Al Bateen Academy is a private, British curriculum school in Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

. Al Bateen educates students from years 7-13. It is affiliated with Al Mushrif Primary school, which operates from the same building.

History

The Academy was opened in September 2011; the new facilities included an auditorium for performing arts, science labs, sports facilities, and a recording studio and fully equipped computer labs. At first the school offered the British curriculum for years 7 - 9. Later an GCSE and IGCSE examinations were added along with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.Al Bateen Secondary School… strikes the perfect balance between academics & extracurricular activities"
''Teach Middle East'', Mar 31, 2015 Until 2018, the school also offered students International AS Levels which was a one year programme. Since 2018, however, this programme has been discontinued. In 2016, Al Bateen Academy was the first school to be awarded 'Outstanding' status by ADEK.

Curriculum

Al Bateen follows the British curriculum. The school offers IGCSEs,

GCSEs The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

and

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB D ...

(IB) Science, English, Arabic, Islamic Studies (Or Citizenship), Physical Education and Mathematics are compulsory subjects throughout the entire school. Students begin their secondary school years in Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9), following the National Curriculum of England and Wales, and then move into Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11). During KS4 they sit a range of UK national exams GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education). If students achieve the required grades they can go onto IB which will take another two years.

Activities

Al Bateen students can participate in interschool volleyball."Schools round-up: Al Bateen School’s U-13 and U-15 end season on a high"
''Sports 360'', Denzil Pinto 22/06/2015

References

External links

Official Website
Schools in Abu Dhabi 2011 establishments in the United Arab Emirates