• Repton Dubai students achieve their highest average Diploma score of 36.2 points
  • Head Boy and Head Girl achieve the maximum 45 points in the Diploma

Repton School Dubai has achieved fantastic results in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) final assessments, with students attaining a record average score of 36.2 points in the IBDP programme alongside a 100% pass rate in the IBCP and IB Courses programmes.

This is the sixth year that students have achieved an average score above34 points. The outstanding performances by this year’s cohort have resulted in overwhelming offers from Russell Group institutions and some of the highest-ranking universities in the world, including The University of St Andrews, University College London, Emory University, Imperial College London, Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Manchester, to name but a few.

Despite wavering industry-wide frustration resulting from the unfortunate cancellation of the IB examinations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Reptonians displayed first-class performances in their final internal assessments, reinforcing the Repton DNA of the relentless and rigorous pursuit of achieving academic excellence. This year, 27% of Repton Dubai students achieved 40 points or more in the Diploma programme.

David Cook, Headmaster at Repton Dubai and Chief Education Officer of the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE, expressed his elation on the students’ outstanding results: “At Repton Dubai, passion, dedication and determination are just some of the values we instil in our students right from an early age. Our teachers consist of passionate educators focused on developing the whole child, through academic, creative and sporting arenas. We encourage our students to dream big and provide them with the appropriate learning tools to achieve those dreams. This year, despite the overlying challenges, our students have once again persevered, scoring an average of36.2 points in the IB Diploma, which is well above the global benchmark. I would like to congratulate the graduating IB cohort on their progressive attainments and wish them the very best of luck in their future endeavours.”

Aspiring to become a psychologist, Head Girl, Pavani Duggal scored an outstanding 45 points and will head to the University of St Andrews to focus on her undergraduate Psychology studies. Inspired to make a difference in people’s lives, Ayesha Duhra gracefully received offers from Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London, with the latter becoming her final destination to read medicine, upon attaining44 points. Furthermore, Maria Touma will study Medicine at St Andrews, following an exceptional 44 points achievement.

Repton Dubai particularly notes outstanding student Amrit Gill (44 points) who received offers from The University of Edinburgh, Durham University, The University of York to study Psychology and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London to study Dance Science. All of this alongside undertaking advanced ballet examinations, Harp assessments and learning Mandarin. Amrit will pursue her further education in Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh.

Head Boy, Adam Nasser and Deputy Head Boy, Quddus Pativada have demonstrated the innovative spirit of this year’s graduates. The exceptionally talented and eager students have received offers from world-renowned universities, including the University of Warwick, UC Berkeley and University College London. The aspiring young entrepreneurs, however, have taken a bold decision to take a break year from formal education to focus on developing their ingenious start-up business, a smart learning platform, and further explore the intricacies of entrepreneurship.

It is also pleasing to note that Repton once again caters superbly for its local, Emirati student body. For example, it is exciting to state that Saud Qawam achieved a record-breaking 40 points in the Diploma programme and will head to Georgia Institute of Technology to study Aerospace engineering.

Repton School Dubai is proud to offer the IB Career-Related Programme to allow its students to focus upon their career aspirations more closely. This year, all students passed this rigorous course and 86% achieved the highest possible score of D*D* upon their BTEC Business studies. Outstanding achievements within this programme see Jamie Danks heading to Nottingham Trent University whilst Muhammad Siddique Ali Pirzada makes his way to Durham University.

Repton School Dubai, part of the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE has consistently enjoyed academic success at university level, sending students to world-renowned universities including The University of Oxford, King’s College London, London School of Economics, Stanford University, Columbia University, New York University, St Johns Hopkins and The University of Edinburgh

Tracy Crowder, Vice Principal and Head of Senior School at Repton Dubai speaking on the IB cohort’s outstanding achievements says, “As teachers, it gives us great joy in seeing our students achieve extraordinary feats. All their hard work and determination throughout the academic year has paid off and I would like to congratulate students from our graduating cohort. At Repton Dubai, we are focused on ensuring each student receives a comprehensive learning experience that is tailored to support their individual learning needs. I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the graduating cohort and wish them the very best of luck for the future.”

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the KHDA, Repton Dubai offers its forward-thinking continuous professional development (CPD) programme to enable its teachers to thrive in a student-engaging environment, promoting an open-minded and nurturing teaching approach. This approach enables them to support students in honing and developing special skills, overcoming challenges, and achieving outstanding results.

With over 80 student nationalities, for which over 70% whose native language is not English, the Nad Al Sheba campus uses a diversified and inclusive teaching approach, continuously delivering outstanding value add to high-performing students as well as offering students who require extra attention with additional in-depth support to overcome academic and personal challenges. The innovative curriculum offers the highest standard of academic excellence, catering to each student’s individual needs to maximize their future career opportunities rather than just focusing on short-lived examination scores. This passionate and dedicated approach has resulted in several success stories within Repton Dubai’s IB cohort over the years, with Reptonians attaining perfect scores of 45 points in their final IB examinations.  

Please see the table below including student highlights and university destinations:

Name IBDP Points Destination Subject
Adam Nasser 45 University College London Economics, Data Science and Engineering
Pavani Duggal 45 University of St Andrews Psychology
Amrit Gill 44 University of Edinburgh Psychology and Linguistics
Ayesha Duhra 44 Imperial College London Medicine
Maria Touma 44 University of St Andrews Medicine
Ismail Elsonbaty 43 King’s College London International Management
Jasmin Virk 43 University College London Business Management
Christabelle Ogulu 41 University of St Andrews Psychology
Gianluca Lombardi 41 Bocconi University, Italy International Economics and Management
Negar Sharifi 41 University of Toronto – Rotman Business
Sophie Lewis 41 University of Bath Sport and Exercise Science
Musa Tariq 40 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain Medicine
Saud Qawam 40 Georgia Institute of Technology Aerospace Engineering
Varvara Konovalova 40 University of St Andrews Maths and Physics
Zoya Zameer 40 University College London Economics
Denys Stepanets 40 University of Warwick Management
Faris Ibrahim 40 Parsons School of Design Architecture