

IB STEAM Programme
(French/German as an additional language)
IB Programmes & Pathways
Inspiring
Excellence

More facts about SISD
100+
Nationalities
8:1
Student : Teacher
1800+
Students
60+
After-School Activities
1:1
EAL support
20+
Language Support Teachers
LATEST NEWS
What’s On At SISD
@sisddubai
✨ FREE FLOW ✨
Our students in Early Years have been enjoying a host of 'free flow' activities, as part of our emphasis on child-led play. Free flow allows children to find their own strengths, and offers them a level of freedom and choice in their learning. This type of independent learning also develops student stability, spacial awareness, co-ordination and agility, and enhances creativity and imaginative thinking.
#FreeFlow #EarlyYears #Childledplay #Learningbydoing ...
❗️ School Announcement ❗️
Due to adverse weather conditions, and with the safety of all in mind, the school has made the decision to cancel all after-school activities today. Please note there will also not be a late bus at 17.00.
More details have been sent by email.
We strongly encourage you to check your emails regularly today and tomorrow for any further communication from the school.
Thank you, and stay safe!
#SchoolAnnouncement #StaySafe
#SchoolAnnouncement #StaySafe ...
And that’s a wrap for our 2023 Sports Day, concluding with our Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 students today. A great buzz of activity around the field, lots of clapping, cheering and excitement! Students participated in agility courses, long jump, shotput, springs, relays, and the finale of the 100m race. Well done to all our students!
#SportsDays #SecondarySports #Togetherness #SISDTeamSpirit ...
Today we celebrate the UNESCO International Day of Education; the theme of this year’s event is “to invest in people, prioritize education”. At SISD, we are proud to live in a country that recognizes the importance and benefit of education, and our students are committed to supporting the Dubai Cares initiatives that support and champion education for all children around the world.
@Dubaicares @UNESCO #InternationalDayofEducation #DayofEducation #PrioritizeEducation #Dubaicares #Educationforall ...
Parent Workshop - As part of our continued focus on mental health and well-being, we will be welcoming Barry Cummings, one of the founders of "Beat the Cyberbully" initiative which provides education, awareness and training on online and mobile topics and promotes safe, responsible and inspiring online communication.
The event will take place on Tuesday, January 31st at 8 am. All parents are welcome to attend.
If you are unable to attend, please join us online (link in our Linktree)
#Safeguarding #DigitalSafety #BeatTheCyberbully #BarryCummings ...
A fantastic result for our Secondary swim team today in the Dubai Schools Gala at @hamdansc. The team achieved a host of medals, and finished in 2nd place across all Dubai schools! Well done, team IBEX. 👏 @speedoswimsquads_uae ...
Our Grade 5 students have created a "Book in a Box", based on the story "Holes" by Louis Sacher. This initiative is part of a competition for the forthcoming Emirates Literature Festival, with new author talks, workshops, special events and more. In 'Book in a Box,' students illustrate a journey of visual storytelling and our students have displayed their ingenuity and imagination beautifully.
The events take place at the Intercontinental in Festival City and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library from 1-6 February 2023. All SISD families are invited to attend.
Emirates Literature Foundation #LoveforReading #Books #Holes #LouisSachar #Competition #GoodLuck ...
Sustainable Food Truck Designs! As part of their IB design project, Grade 10 students have designed, and are creating, innovative food truck prototypes using sustainable products to cater to people with different tastes or dietary requirements. We cannot wait to see what their completed prototypes will look like!
#IBDesign #DesignTechnology #SustainableDesigns ...
Our young engineers! The students in Grade 4 STEAM class had an exciting lesson designing and building thrilling rides for a theme park this week. Their recent field trip to MOTIONGATE was their inspiration, and the lesson was a opportunity for them to experience and understand the full design process. Next week, the students will start creating their own design in preparation for this year’s STEAM Fair.
#IBSTEAM #STEAMLearning #IBCurriculum #Grade4 ...
We are very pleased to announce that SISD has achieved the National Online Safety Certified School Status, further demonstrating our commitment to online safety and the safeguarding and protection of our community. Our Primary and Secondary student Presidents were very proud to accept the award this week.
@nationalonlinesafety #NationalOnlineSafety #CertifiedSchool #OnlineSafety #Safeguarding ...
Time for our Secondary students to showcase their sporting skills today! Agility courses, long jump, shotput, sprints, relays, capture the flag tournament and the finale of the 800m #Together race, enjoyed by all! Well done - we loved your energy, enthusiasm and support for each other.
#SportsDays #SecondarySports #Togetherness #SISDTeamSpirit ...
A big thank you to our student leaders who joined us for the Secondary Open Evening event last week. The students offered personalised and individual tours to all the prospective families and shared their knowledge and experience of SISD. Parent feedback was outstanding and we are our very proud of our ambassadors.
#SchoolAmbassadors #Event #OpenEvening #SchoolTours ...
Today wraps up our Early Years sports days! After KG1 and KG2 classes, it was time for our youngest athletes (PreKG students) to demonstrate their sporting talents. They ran, jumped, played, raced, laughed and enjoyed a lovely time with their parents!
#SportsDay #EarlyYears #YoungAthletes #Sports #Togetherness ...
Early years parents are invited to our Coffee Morning event tomorrow; an opportunity to meet the team and find out more about forthcoming Early Years events and activities.
8.30am in the MPR room above the parent café
#Event #CoffeeMorning #EarlyYears #MeetTheTeam ...
This morning, it was time for our KG1 students to show off their sporting and athletic skills. It was such a pleasure to have our parents celebrating their children’s achievements, enjoying the outside sporting activities, and participating in all the activities. Thank you all for your support!
#SportsDay #Togetherness #Smiles #EarlyYears ...
For all current Grade 10 students and parents; we will be hosting our IBDP and IBCP Information Evening on the 24th January at 6pm in the auditorium. This is an opportunity for families to find out more about our pathways for Grade 11, and the subject options and courses available.
#IBDP #IBCP #InformationEvening #IBSchool #Grade11 #BilingualIB ...
We absolutely loved our KG2 Sports Day! Our students and families enjoyed a very active and fun sports day this morning: the students rode, jumped, played, raced, cheered, competed - a very noisy and sporty event! Our students particularly enjoyed racing against their parents, and cheered very loudly to support their parents during the parent race!
#SportsDay #KG2 #EarlyYears ...
Student Absence - Please do ensure that you have read the student absence protocol and are following it: we ask that parents complete the absence form on the parent portal to let us know the reason for your child's absence. Thank you for your cooperation.
#AbsenceProtocol #StudentAbsent ...
On Wednesday, our Secondary Sustainability Representatives visited the Firetti Contemporary Gallery in Alserkal Avenue to gain inspiration for our own piece of artwork.
They met Mara Firetti, the founder of the gallery, who presented some of the inspiring work that has been exhibited in her gallery, that all have messages about environmental issues around the world.
They were also very lucky to have the opportunity to view the multi-sensory exhibition by Her Highness Sheikha Maytha Bint Obaid Al Maktoum.
They are now excited to start planning for, and working together with, the whole SISD community to create a piece of artwork for both our Primary Reception area and Secondary Atrium.
#Sustainability #SustainableSchool #MaraFiretti #Alserkal ...
Introducing our Secondary Presidents: We are delighted to welcome our student Presidents for this year: Alexander Ott and Estelle Nouhra. Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing what we can achieve together this year!
#Studentleaders #SecondaryLeadership #SecondaryPresidents ...