Sunmarke School

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Sunmarke School
Address
Jumeirah Village Triangle District 5 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Information
Type	Private
Principal	Dr. Hopkin
Years offered	FS-1 - Year 13
Gender	Co-educational
Education system	International Baccalaureate
Language	English
Slogan	Where Amazing Happens
Website	www.sunmarke.com

Introduction[]

Sunmarke is a British Curriculum and IB World School in Dubai offering a Nursery and EYFS to Year 13 programme of study.

Sunmarke follows the British curriculum, with Year 11 students undertaking GCSE and additional vocational BTEC examinations. Year 12 and 13 students can opt to follow the International Baccalaureate Curriculum, taking part in the Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme, or the British Curriculum undertaking A Levels or BTECs.

Part of Fortes Education[]

Sunmarke School is part of the Fortes Education Group in the UAE, an education provider that has been in operation for two decades.

Fortes Education comprises Sunmarke School and Regent International School, and Jumeirah International Nurseries.

Campus[]

Sunmarke School’s facilities include a 40,000 square metre campus, a 400 seat Auditorium for the Performing Arts, A FIFA 19 Football Pitch & 5-a-side Pitch, Basketball, Netball & Volleyball Courts, a 25 metre Swimming Pool & Learner’s Pool, Eco-friendly Learning Environments, Robotics Labs, Creative Media & Radio Studios , 5 Design & Technology Labs for all types of Product Design, Art Studios, Music Studios, Ballet & Dance Studios, 3 Student Libraries and a Zen Garden.

Academics[]

For the academic year 2019-20, 48% of all A-Levels were A* - A, 92% of all A Levels were A* - C and 77% of all A Levels were A* - B.

KHDA Inspection Report[]

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has rated the school "Very Good" for 2019-20 and 2018-19.^[1] Below is a summary of the inspection ratings for Sunmarke School.^[2]

Signature Programmes[]

Sunmarke offers multiple signature programmes such as the Mini MBA programme, the Virtual Reality Programme, STEAM and Robotics Concentration, an Eco & Sustainability Concentration, A Term Aboard, a Careers Launchpad and Arts programme.

Enrichment[]

Sunmarke offers over 60 extracurricular activities from sports to the performing arts (drama, dance, ballet and music), the World Scholar's Cup, the Model UN, the Sunmarke Gazette (combining a physical newspaper, online blog, podcasts and online videos), Sunmarke Rocks (rock ‘n roll band), and clubs for cheerleaders, science, reading and more. Students also participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards pursuing a variety of interests and developing confidence, resilience and teamwork skills.

Sports[]

Sunmarke offers an extensive timetabled programme for PE including Health-related fitness, Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis, Trampolining, Cricket, Rounders and Athletics, with students also participating in activities as diverse as touch Martial Arts and Zumba.

The Games programme allows all students exposure to competitive team sports such as Football, Touch Rugby, Basketball, Netball, Volleyball, and Handball alongside further opportunities for developing Health and Fitness.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website