Sports
Robert Duncan
Head of Sport
Welcome to the home of the IBEX
A cornerstone of a great school is having great pride, passion and team spirit amongst the school community.
At SISD, sport is one of the ways we harness this pride and passion, and we are committed to ensuring every student has the opportunity to take part, but also to excel if they can. It is our goal to use competitive sport to build on the values, lessons and instruction provided during day-to-day lessons, and as part of our curriculum.
It is also our aim to create a sense of community and to build a common bond through support for our teams. Finally, we want to instill an unmatched sense of pride through commitment, teamwork, perseverance, effort, and the ability for students to represent their school in sporting and athletic competitions.
Les sports proposés par la SISD et les locaux sont phénoménaux - mes enfants ont adoré essayer pleins de sports différents, concourir dans les équipes de l'école et tout simplement représenter leur école.
See more about Sport Programmes
At SISD, we are very proud of our sport – very proud of the opportunities we offer for all our students, and very proud of our opportunities for excellence that we offer our very talented students.
We offer a huge variety of sports, and are very lucky to have some of the best sporting facilities in Dubai. These include an Olympic sized swimming pool, basketball courts, football pitches, a full sized gym and cardio suite, indoor and outdoor running tracks, tennis and padel tennis courts, beach volleyball and lots more.
Our students are encouraged to participate in the sports, not only as part of the curriculum, but also in the wide array of after-school sports clubs we offer, and the sporting teams. Our sports teams compete within the leagues in Dubai, and competitions take place every week against the other top schools in Dubai. We are very proud of our team successes across all the age groups, and students form as young as 8 years are encouraged to join one of our sporting teams.
For our very sporty and talented athletes, we offer a Speedo swim academy, a dedicated athletics academy, and opportunities for the students to compete nationally and internationally in sporting fixtures and events.
Our PE team are dedicated sports coaches, all with sporting passions and interests of their own, and the students are coached by these high quality individuals, always encouraging students to be the BEST they can be!
Dubai Affiliated School Sport Association (DASSA)
SISD is a member of the Dubai Affiliated School Sport Association (DASSA). DASSA oversees school sporting competitions for over 70 Dubai schools in a plethora of sports. Our academic year includes 3 sport seasons which are aligned with our after school activities calendar.
At SISD we currently have competitive teams for both boys and girls in the following sports:
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Track and Field
Our Sports Academies
Our Speedo Swim Academy offers talented swimmers the option to train before and after school with dedicated Speedo coaches
Our Athletics Academy is new and launching in 2023! Talented athletes and runners will be offered dedicated training sessions before and after school with the AIS coaching team.
Sport Calendar & Fixtures
See details about upcoming matches, results and more...
Our Latest Sports News
An amazing weekend of medals and PBs at the recent Emirates Swimming Championship this weekend @hamdansc. Congratulations to Charlie, Levin and Kenza who all won medals at the event, and well done to the Speedo SISD swim academy students who achieved PBs and Finals races. Kenza also qualified for the France Nationals in April and has also secured the UAE record for the 50 Free. Congratulations, team IBEX! #SISDSwimming @speedoswimsquads_uae
A host of medals for our students at the @dassasports athletics finals last night! Well done to Pepper who achieved medals in the 80m and 600m, Ignacio who took home the gold in the U11 long jump, and Kiyan who won medals in the 150m and 600m races. Well done, team SISD! #SISDAthletics #Athletics
Our Speedo swimmers had the pleasure of swimming with Junior World Champion, Minna Abraham, last night for their training session. Minna, previously a Speedo swimmer in the UAE, has won a host of titles for her country, Hungary, in the world championships. Minna joined the swimmers in the pool and then had a Q&A session with the students afterwards. We wish Minna all the best as she heads off to the US for a university scholarship this summer. #speedoswimsquads #SISDSport #SISDSwimming
Golfing success! Congratulations to Grade 8 student, Emanuele Galeppini, who won his first World Amateur Golf Ranking event last week. Emanuele also represented Italy last year, and this summer he will be leading the Order of Merit Under 14, representing Italy at the forthcoming France International, the Belgium International and the English International. Congratulations Emanuele! #SISDGolf #SISDSport
