HS Profile 2018

P.O. Box 42114, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. CEEB CODE: 697001
T +971.2.681.5115 • www.acs.sch.ae IB CODE: 2391
[email protected]

HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2018-2019

MISSION STATEMENT

The American Community School of Abu Dhabi provides a balanced learning program to foster excellence in academics, arts,
athletics, and service. In partnership with parents, we empower all students to define and shape their futures. Our dynamic and
challenging educational program prepares a culturally diverse student body for learning, service, and global citizenship.

ABU DHABI,
UAE

The map represents
the passports of the Class of 2019

OUR SCHOOL 370 85 41
Students
Established in 1972, on land donated by the late H.H. Sheihk in Grades Students in Nationalities
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayan, the American Community School 9-12 the Class of Represented in
of Abu Dhabi (ACS) is a nonprofit, co-educational day school
affiliated with the Office of Overseas Schools of the United 2019 Grades 9-12
States Department of State. An independent, U.S. accredited,
college preparatory school, ACS offers a comprehensive Superintendent Ms. Monique Flickinger
education program for 1,200 students between the ages of HS Principal Ms. Amy Greene
4-18 representing more than 50 nationalities. The language HS Assistant Principal Ms. Bobbi Donison
of instruction at ACS is English. IB Coordinator Mr. Nathan Meisner
Counselor Ms. Christina McDade (A-E)
ACS CORE VALUES
Counselor [email protected]
COURAGE • CURIOSITY • COMPASSION • INTEGRITY
Counselor Ms. Jane Lowery (F-Mc)
GRADUATION CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
Counseling Assistant [email protected]
CORE English Minimum
Math 4.0 Mr. Phil Abraham (Md-Z)
Science 3.0
Social Studies 3.0 [email protected]
World Languages 3.0
Arts 2.0 Ms. Naveen Jamal
PE & Health 1.0
Core Electives 2.0 ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
Non-Core Electives 3.0
TOTAL 4.0 United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education
25.0
Abu Dhabi Educational Zone, Lic. #19/1

All students are required to enroll in a minimum of 7.0 credits per year. MSA

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

NESA

Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools

GRADUATION SERVICE REQUIREMENT AAIE

All students must participate in a service learning project Association for the Advancement of International Education
within the school, the local community, and/or internationally
during each school year. Students document this involvement International ACAC
in an electronic portfolio.
International Association for College Admissions Counseling

IBO www.acs.sch.ae

International Baccalaureate Organization

ACADEMIC PROGRAM GRADING SCALE

ACS offers a challenging standards-based American curriculum Standard IB SL IB HL/AP
Pre-K-Grade 12. All students work toward earning a High
School Diploma. In Grades 11 and 12, students can choose A 4.00 4.25 4.50
to enroll in the IB Diploma Programme (IB), Advanced A- 3.667 3.917 4.167
Placement (AP) courses and/or ACS High School courses. B+ 3.333 3.583 3.833
Beginning in 2018, an annual experiential learning program B 3.000 3.250 3.500
was built into the academic program to enhance and extend B- 2.667 2.917 3.167
our curricular and co-curricular offerings. C+ 2.333 2.583 2.833
C 2.000 2.250 2.500
COURSE OFFERINGS 2018/2019 C- 1.667 1.917 2.167
D+ 1.333 1.583 1.833
CREATIVE ARTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION D 1.000 1.250 1.500
Foundations Art & Design PE 9 D- 0.667 0.917 1.167
Advanced Sculpture & Ceramics PE/Health 10 F 0.000 0.000 0.000
Advanced Drawing & Painting Intro Fitness & Resistance
Acting Advanced Fitness & Resistance P Pass WF Withdraw Fail
Stagecraft AU Audit WP Withdraw Pass
Advanced Stagecraft WORLD LANGUAGES I Incomplete NC No Credit
Advanced Theater I & II Arabic: Novice, Intermediate, Intermediate
Symphonic Band • Grades of WF or WP are not calculated in the GPA.
Wind Ensemble High, Advanced • Courses and credits earned from other High Schools are not calculated in the
Chamber Orchestra French: Novice, Intermediate, Intermediate
Concert Choir cumulative GPA but are reported (and credits awarded) on the ACS transcript.
Chamber Choir High, Advanced
Spanish: Novice, Intermediate, Intermediate 10 DAY
ENGLISH CYCLE
English 9, 10, 11, 12 High, Advanced
FACULTY/ 70% THE SCHOOL YEAR
MATHEMATICS AP COURSES (NEW IN 2018) STUDENT OF FACULTY HAVE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO
Math 9 Calculus AB ADVANCED DEGREES SEMESTERS. CLASSES
Math 9 Extended Computer Science Principles RATIO MEET FOR 80 MINUTES
Math 10 English Language and Composition
Math 10 Extended Statistics 1:15 EVERY OTHER DAY.
US History
SCIENCE PASSPORT HOLDERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019
Science 9 IB COURSES
Science 10 English A: Language & Literature SL/HL 49% 12% 13% 7% 19%
English A: Literature SL/HL
SOCIAL STUDIES School Supported Self-Taught Literature A USA Canada Europe UAE Other
Global Studies 9 French ab initio
US History in a Global Context French B SL/HL
Activism & Entrepreneurism Spanish ab initio
Spanish B SL/HL
TECHNOLOGY Arabic B SL/HL
Intro to Computer Science Economics SL/HL
Product Design Geography SL/HL
Architecture History SL/HL
Engineering Biology SL/HL
Fashion Design Chemistry SL/HL
Intro to TV and Video Production Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Advanced TV and Video Production Physics SL/HL
Digital Photography Mathematics SL/HL
Mathematical Studies SL
ISLAMIC STUDIES Music SL/HL
Islamic Studies in Arabic Theater Arts SL/HL
Islamic Studies in English Visual Arts SL/HL

BEGINNING IN 2018/19,
ACS IS OFFERING AP COURSES

CLASS OF 2019 GPA STATISTICS CO-CURRICULAR OFFERINGS

3.75 - 4.00 24 Students 85 The High School has an extensive co-curricular program,
3.50 - 3.74 21 Students based around student clubs, athletics, service and the arts.
3.25 - 3.49 12 Students STUDENTS We have 22 JV/ Varsity athletic teams, more than 15 service
3.00 - 3.24 10 Students clubs that are linked to the Sustainable Development Goals
2.75 - 2.99 6 Students outlined by the United Nations: Forensics, Wrestling, Sailing,
2.50 - 2.74 6 Students Robotics, Chess, Jazz Band, Stream Team, Model United
below 2.5 1 Student Nations (MUN) and the National Honor Society. ACS currently
New, no GPA 5 Students competes in the Middle East South Asia Conference (MESAC)
and the Emirates Athletics Conference (EAC).
These statistics are cumulative through the end of Grade 11 and only ACS grades are included.
ACS does not rank students.

2018 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS
RESULTS
• Students are limited to ten applications which leads to
Course Level % of Score ACS World thoughtful choices and high yield.
4 or Higher Average Average
• All recommendations are confidential.
Diploma All 5.78 4.98 • Early Decision applicants agree the college/university
Candidates Students 5.60 5.09
6.50 4.93 is their first choice for all universities worldwide.
GROUP 1 ENGLISH A: HL 100 100 5.80 5.17 • Disciplinary infractions resulting in an out of school
Language and SL 5.25 5.01
Literature 100 100 5.11 4.96 suspension are disclosed to colleges and universities,
6.40 5.38 if requested.
FRENCH AB INITIO SL 100 100 6.00 5.08
4.50 5.62
FRENCH B HL 100 100 5.56 5.12
5.33 4.69
GROUP 2 SL 100 100 5.20 5.23
5.25 4.82
SPANISH AB INITIO SL 89 79 5.38 4.73 2018 UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION
5.05 4.35
SPANISH B HL 100 100 5.13 4.22
5.07 4.46
SL 100 100 4.90 3.99 59% USA
5.20 4.65 14% Canada
ARABIC B SL 100 100 4.25 4.05 9% UK
4.67 4.21 13% Europe
ECONOMICS HL 100 85 4.93 4.75 1% Gap Year/Military Service
4.60 4.26
GROUP 3 SL 100 100 5.50 4.62
5.00 4.68
GEOGRAPHY HL 100 95 6.25 4.88
5.50 4.48
SL 100 80

HISTORY HL 100 100

BIOLOGY HL 89 85 2018 IB EXAM RESULTS • ALL STUDENTS

SL 88 73 All students are invited to participate in the IB Diploma Programme

GROUP 4 CHEMISTRY HL 100 95 33% Earned 36 points or higher
20% Earned 38 points or higher
SL 90 77 94% Exams that received a score of 4 or higher
71% Exams that received a score of 5 or higher
PHYSICS HL 87 88 48% Exams that received a score of 6 or 7
495 Subject exams administered
SL 50 38 94% Seniors sat for one or more IB exams

GROUP 5 MATH STUDIES SL 100 90

MATHEMATICS HL 93 94

SL 80 72

MUSIC HL 100 100

GROUP 6 SL 100 100

THEATRE HL 100 100

VISUAL ART HL 100 100

CLASS OF 2019 SAT SUMMARY
SECTION ACS MID 50% ACS MEAN

EBRW 555-675 622 2018 IB PREDICTED SCORES
MATH 575-715 655
COMBINED 1150-1390 1300

NUMBER OF TEST TAKERS: 57 STUDENTS

CLASS OF 2019 ACT SUMMARY 48% Scores by subject matched teacher predictions
SECTION ACS MID 50% ACS MEAN 95% Scores by subject were within one point
of teacher prediction
ENGLISH 22-31 26.8
MATH 24-30 26.8 2018 IB STATISTICS • DIPLOMA CANDIDATES
READING 21-30 25.8
SCIENCE 22-27 25.0 48 of 80 96% 5.33
COMPOSITE 22-30 26.2
SENIORS WERE SUCCESSFULLY AVERAGE SCORE
NUMBER OF TEST TAKERS: 25 STUDENTS IB DIPLOMA EARNED AN ON ALL IB EXAMS BY
CANDIDATES IB DIPLOMA DIPLOMA CANDIDATES
TESTING RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS & US CITIZENS ABROAD 34 42

In recent years, and particularly this year, our students have had reduced AVERAGE TOTAL HIGHEST POINTS
access to SAT/SAT Subject and ACT tests because of fewer test dates POINTS EARNED EARNED
abroad, fewer sites offering the test, score cancellations, technology
difficulties, and higher fees. We ask that all higher education institutions
take this into account when evaluating our students' applications.

AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF ABU DHABI
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASSES OF 2015-2018

UNITED STATES Louisiana State University (1) The New School (2) VanderCook College of Music University of Roehampton
Louisiana Tech University (1) The Ohio State University (2) Villanova University University of St Andrews (1)
Academy of Art University (1) Loyola Marymount University (1) The University of Akron Virginia Commonwealth University (1) University of Stirling
Adelphi University Loyola University Chicago The University of Alabama Virginia Tech (7) University of Strathclyde
American University (5) Luther College The University of Arizona (3) Washington and Jefferson College University of Surrey (1)
Amherst College (1) Macalester College (1) The University of Iowa (1) Washington State University University of Sussex
Arcadia University Manhattan College The University of North Carolina at Wellesley College University of the West of England (1)
Arizona State University (1) Marist College (1) Wells College University of Westminster (1)
Baldwin Wallace University Maryland Institute College of Art Chapel Hill (1) Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bard College (1) Marymount Manhattan College The University of Tampa Wesleyan University EUROPE
Baylor University (2) Marymount University The University of Texas, Arlington (1) West Virginia University
Belmont University (1) MCPHS - Massachusetts College of The University of Texas, Austin (3) Western Michigan University Amsterdam Fashion Institute, Netherlands
Bentley University The University of Texas, Dallas (1) Western Washington University Catholic University of Lyon, France
Berklee College of Music (1) Pharmacy & Health Sciences The University of Texas, El Paso (1) Wheaton College IL Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam,
Binghamton University (1) Miami University, Oxford The University of Texas, Whitman College
Birmingham-Southern College Michigan State University Woodbury University Netherlands (1)
Black Hills State University Middlebury College San Antonio (1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1) Hogeschool van Amsterdam,
Boston College (1) Mississippi State University (1) The University of Texas, Tyler
Boston University (5) Monmouth University (1) Towson University (1) CANADA Netherlands (1)
Bowling Green State University Montana State University (1) Trinity College (1) Hotel Institute Montreux,
Brandeis University Montgomery College Trinity University (2) Acadia University
Brigham Young University (2) Mount Holyoke College Tufts University (2) Algonquin College of Applied Arts Switzerland (1)
Brigham Young University, Mt. San Antonio College Tulane University (3) IE University - Madrid Campus, Spain
Multnomah University United States Military Academy & Technology (1) Jacobs University, Germany (2)
Idaho (4) New Jersey Institute of Technology University at Buffalo The State University Bishop's University (3) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Brooklyn College of the CUNY New York Institute of Technology Brock University
Brown University (1) New York University (9) of New York Carleton University Belgium (1)
Bryant University North Carolina State University (1) University of Alaska Anchorage Cegep Vanier College (1) Maastricht Hotel Management
Butler University Northeastern Illinois University University of California, Berkeley (2) College of Makeup Art & Design (1)
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California Polytechnic State Northern Arizona University University of California, Irvine Dalhousie University (4) Munich Business School, Germany
Northern Virginia Community College University of California, Fanshawe College Polimoda International Institute of
University, San Luis Obispo Northwest Christian University (1) La Trobe University
California State Polytechnic Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Los Angeles (5) McGill University (6) Design and Marketing, Italy (1)
Occidental College University of California, Merced McMaster University Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,
University - Pomona Ohio Northern University University of California, Riverside Memorial University of Newfoundland
California State University, Chico Ohio University (1) University of California, Niagara University Netherlands (1)
California State University, Ohio Valley University Queen's University (1) Royal College of Surgeons in
Oklahoma State University (1) San Diego (5) Ryerson University (2)
Sacramento (1) Orange Coast College (1) University of California, Santa Saint Mary's University Ireland, Ireland (1)
Campbellsville University (1) Oregon State University Simon Fraser University (1) Saint Louis University, Madrid,
Carleton College (1) Otterbein University Barbara (2) St. Francis Xavier University
Carnegie Mellon University (2) Oxford College of Emory University University of California, Santa Cruz University of Alberta Spain (1)
Case Western Reserve University Pace University University of Central Missouri (1) University of British Columbia (4) Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Central Washington University Paradise Valley Community University of Chicago (2) University of Calgary Stockholm University, Sweden
Chapman University University of Cincinnati University of Guelph (1) Technische Universiteit Delft,
Citrus College (1) College (1) University of Colorado at University of New Brunswick
Claremont McKenna College (1) Pennsylvania State University (4) University of Ottawa (1) Netherlands (2)
Clark University Pepperdine University Boulder (1) University of Toronto (15) The American University of Paris,
Clarkson University Plymouth State University University of Colorado at Denver University of Victoria
Cleveland State University Portland State University University of Colorado at Colorado University of Waterloo (1) France (1)
Colby College Pratt Institute Vancouver Island University The Amsterdam Fashion Academy,
Colgate University Princeton University (1) Springs Western University (1)
College of San Mateo (1) Purchase College, SUNY University of Connecticut York University Netherlands
College of the Atlantic Purdue University (3) University of Dayton (1) The Hague University of Applied
College of William and Mary Quinnipiac University University of Delaware UNITED KINGDOM
Colorado College (2) Radford University University of Denver (1) Sciences, Netherlands (1)
Colorado School of Mines (1) Regis College University of Florida (1) Aston University Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Columbia University (1) Rhodes College University of Georgia (1) Bangor University Umea University, Sweden
Connecticut College Richland College University of Hartford Brunel University London Universidade Catolica Portuguesa,
Cornell University Roanoke College University of Houston Cardiff University (1)
Dakota State University Rochester Institute of Technology (1) University of Illinois at Chicago Central Saint Martins College of Art Portugal (1)
DePaul University (1) Roger Williams University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Università degli Studi di Roma
Dickinson College Rutgers University-New Brunswick (2) University of Kentucky & Design
DigiPen Institute of Technology Saint Louis University University of Louisville (1) City University of London (1) 'Tor Vergata', Italy (1)
Dominican University (1) Saint Michael's College University of Maine Durham University Universita Bocconi, Italy (1)
Drew University San Bernardino Valley College (1) University of Mary Washington Exeter College (1) Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands (1)
Drexel University (2) San Diego State University (1) University of Maryland, Baltimore Hult International Business School Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands (1)
Duke University (1) Santa Barbara City College (1) University College Cork, Ireland
Eckerd College (1) Santa Clara University County (1) - London University of Bergen, Norway (1)
Elon University (2) Savannah College of Art and University of Maryland, College Park Imperial College London (1) University of Geneva, Switzerland (1)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Keele University (1) University of Gothenburg, Sweden (1)
Design (1) University of Massachusetts, King's College London (1) Vesalius College, Belgium
University School of the Art Institute of Kingston University (1) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
Emerson College Amherst (2) London South Bank University
Emory University (2) Chicago (1) University of Massachusetts, Boston Manchester Metropolitan University Netherlands (1)
Everett Community College School of Visual Arts University of Miami (2) Newcastle University Webster University (Geneva),
Fashion Institute of Technology Seton Hall University University of Michigan (1) Northumbria University (1)
Florida Atlantic University Sewanee: The University of the South University of Michigan, Dearborn Queen Mary University of London Austria (1)
Florida Institute of Technology Skidmore College University of Minnesota (1) Regent's University London
Florida International Smith College University of Missouri Richmond, The American International MIDDLE EAST
South Seattle Community College University of Nebraska at Lincoln
University (1) Southern Methodist University University of Nebraska at Omaha University in London (1) American University of Beirut,
Florida State University (2) St. Andrews University (1) University of North Carolina at Asheville Royal Holloway, University of London Lebanon (2)
Fordham University (2) St. Edward's University University of North Carolina at Charlotte St George's, University of London
George Fox University (1) St. John's College University of North Carolina at Swansea University (1) American University of Sharjah,
George Mason University (2) St. John's University The London School of Economics (1) UAE (1)
Georgetown University (1) St. Olaf College (1) Greensboro The Sheffield College
Georgia College Stephen F. Austin State University University of North Carolina at The University of Edinburgh Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Georgia Institute of Technology Stetson University The University of Manchester Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Gonzaga University Stony Brook University Wilmington The University of Nottingham (2) New York University-Abu Dhabi,
Grinnell College Suffolk University (2) University of North Florida The University of Sheffield
Hampshire College SUNY Albany (1) University of North Georgia The University of Warwick (1) UAE (3)
Haverford College SUNY College at Brockport University of Oregon (1) University College London (1) Rochester Institute of Technology -
Hofstra University SUNY College at Cortland University of Pennsylvania (1) University of Aberdeen (2)
Howard University SUNY College at Geneseo University of Pittsburgh (1) University of Bath Dubai, UAE
Humboldt State University SUNY Plattsburgh University of Redlands University of Birmingham
Hunter College of the CUNY Swarthmore College (1) University of Rhode Island (1) University of Bristol OTHER
Indiana University at Syracuse University (1) University of Richmond (1) University of Central Lancashire
Temple University University of Rochester (1) University of Exeter (1) James Cook University, Australia
Bloomington (2) Texas A&M University (5) University of San Diego (1) University of Glasgow National Dong Hwa University,
Indiana University-Purdue Texas Southern University (2) University of San Francisco University of Gloucestershire
Texas Tech University (2) University of South Carolina (1) University of Greenwich Taiwan (1)
University Indianapolis The Catholic University of America (1) University of South Dakota (2) University of Hertfordshire New York University-Shanghai,
Ithaca College The Citadel, The Military College of University of South Florida University of Huddersfield
Johns Hopkins University University of Southern California (1) University of Kent China (1)
Kansas State University South Carolina University of Southern Mississippi University of Leeds (1) Osaka University, Japan (1)
Kent State University The Evergreen State College (1) University of the Pacific University of Leicester The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Lehman College of the CUNY (1) The George Washington University University of Toledo University of Manchester Institute of Universidad CES, Colombia (2)
Lesley University The Los Angeles Film School University of Tulsa (2) University of Hong Kong, China
Lewis & Clark College (1) University of Utah Science & Technology University of Otago, New Zealand
Liberty University (1) University of Vermont (2) University of Reading University of South Africa - (UNISA),
Long Island University, Brooklyn University of Virginia
Long Island University, Post University of Washington (1) South Africa (1)
University of Wisconsin (1) Yale-NUS College, Singapore (1)
Utah Valley University (1)
Vanderbilt University KEY

Listed = Acceptances
Bold Type = Matriculation
() = Number of Students Matriculated