Al Bateen Secondary School

Al Bateen Academy
Location
28th St, Khalifa Bin Shakhbout, Between Hazza Bin Zayed St and Delma St - Albateen, Al Manaseer Area, Abu Dhabi
U.A.E
Information
Type Private
Motto Pride: Participation, Respect and Responsibility, Integrity, Determination, Empathy and Tolerance
Opened September 2011
Authority Aldar Academies
Oversight Abu Dhabi International Council (ADEC)
Principal Mr. David Hutson
Years taught Year 7-Year 13
Gender Co-Educational
Age range 11-20
Schedule Sunday - Thursday, 7.40am - 2.30pm GMT
Hours in school day 6 Hours
Houses Battuta (Red), Columbus (Blue), Kingsley (Green) and Armstrong (Yellow)
Color(s) Purple, Grey and White
Team name Al Bateen
Newspaper Newsletter
Communities served Reading Buddies, ABC Anti-Bullying Committee, Student Council, Transition Buddies
Website Al Yasmina School

Al Bateen Academy is a private, British curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] Al Bateen educates students from years 7-13. It is affiliated with Al Mushrif Primary school, which operates from the same building.[2]

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.[3]

Af first the school offered the British curriculum for grades 7 - 9.[4] Later an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme was added.[5]

In 2016 Al Bateen Academy was one of four schools to be rated as outstanding by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.[6]

Curriculum

Al Bateen follows the British curriculum. The school offers iGCSEs, GCSEs and International Baccalaureate (IB) Science, English, Arabic, Islamic Studies (Or Citizenship), Physical Education and Mathematics are compulsory subjects throughout the entire school.[5] 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 A-Levels or IB (which if chosen, students have to stay in school for year 13 too.)

Activities

Al Bateen students can participate in interschool volleyball.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Hazza visits Al Bateen Secondary School". Gulf News, February 25, 2018
  2. ↑ "Four schools gain ‘outstanding’ rating in Abu Dhabi inspections". The National, Roberta Pennington, June 6, 2016
  3. ↑ "Aldar opens six Abu Dhabi academies in September". Ben Roberts, Construction Week Online, Sep 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Afshan Ahmed (October 2, 2011). "New Aldar principal brings lessons from China". The National.
  5. 1 2 Al Bateen Secondary School… strikes the perfect balance between academics & extracurricular activities". Teach Middle East, Mar 31, 2015
  6. ↑ Samihah Zaman. "Four 'outstanding' schools in Abu Dhabi". Gulf News, Aug 17, 2016
  7. ↑ "Schools round-up: Al Bateen School’s U-13 and U-15 end season on a high". Sports 360, Denzil Pinto 22/06/2015

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