At Diyafah Schools, we will inspire your child, encouraging them to let their light shine.
Although they are important, we believe that school life should be more than simply our students' academic progress and results. We focus on developing the whole child, uncovering talents and skills that prepare them to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
Our students leave us having developed a love of learning together with strong social skills and the ability to take full advantage of the opportunities that come their way, whether that is in higher education or in their future careers.
We encourage our students to take full advantage of the wide range of activities available to them within the school. We support our students to try new activities and discover new talents as well as building on existing skills.
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Egypt National Gymnastics Federation Competition 2025
Celebrating Malika’s Outstanding Achievement!
We are proud to share the incredible success of Malika at the Egypt National Gymnastics Federation Competition 2025 (Under 11 years old)!
Third Place – Bronze Medal for General Score Ranking
Second Place – Silver Medal on Special Ground Beam Device Set
Her exceptional performance across 7 device sets has secured her qualification for the 2026 Under-12 category!
20th World Pencak Silat Championship
Congratulations to our shining stars, Hamza Akram Rachman (Y8B) for his incredible achievements at the 20th World Pencak Silat Championship held in Abu Dhabi!
Hamza Akram made history as the 1st UAE Gold Medalist, Your hard work and dedication inspire us all.
Pearson Edexcel High Achiever Awards!
Let’s congratulate our exceptional students who have been awarded the prestigious award!
A special thank you to the @pearsonofficial for presenting these certificates and honoring our students’ achievements.
We celebrate excellence at Diyafah International School!
Voice of Future Generations writing competition winners
Voice of Future Generations writing competition winners. Lets congratulate Kyler and Yassin of Year 6!!! Kyler won the story category for English, while Yassin secured the top spot in a story category for Arabic. Their outstanding accomplishments highlight their dedication and passion for storytelling.
India Book of Records!
Our FS2 student, Zanoon Kalpurath, has been recognized as a ‘Young Achiever’ by the India Book of Records! He answered 30 math questions—including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—in just 1 minute 57 seconds, all while blindfolded!
Congratulations to our Esports team!!!
Huge congratulations to our Esports team!!! Diyafah’s Rocket League Team have won the Daigon COBIS tournament for Rocket League U12! The members of the winning team are Huzaifa and Zayan from 7B1 and Hamza from 7B2. The tournament took place over the last three months and included British International Schools from around the world. All our e-athletes should be commended for their commitment, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the live stream.
Poetic Heart (2023)
"The Poetic Heart (2023)" Congratulations Sim Rui Ying of Year 10G as her poem has been selected to present her poem in front of 700+ audience members consisting of renowned poets, media and other schools' students.
Abu Dhabi Science Festival (ADSF)
This Science Festival is the largest event of its kind in the region, which is held yearly in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The festival aims to Inspire young generations and encourage them to choose educational and professional paths in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Arts & Mathematics (STEAM). We are proud to announce one of our Year 6 students, Milann Pasupathy presented his project ‘Rudy’, a beach cleaning robot. "I created the robot so that it can be used to remove garbage from the beaches in order to protect the environment. Garbage is harmful to both human and aquatic lives" - Milann Pasupathy
Emirates Karate Clubs Championship
Emirates Karate Centre is a well-established group that has been teaching Martial Arts in Abu Dhabi since 1984. It hosts annual championships and we are delighted to announce two of our students, Dirar Al Tamim and Salma Al Tamim who won awards at the 11th Annual Championships.
Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature (EAFL)
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is one of the world’s leading international literary festivals. It is also the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word. The annual event in Dubai promotes books, reading and the richness of words in all its forms. It brings an appreciation and understanding of different cultures and the ways in which literature enhances all our lives. It also offers attendees a chance to meet local and world-famous authors, attend literary debates and workshops, participate in competitions and be inspired by their literary heroes.
A Star is Born! Charles Samuel Belialba Vitug, Year 11, Clinches First Place in the National Level Emirates Literature Festival Story Writing Competition. Charles made Diyafah proud!
KenKen Maths Competition
Kenken is a simple grid-based numerical puzzle that uses the basic math operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division-while also challenging your logic and problem-solving skills. It is recognised by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), USA, the world's largest educational organization, as a powerful tool to build reasoning skills, problem solving aptitude, perseverance and mental stamina in students. This championship is open to all school goers from Grade 3 (Year 4) to Grade 12 (Year 13). We would like to congratulate Vihaan Gadhave from 6B2 for winning a silver medal at the National KenKen competition. We are very proud of you.
Internal Diyafah Competitions
Shivar Maharaja, Year 10 B, received his well-deserved trophy and certificate for his thoughtful poem and impeccable rendering in the Poetic Heart Foundation’s virtual event. His poem titled “To Be Invincible” celebrates the power of the invincible spirit that humanity possesses. Congratulations Shivar on such a remarkable poem.
Joel Clinches Best Orator Award at Model UN
For his inspiring ideas and innovative plans on Prevention, Regulation, and Control of New Psychoactive Substances, Joel Thomas of year 8B was chosen as the best Orator at the Model United Nations held virtually by Al Diyafah High School, Dubai. The virtual Model United Nations was held on the 12th and 13th of February. Secondary students from different schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi participated in the mega event where they simulated the debates in United Nations. Joel was appreciated by the other MUN representatives for his powerful arguments supported with hard facts and anecdotes. We at DIS, congratulate Joel on his brilliant performance and appreciate the other participants in the event.
HarvardX - CS50 - Introduction to Computer Science Certificate
We are very proud of Saabir Ahmed in 11B who completed the course, CS50 - Introduction to Computer Science (Python, C, SQL and LUA) during his winter holidays and received certificates from HarvardX.