Al Bateen Secondary School


Al Bateen Academy is a private, British curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 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.
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 and International Baccalaureate Science, English, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Physical Education and Mathematics are compulsory subjects throughout the entire school. Students begin their secondary school years in Key Stage 3, following the National Curriculum of England and Wales, and then move into Key Stage 4. During KS4 they sit a range of UK national exams GCSE and IGCSE. If students achieve the required grades they can go onto A-Levels or IB

Activities

Al Bateen students can participate in interschool volleyball.