Raffles World Academy
Education Administration ProgramsUmm Suqeim Second, United Arab Emirates201-500 Employees
Raffles World Academy, based in Dubai, offers an international education pathway that combines the International Baccalaureate framework with Cambridge International curricula for students from kindergarten through grade 12. The program sequence includes the IB Primary Years Programme for KG1 to Grade 5, Cambridge Secondary 1 for Grades 6–8, the IGCSE for Grades 9–10, and the IB Diploma Programme for Grades 11–12. The school emphasizes a holistic, demanding, and supportive learning environment designed to help students become lifelong learners capable of adapting to a dynamic global landscape. Its student body is international, with more than 1,900 pupils representing over 80 nationalities, supported by a diverse academic and administrative team. RWA holds IB World School status and is a Cambridge International Examination Board Centre; it is also a member of the Council of International Schools and the Middle East IB Association, and it has earned the Green Flag from Eco-Schools UAE. The academy operates within the education sector in the United Arab Emirates and positions itself as part of the international schooling landscape that prepares students for higher education and engagement in the knowledge economy.