Sports

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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.

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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

Congratulations to our Deputy Head of School, Mrs. Rania for achieving her Jui Jitsu Blue belt recently! #SISDSport ...

Congratulations to SISD Swim Academy members - Charlie, Levin, Kyan and Andrejs - the overall age group winners of the 26th Speedo Invitational Swim Club meet this weekend @hamdansc #SISDSport #Swimteam #MedalWinners @speedoswimsquads_uae ...

A nail-biting win for our U16 boys’ basketball team last night! A very close game vs Ambassador International Academy, ending in a 34-33 win for the IBEX team! 👏🏀 #GoIBEX #basketball #SISDSport ...

Wishing the very best of luck to our Primary students taking part in our second DASSA Cross Country meet at the Sevens cricket grounds this afternoon. #TrackandField #athletics #crosscountry #SISDSport ...

A winning result for our U16 boys yesterday - a strong 3-2 win vs Deira International School! Congratulations, team IBEX! ⚽️ #SISDSport #Football ...

A fantastic 3-0 win vs Al Salam School, to finish off the u14 league for our girls tonight! Great result, team IBEX! #SISDFootball #GirlsFootball #SISDSport #Football ⚽️⚽️ ...

Celebrating tonight! A strong 36-19 win for our U16 girls’ basketball team vs Hartland International School this evening! Well done, team IBEX! #SISDSport #Basketball 🏀⛹🏼‍♀️ ...

A 2-2 draw for our U12 footballers tonight vs Kent College. ⚽️⚽️ ...

Big cheer for our U8 boys’ football team who secured a 4-1 win vs GEMS Wellington yesterday! ⚽️⚽️#SISDSport #Football ...

Congratulations to two of our Speedo Swim Academy members, Noah and Charlie who both took part in the 5k Oceanman race this weekend. Charlie achieved 2nd place in the mens’ category (out of 296 swimmers!), and came 1st overall in the juniors. Well done to both - fantastic achievements! @speedoswimsquads_uae @oceanmanswim @oceanman_uae ...

A very action-packed (and adrenaline pumping!) game for our U16 boys’ basketball team tonight, resulting in a 39-36 win for the IBEX team vs Dubai Scholars. 👏🏀#SISDSport ...

A fantastic win for our U16 girls’ basketball team tonight vs UAS. A very strong performance 🏀! #SISDSport #Basketball ...

Bravo to our Grade 1 Basketball House Competition winners: Bern! ...

Congratulations to our U12 Boys Football team for a great win against Lycée Français Jean Mermoz yesterday! ...

Bravo to our U19 boys who won 4-1 against Al Salam School yesterday! ...

Well done to Iyad (Grade 7), who won the Gold medal at the world JJS championship in Abu Dhabi this weekend! #SISDSport ...

Swimming success: A big shout-out to our Secondary swim team, who achieved second place in Division 2 at the DASSA swimming gala yesterday. Particular congratulations to the Primary students, who stepped up to compete as part of the Secondary team. #swimteam #swimmingsuccess #Swimgala #secondplace #SISDSport #sisdswimming ...

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