Dubai private school students among world’s top ten in Maths and Science

Dubai private school students among world’s top ten in Maths and Science

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Students from Dubai private schools have scored among the top 10 in the world, according to the latest results from Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an international assessment which tests the Maths and Science proficiency of Grades 4 and 8 students.

With the exceptional results, the emirate's private schools have achieved the UAE National Agenda's TIMSS targets.

Dubai private schools' highest placing came in Grade 8 Science, for which they ranked 5th among participating countries and regions. In Grade 4 Science, they were placed 8th. Dubai private schools scored 7th overall in Grade 8 Maths, and 10th in Grade 4 Maths.

Seventy-five per cent of Grade 4 Maths and Science students, 74% of Grade 8 Maths students and 78% of Grade 8 Science students scored above the TIMSS international average scale of 500.

Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman