A-level results in the UAE - in pictures

  • Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Kathryn Warner, right, receives her results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Kathryn Warner, right, receives her results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Eliana Antoniou opens her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Eliana Antoniou opens her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Zahaa Naseer checks her results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Zahaa Naseer checks her results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Pupils collect their exam results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Pupils collect their exam results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Amy Mellor checks her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Amy Mellor checks her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Noor Eltarib opens the envelope containing her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Noor Eltarib opens the envelope containing her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • From left, Kai-Yang Lee, Mariyam Afreen, Ibrahim Vijdani and Hibba Ahsan at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    From left, Kai-Yang Lee, Mariyam Afreen, Ibrahim Vijdani and Hibba Ahsan at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • From left, Zahaa Naseer and Abigail Bailey hug each other at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    From left, Zahaa Naseer and Abigail Bailey hug each other at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Soraya Hassan is among pupils receiving their results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Soraya Hassan is among pupils receiving their results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Ashlie Rowe receives her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Ashlie Rowe receives her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Dhiya Ehsan beams after opening her A-level results
    Dhiya Ehsan beams after opening her A-level results
  • From left, Zahaa Naseer, Angelina Somaiya and Kathryn Warner discuss their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    From left, Zahaa Naseer, Angelina Somaiya and Kathryn Warner discuss their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Mohamed Ahad Ahmed with his mother at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Mohamed Ahad Ahmed with his mother at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Hibba Ahsan celebrates her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Hibba Ahsan celebrates her A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis.
    Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis.
  • Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
    Pupils receive their A-level results at Gems Wellington Academy, Dubai Silicon Oasis
  • Arham Rakecha, an 18-year-old British pupil at the British School Al Khubairat, celebrates gaining two A*s and an A grade in his A-levels with his family. Photo: Arham Rakecha
    Arham Rakecha, an 18-year-old British pupil at the British School Al Khubairat, celebrates gaining two A*s and an A grade in his A-levels with his family. Photo: Arham Rakecha
  • Osama El Boraie, an 18-year-old Egyptian pupil at Brighton College Abu Dhabi, got three A*s and an A and will be heading to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen. Photo: Osama El Boraie
    Osama El Boraie, an 18-year-old Egyptian pupil at Brighton College Abu Dhabi, got three A*s and an A and will be heading to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen. Photo: Osama El Boraie
  • Aryan Saboo, an 18-year-old Indian pupil at Gems Cambridge International School - Dubai, who had offers from seven US universities and has decided to go to Georgia Tech, with his parents. Photo: Aryan Saboo
    Aryan Saboo, an 18-year-old Indian pupil at Gems Cambridge International School - Dubai, who had offers from seven US universities and has decided to go to Georgia Tech, with his parents. Photo: Aryan Saboo