Sixth Form Education
The Sixth Form aims to provide an education distinguished by opportunity, quality and achievement for all our students within a caring school community.
The aims of Sixth Form at AAESS are to:
- create a calm, considerate and safe environment in which students can maximise their learning potential and achieve academic excellence;
- provide an environment which allows students to bridge the gap between their experiences of school and higher education;
- provide an environment within which the uniquely individual value of each student is recognised and appreciated;
- promote a fair system which recognises and rewards achievement; and
- ensure that students understand clearly what is expected of them and what they may expect from administrative and teaching staff.
Sixth Form students are asked to read and sign a ‘Home School Agreement’. It summarises the expectations which we have of our sixth form students and their behaviour whilst also defining staff obligations for dealing with Sixth Form students. In addition new students must read and sign the school’s official Academic and Behaviour Policy.
Sixth Form students are expected to be good role models for younger students, providing inspiration and guidance. They should support the ethos of the school and support the school staff.
For more information about our Sixth Form, please view our Prospectus click here.
The subjects currently offered in Sixth Form at AAESS are:
- Art
- Ministry Arabic and Islamic
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Economics
- English Literature
- Geography
- History
- English Language
- Applied Information Communication Technology
- Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) French and Spanish
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Sociology
*Dependent on student numbers
Edexcel and CIE examination boards are followed, dependent on subject chosen.
Sixth Form Facilities and Students’ Opportunities
Sixth Form students have their own social area in which to relax during breaks, the common room. It is equipped with comfortable seats, study tables and a small kitchen area with a fridge and microwave. This room also has a number of PC’s for the students to use, and has a library of worldwide university prospectuses which the students can access.
In addition sixth form students are encouraged to use the supervised study rooms.
Sixth Formers are also allowed to use the school canteen throughout the school day.
Each member of the Sixth Form develops and maintains a close relationship with a Form Tutor who has contact with each student on a day to day basis. As well as this constant support, the Head of Sixth Form is available to help and support students with personal or academic matters. This ‘Open Door’ policy is maintained in all aspects of Sixth Form life.
Student Representative Council/Head Boy and Head Girl/House Captains
Sixth Form Students are urged to take an active role in the Student Representative Council.
This sets a good example for the younger students and promotes leadership qualities for the sixth form student.
Each year a Head Boy and Head Girl are elected by the Head of Sixth Form, Sixth Form tutors and school leadership team. The Head Boy and Head Girl are natural leaders who support the students, management and staff at AAESS. They are involved in many fundraising activities, such as the Annual Charity Football Day, non-uniform days and bake sales.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
This is an excellent award for Sixth Form students to receive as it promotes leadership qualities and communication skills. To find out more about the Duke of Edinburgh award please contact Mr Rudling – rjrudling@aaess.sch.ae
Student Council Representation
Sixth Form students are appointed as prefects and are responsible for a particular form group. As a prefect they are responsible for accompanying their form class to assembly, assisting during pastoral sessions and monitoring the school grounds during break. They also support the Head Boy and Head Girl with their fundraising activities.
Please click here to see our Student Representative Council for this academic year.
The Student Express and Year Book
Sixth Form students are actively involved in the compilation of the School Magazine and Year Book. They form the backbone of the editorial team guiding other students.
Click on the titles below to read the recent publications:
Closing Off on an Eventful First Term
In addition, many sporting and artistic opportunities are available throughout the academic year.
Career Guidance and University Applications
Applications to global universities and colleges are made through the UCAS and BridgeU online university application platforms. The process starts in Year 12, with completed applications being dispatched in December- January of the following year. All AAESS candidates are registered and supported by the Sixth Form pastoral team throughout their university application journey. Students should not register independently. For students applying to the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and South Africa, applications are made directly to the university for students during their final year.
The school is affiliated with the CEEB (College Board) and the code assigned to your school allows you to receive students’ AP, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and ACT scores. Additionally, a code allows AAESS to participate in AP Course Audit, to request College Board accommodations for students with disabilities, and to receive SAT and ACT publications. SATs scores are required by all North American universities and in addition a TOEFL qualification may be needed by most Canadian institutions and American universities if the applicant does not hold current US citizenship or is not a native English speaker.
Students intending to further their studies in the UAE are also offered advice and support on their application process. Advice on which course and which university comes from the Head of Sixth Form and subject staff in general. The Head of Sixth Form runs a designated University Club for sixth formers one day a week after school to offer guidance and support throughout the application cycle. Over the years, the school has acquired considerable expertise in the placing of students and has also become known to Universities in Britain as producing first-class undergraduates. Virtually all our applicants are offered places in their first choice University. Some of those universities include;
- Dartmouth College, US
- Yale, US
- Kings College London, UK
- Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada
- Heriot-Watt, Dubai Campus
- Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
- University of Bath, UK
- Lancaster University, UK
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh, US
- American University of Dubai, UAE
- American University of Sharjah, UAE
- University of Leeds, UK
- London School of Economics, UK
- University of Delaware, US
- University of California , Los Angeles, US
- Sam Huston State University, US
- University of Sunderland, UK
- University College London, UK
- University of Waterloo, Canada
- University of Jordan, Jordan
- Cornell University, UK
- McGill University, Canada
- Universidad Tecnologica Nacional (UTN), Argentina
- Concordia University, Canada
- Murdoch University, Australia
- Griffith University, Australia
- Stellenbosch University, SA
- University of Maryland, US
- Louisiana State University, US
- Uppsala University, Sweden
- Ithaca College, US
- University of Exeter, UK
- University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Harvard University, US
- University of Texas, US
- Monash University, Australia
- University of Khartoum, Sudan
- University of Toronto, Canada
- University of Szeged, Hungary
- University of Guelph, Canada
- Lausanne Hotel School, Switzerland
- University of South Pacific
