UAE Students Shine Bright: Record-Breaking IB Results Open Global Doors

Global Dreams, Local Triumphs: UAE students celebrate historic IB results as doors open to top universities worldwide

 On July 5, 2025, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme results were released to schools across the UAE. Innoventures Education reported a perfect 45-point score from two students at Dubai International Academy – Emirates Hills: Alia Abdelhamid and Melis Yilmaz — a feat achieved by fewer than 0.1% of IB candidates globally gulfnews.com+10khaleejtimes.com+10thenationalnews.com+10. Additionally, four students scored 44, and nearly 25% of the cohort earned 40 or more points. The group achieved a remarkable 99.6% pass rate, with average scores well above global benchmarks gulfnews.com+5khaleejtimes.com+5gulfnews.com+5.

Meanwhile, GEMS Education schools also excelled. Across seven GEMS IB schools, students posted an average score of 34 and a 95% pass rate, significantly outperforming the world averages of 30 points and 80% juwai.asia+7thenationalnews.com+7khaleejtimes.com+7. Among them, three students from GEMS Modern Academy achieved perfect 45s, while others across its network secured top marks — including Satvik Gupta and Aanya Khandelwal, who scored 45 and are headed to Carnegie Mellon and a top New York law college respectively gulfnews.com+12thenationalnews.com+12edarabia.com+12.

Top performers expressed gratitude for unwavering teacher and family support. Alia described her journey as “truly transformative,” citing an environment fostering intellectual growth thenationalnews.com+3khaleejtimes.com+3gulfnews.com+3. Satvik emphasized the value of stress management and discipline, saying the experience prepared him well for university life .

School leaders praised the results as evidence of academic excellence and resilient learning communities. Hitesh Bhagat, Principal of DIA Emirates Hills, called it a tribute to the school’s dedication khaleejtimes.com+5khaleejtimes.com+5juwai.asia+5, while GEMS Education’s Group Chief Education Officer, Dr Saima Rana, highlighted the success as a testament to students’ perseverance and quality teaching khaleejtimes.com+5whichschooladvisor.com+5gulfnews.com+5.

Reddit users echoed this excitement. One GEMS Modern Academy student shared:

“As I go on to study electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon … these results reflect their tireless effort and dedication.” khaleejtimes.com+6en.wikipedia.org+6khaleejtimes.com+6thenationalnews.com

This year’s outstanding IB results not only surpassed global standards but also opened doors to elite universities such as Stanford, Cambridge, UC Berkeley, Imperial College London, and NYU — demonstrating both the UAE’s strong educational ecosystem and its students’ world-class achievements.