Yes

Yes

French and Arabic

25 in FS and 25-30 in Year 1 - Year 13
We try to keep the numbers at 22-25 in each class. The number is kept low in secondary to enable more of one to one learning.

25

Yes

All classrooms are well equipped with interactive whiteboards.

Yes

Muslim students have prayer halls if they wish to do Namaz.

AS & A Level examinations.

Yes

Depends on the year level and subjects.

All students who graduate from Al Basma attend a higher educational institution - 100%.

Special Education Needs

Yes, Admission Interview tests.

For FS1 and FS2, we arrange play dates where we bring in children in groups with one of the parents and encourage them to play. Our teachers meet them in between and evaluate each student. The purpose is not to reject anybody but to understand the children.
For Year 1 and above, we do tests in English and Math. It is one on one for Year 1 and Year 2. From Year 3 and above, we expect the students to complete the tests independently.

Yes

No deadline. It depends on the capacity of each year group.

Yes, we do in-year admissions. We follow deadlines given by ADEK for internal school transfers within Abu Dhabi. Students coming from Other Emirates or outside of UAE, we admit the students based on ADEK approval.

8 am

2:30 pm

Yes

We have canteen facility where students can buy food.

Yes

Oil painting, zumba, glee, literacy animation, musical theatre, choir, basketball, table tennis, badminton, cricket, reading, computer programming, maths, board games

Physical education

Yes

Al Basma British School students receive a robust, creative, vibrant, academic challenging and inspiring 21st Century education, making the schooling years an enjoyable time filled with rich and memorable experiences, preparing them for life. Each student’s unique skills and talents are released and enhanced in an environment of care and mutual respect; one that promotes resilience, confidence, self-esteem and self-management skills.

Al Basma British School is a healthy, safe environment within which students can enjoy learning, make progress and achieve high standards. They will be encouraged to participate fully in school life and make a positive contribution to the school and wider community, ultimately becoming successful, motivated, well-adjusted adults who achieve economic well-being. We will measure our success against these outcomes.

The school believes in creating future citizens with high values, excelling in all dimensions in life, with full cooperation, transparency and support from parents. Hence, the curriculum is founded on a three way partnership between parents, students and teachers to ensure full involvement in the child's growth. The school is focused on continual self-evaluation and takes into account the views of all stakeholders through parent-student-teacher conferences, classroom observations by parents, a strong school council for students, online school management interactive portal and a parent-teacher association that advises and plans activities and events to extend and deepen the curriculum.