SISD Partners with Dubai Creek Golf Club Academy

Swiss International Scientific School has found a way to deliver all three at once. From October 2026, senior students on our IB Career-related Programme will train and learn on-site at Dubai Creek Golf Club Academy, one of Dubai's most established golfing venues.

This is a structured qualification, built for students who want a career in sport, business and several other industries.

What SISD Is Doing Differently

A few Dubai schools already have golf partnerships, built to identify talented players and guide them toward a scholarship or a professional career. That is a valuable offering, and it serves a small number of students well.

SISD has taken a slightly different approach. Our partnership with Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club forms a central part of the IBCP Sport and Business pathway, where students complete the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport, Business and Management alongside their IB core. It is the first pathway of its kind in the region.

Student Key Takeaways

Through the partnership, Grade 11 and 12 students on the pathway will:

• Train with professional coaching staff at a working golf venue
• See how a large sporting facility manages it’s everyday operations
• Learn how venues like Dubai Creek generate revenue through events, hospitality, and membership
• Connect classroom lessons in sports marketing and management to a real business in front of them

"Golf sits at the intersection of sport, wellbeing, and hospitality. This partnership gives our students the opportunity to learn from industry professionals, understand how high-profile sporting venues operate, and apply their classroom learning in a real-world environment."

-Robert Duncan
Head of Secondary Sport at SISD

SISD Golf Academy

SISD has already established a strong foundation in golf through our recently launched SISD Golf Academy, where students receive expert coaching supported by state-of-the-art TrackMan technology. Students on the IBCP pathway train on our on-campus TrackMan simulators through the SISD Golf Academy's Swing for Life programme, which builds technique and teaches data analysis before students ever set foot on a course.

The Dubai Creek partnership is the next step in that journey. TrackMan builds the skill, with data behind every swing. Dubai Creek Golf Club Academy shows students what that skill supports, giving senior students hands-on experience in golf, sport, and the wider sports business ecosystem.

Part of a Bigger Picture

Dr Lisa Bardin sees the partnership as part of a wider shift in how the school prepares students for life after school.

"This partnership reflects our commitment to an IBCP experience that is ambitious, relevant, and rooted in real-world learning. Working with Dubai Creek Golf Club Academy gives our students meaningful exposure to both sport and business, guided by industry expertise."

-Dr Lisa Bardin
IBCP Coordinator at SISD

The Sport and Business pathway alongside SISD's other industry partnerships, our collaboration with Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy, Les Roches, gives students the option of graduating with practical, industry-focused experience in sport or hospitality, two of the UAE's fastest-growing sectors.

Who This Pathway Suits

This pathway is suitable for students who want to understand sport as an industry. It suits students with an interest in how sporting venues are managed, how sports organisations generate revenue, and how careers in sports marketing, events and operations actually work.

In summary, the pathway gives students:

• A recognised qualification, the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport, Business and Management, studied alongside the IB core
• Direct exposure to the daily operations of a professional golf venue
• A practical understanding of the business side of sport, including events, hospitality and venue management
• A strong foundation for university study or a career in sports business, management or related industries

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