History and Milestones
Over the years, GIIS has grown into one of the leading schools across multiple countries, offering world-class education.
Proud Member of a Global Network
GIIS Abu Dhabi is proud to be part of the Global Schools Group (GSG), an award-winning network of schools with a strong presence in 11 countries.
With students from over 70 nationalities, GSG and its schools foster a global community and offer a world-class education environment for all students.
Through the diversity, scale and expertise of its global network, GSG provides a limitless learning experience that imparts the right knowledge, skills and values to help students unlock their true potential and develop holistically.
Milestones
Greatest Achievements Over the Years
2002
GIIS opens the first campus in Mount Sophia, Singapore with 48 students to fulfill the needs of Indians working overseas in Asia.
2006
GIIS opens 2 new campuses in Malaysia and Japan and a 2nd campus in Singapore.
2007
GSF continues its Asian expansion with the opening of a new campus in Thailand and its first campus in India. These new campuses mark a milestone in Global School’s history where it expanded via local partners through joint ventures or franchise.
2008-09
GIIS opens a 3rd Singapore campus and expands into Vietnam and Malaysia. We continue to expand its presence in India to meet the rising demand for private schools.
These schools enable returning expatriates to easily transfer their children from an overseas GIIS school to an Indian one.
2010
GIIS opens its first campus in the Middle East in Dubai, positioning GSF as a global group in education.
2011-13
GIIS continues to expand in India. The endorsement by IFC affirms GSF’s growing brand and reputation as an international school.
2015
GSF acquires One World International School and develops a new GIIS school in Abu Dhabi.
Our parent foundation, Global School Foundation, acquires One World International School, a premium pre-school and primary education-focused international school and Developed new school in Abu Dhabi.
2016-17
GIIS consolidates and transforms two smaller Singapore campuses into the new state-of-the-art Punggol campus with capacity expansion.
We continue further expansion overseas with new campuses in the Middle East and India.
2018
GIIS ramps up presence in India with plans to set up 4 new SMART campuses in Bangalore and Pune.
GIIS is recognized as one of the Best Education Brands of 2018 by The Economic Times.
2019
GIIS Smart Campus wins the prestigious GAIL Sustainability Innovator Award for its green practices and initiatives.
2020
GIIS crosses the 200-award milestone by winning 64 awards in education excellence in a single calendar year.
GIIS Tokyo emerges as the world's only overseas international school appearing in the top 10 CBSE rankings among the 600+ affiliated schools operating outside India.
