GEMS United Indian School Abu Dhabi

GEMS United Indian School is located in Baniyas West, Abu Dhabi, on 42nd Street. The campus sits in a residential area with easy access to Abu Dhabi's main roads and regular school bus routes. The address is 42nd Street, Baniyas West, Abu Dhabi 10996.

The school offers the Indian curriculum from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The age range is approximately 4 to 18 years.

GEMS United Indian School is a co-educational day school.

Publicly disclosed information does not include a nationality breakdown or local/international ratio.

Public pages describe safeguarding and student wellbeing. The campus includes a school clinic, library facilities, and science laboratories. Explicit special educational needs (SEN) provisions are not detailed publicly.

CBSE affiliation with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.

No religious affiliation is specified.

Exact start and end times are not published publicly. The school uses Bright Bus Transport (BBT) for its bus service.

Bright Bus Transport (BBT), part of STS Group, provides UIS Abu Dhabi with a fleet that includes CCTV surveillance, ADAS cameras, GPS tracking, RFID, and a 24/7 Operations Control Centre.

GEMS United Indian School Abu Dhabi follows the CBSE curriculum designed by NCERT, with English as the medium of instruction. Arabic is taught and compulsory for Muslim students within Islamic Studies, and UAE culture and heritage are integrated into the program. The curriculum emphasizes 21st-century learning through enquiry-based and project-based approaches, supported by digital resources. Curriculum is organized by stage: Early Years (Pre-KG to KG2) with English, Mathematics and Environmental Studies plus Music/Art/PE; Primary (Grades I–V) adds Hindi/Malayalam, Arabic and Islamic/Moral Science with Foundational Literacies aligned to CBSE/NCERT. Middle School (Grades VI–VIII) includes English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Computer Science, Arabic, Islamic/Moral Science and language options (Malayalam/Hindi, plus French from Grade 8) and Arts/Physical Education; Secondary (IX–X) features core CBSE subjects with Arabic compulsory, and Senior Secondary (XI–XII) offers Science, Commerce and Humanities streams with core and elective subjects.

The school supports Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) through its High Performance Learning (HPL) framework, which embeds pastoral care and project-based learning across the curriculum. It also emphasizes inquiry-based, student-centered learning and student leadership to develop collaboration and communication skills. The school explicitly references protection, care and support of students as a core wellbeing and safeguarding focus. GEMS Education policies underpin safeguarding, with an independently chaired safeguarding committee and a confidential Speak Up platform for reporting concerns. The campus also provides a gender-specific health clinic staffed by a trained nurse to address student health needs, contributing to overall mental and physical wellbeing.

The school states in its materials that ADEK inspection includes provisions for POD students, indicating some level of support for students with Special Educational Needs. ADEK's own performance standards include 'the protection, care, guidance and support of students' as a key area of inspection. The school is described as following the CBSE MOE curriculum, and there is no explicit designation of UIS as a specialist SEN institution. Public information does not publish a detailed list of the specific kinds of SEN the school can support or the staff dedicated to SEN. The on-site health clinic and general wellbeing provisions are part of the broader support framework for students, including POD students.

The school operates an English-medium instruction program; the Language(s) of Instruction are English. Arabic is also taught and is compulsory for Muslim students in Islamic studies, but explicit EAL programming or staff for English as an Additional Language is not publicly disclosed. There is no published description of a formal EAL department or dedicated EAL support beyond general English-medium instruction. Consequently, specific EAL provisions are not publicly detailed by the school. The available materials do not indicate a separate, explicit EAL programme.

Mental wellbeing is addressed through the school's wellbeing-focused safeguarding culture and pastoral care within the HPL framework. High Performance Learning emphasizes the integration of academic learning with social-emotional development and collaborative, project-based work. The Health Clinic on campus supports student health needs, reinforcing wellbeing alongside academics. The school highlights protection, care and support for students as part of its safety and wellbeing approach. Staff and students are encouraged to report wellbeing concerns through formal safeguarding channels.

Safeguarding is a stated priority, with GEMS Education policies mandating safeguarding responsibilities for all staff and an independently chaired safeguarding committee. The safeguarding framework includes a confidential whistleblowing portal (Speak Up) and clear reporting channels for health, safety and wellbeing concerns. The GEMS group maintains health and safety governance and requires pre-employment background checks for staff. ADEK's inspection standards explicitly include the protection, care, guidance and support of students as a performance area. The school's Health Clinic and safety-focused facilities reflect its safeguarding orientation.

The school uses an online enquiry to start the application. The admission process is initiated remotely on submission of documents; scanned copies of the documents are sent to the Admission Secretary or the Registrar. The school will contact you to schedule an interview (required for all grades, including KG1 and KG2) and an assessment/entrance exam. Upon completion of the assessment and interview, the school will contact you if a place is available. Only students with a current and valid UAE residence visa are eligible for enrolment. At registration, the following documents are required: 1 copy of the child's Passport, Visa and Emirates ID card; 1 copy of the parent's Passport, Visa and Emirates ID card; 1 copy of the child's attested birth certificate (in English/Arabic); 3 recent passport-size photographs of the child (with a white background); Two years' of school reports, including any learning support documents pertaining to your child's educational needs; for Early Years, nursery reports if available; Copy of Health Form (download here) and a copy of Vaccination Record for KG1 and above. Things to remember: All students seeking admission for Grade 2 upwards must provide a Transfer Certificate; Validity of a Transfer Certificate is 3 months from the date of issue. Transferring during an academic year: If transferring from within Abu Dhabi, provide records of any tests undertaken in the current academic year and an eSIS transfer; If transferring from another Emirate, provide mark sheets from assessments taken at the current school in the current academic year, with attestation by the current school and the Ministry of Education of the Emirate; If transferring from overseas, provide the mark list of assessments done so far, a Transfer Certificate/School Leaving Certificate attested by the Education Officer of the issuing zone, embassy attestation in the UAE, MOFA attestation, and verification by the Indian Consulate in Abu Dhabi if applicable. Final transfer requires approval by the GEMS UIS principal and, finally, by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). For any further information regarding admissions, contact a member of the team.

The Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Excellence provides a full-year scholarship at a GEMS school. The award is offered to female students who have proven themselves as global citizens, demonstrated outstanding leadership, achieved exceptional academic results, and shown commitment to their communities. Winners become ambassadors for both their school and GEMS Education and receive a commemorative certificate. The award was established in 2005 to empower UAE women.