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Nine GEMS students recognised with Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance

GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls named most Distinguished School/ School Administration

Two GEMS families named in the prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Family category

Eight pupils have also received the Sharjah Educational Award for Outstanding Performance

One GEMS Education school, nine GEMS students and two families from GEMS schools in the UAE have been recognised at the 19th Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance.

GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls has been announced as the most Distinguished School / School Administration, while nine students from GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah, The Millennium School, Dubai, Our Own High School, Dubai, GEMS Our Own Indian School, Dubai, The Winchester School, Dubai, GEMS Modern Academy, Jumeirah College, Dubai have been listed in the Outstanding Student category.

Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, said: “We are extremely proud of GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls, and of the students and families who have been recognised. These awards are a great acknowledgement of the hard work and passion that each of them possesses, as well as to the dedication to excellence shown by the school, their families and teachers. We congratulate each one of them and look forward to their future successes.”

The family of Iqbal Ahmed Ansari from The Millennium School, Dubai and the family of Umar Ahamed Shakir from GEMS Our Own English High School Dubai, are two families who have been named winners in the Sheikh Hamdan Distinguished Family category.

The Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance has been designed to recognise academic achievements, talents, skills and leadership abilities across a variety of disciplines.

Additionally, eight GEMS students – including four from Our Own English High School Dubai, two from GEMS Our Own English High School Sharjah, Girls and one each respectively from The Millennium School, Dubai and GEMS Winchester School, Abu Dhabi have also been awarded the Sharjah Educational Award for Outstanding Performance.

 

Winners of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award

DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL/SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY

School Name: Our Own English High School                              City: Sharjah


                        OUTSTANDING FAMILY CATEGORY

1.

Head Family Name: Iqbal Ahmed Ansari                              

School: The Millennium School

City: Dubai

2.

Head Family Name: Umar Ahamed Shakir

School: GEMS Our Own English High School

City: Dubai


                   OUTSTANDING STUDENT CATEGORY

Student Name            City                                School    

Neola Jennica Castelino  Sharjah    Our Own English High School

Aryan Kapoor           Dubai               GEMS Modern Academy

Sadhna Lakshmi Venkatesh  Dubai       Our Own Indian School

Vivekanandan Madhuravasal   Dubai        Our Own High School

Venkata Sai Sreedivya     Dubai              Our Own Indian School

Rahul Ashok Lobo         Dubai                      Jumeirah College

Mishal Faraz             Dubai                    The Winchester School

Sean Sanoop George    Dubai                 The Millennium School


Winners of Sharjah Award for Excellence and Educational Excellence at the 23rd Session

                       OUTSTANDING STUDENT CATEGORY

 

Student Name                      City                   School                                                   

Sandra Nishen Roy      Abu Dhabi          GEMS Winchester School

Namitha Pillai                Dubai             The Millennium School

Shrika Sengupta         Sharjah       Our Own English High School

Geerthana Muthukaruppan Dubai   Our Own English High School

Maani Mathews     Dubai              Our Own English High School

Vrinda Mohan        Sharjah          Our Own English High School

Sanooba Moin Uddin       Dubai     Our Own English High School

Vijay Vivekanandan    Dubai           Our Own English High School


– GEMS Education Media