The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance 2017 acknowledged one school, nine students and two families from GEMS Education, at the 19th version of the awards held at Dubai World Trade Centre on 25 April.

Nine students from GEMS Our Own English Secondary school, Sharjah, The Millennium School, Dubai, Our Own Senior high school, Dubai, GEMS Our Own Indian School, Dubai, The Winchester School, Dubai, GEMS Modern Academy, Jumeirah University, Dubai were recognised with the Hamdan Academic Award in the Outstanding Student group, while GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls was granted as the most Prominent School/ School Administration.

Bagging the award under Sheikh Hamdan Distinguished Household classification were the family members of Iqbal Ahmed Ansari from The Millennium School, Dubai and Umar Ahamed Shakir from GEMS Our Own English High School, Dubai.

Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, stated: "We are very proud of Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls, and the students and families that have actually been recognized. These honors are a wonderful acknowledgement of the hard work and interest that each of them possesses, in addition to the devotion to excellence shown by the School, their families and educators. We congratulate each one of them and waiting to their future successes."

Designed to highlight scholastic accomplishments, the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Differentiated Academic Performance acknowledges skills, abilities and leadership abilities across a variety of disciplines.

Along with these awards, eight GEMS students have likewise gotten the Sharjah Educational Award for Outstanding Performance - four from Our Own English Senior high school Dubai, two from GEMS Our Own English Secondary school Sharjah, Girls and one each respectively from The Millennium School, Dubai and GEMS Winchester School, Abu Dhabi have likewise been awarded the Sharjah Educational Award for Outstanding Performance.