American Community School of Abu Dhabi High School Profile 2014-2015 P.O. Box 42114, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Phone 971 2 681 5115 Fax 971 2 681 6006 http://acs.sch.ae. CEEB Code: 697001 IB Code: 2391

Mission Statement The American Community School of Abu Dhabi is a nonprofit, college preparatory institution driven by student learning. Our American based curriculum promotes excellence in academics, athletics and the arts. In a challenging learning environment and in partnership with parents we empower students to define and shape their futures. Our dynamic educational approach prepares a culturally diverse student body for a lifelong commitment to learning, service and global citizenship.

Our School ACS is a co-educational day school goverened by an elected board of parents and affliated with the Office of Overseas Schools, United States Department of State, located on a site donated by the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. ACS serves the American community, as well as qualified students of other nationalities within Abu Dhabi. Established in 1971, the school expanded from a pre-kindergarten through 9th grade program to a full college preparatory high school. An additional grade was phased in each year, graduating its first class of twelve seniors in May 1993. The current student enrollment is just over 1,000 students. Our mission guides ACS graduates to be thinkers, responsible, well rounded, and leaders.

Class of 2015 90

Seniors

22

# Different Countries

48%

USA

57%

North American

22%

European

21%

Other

1,058

Service Hrs.

Administration and Counselors Superintendent Dr. Robin Heslip [email protected] High School Principal Mr. Edward Wexler [email protected] Assistant Principal Dr. Derrick des Vignes [email protected] IB Coordinator Mr. Robert Allan [email protected] Counselor Ms. Laura Berntson (A-E) [email protected] Counselor Ms. Jane Lowery (F-Mc) [email protected] Counselor Mr. Tim Munnerlyn (Md-Z) [email protected] Counseling Assistant Ms. Heather Kaddoura [email protected]

Accredidation and Memberships United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi Educational Zone, Lic. #19/1 MSA Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools NESA Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools AAIE Association for the Advancement of International Education MESAC Middle East South Asia Conference OACAC Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling NACAC National Association for College Admission Counseling ASCA American School Counselor Association

2014 ACS Graduates Colleges & Universities

Graduation Requirements Minimum

All recommendations are confidential. Early Decision applicants agree it is their 1st choice for all universities worldwide.

2014 Matriculation Canada 14% Other 13% UK /Europe 8%

Gap Year or Alt 2%

CORE

Maximum of 10 college applications per student.

Disciplinary infractions resulting in an out of school suspension are disclosed to colleges and universities on application forms, if requested.

English

4

Math

3

Science

3

Social Studies

3

World Language

2

Arts

1

PE & Health

2.5

Technology

0.5

Additional Credits

6*

TOTAL

25

*Minimum of 3 must be in Core subjects. All students are required to enroll in a minimum of 7 credits per year.

ACS Class of 2014 SAT Score Data

SAT Test The SAT was administerred to 82 students of the Class of 2014 (95% of the class). All scores, including those from non-native English speakers, are included.

Data For 82 Students

601 ACS Mean

496 World Mean

ACS Mid 50% -540-670

Critical Reading, Mid 50%

540-670

514 World Mean

625 ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50% 550-700

Math, Mid 50%

550-700

488 World Mean

601 ACS Mean ACS Mid 50% 540-670

Writing, Mid 50%

550-640

Class of 2014

TOTAL

1498 World

1827 ACS

ACS Mid 50% 1630-2020

World Average, Mid 50%

1498

SAT World Mean

ACS Class of 2014 ACT Score Data

ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50%

Class of 2015 GPA by Decile Cumulative through the end of 11th grade, only ACS grades included

20.2 World Mean

25.7 ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50%

27.2 ACS Mean

20.9 World Mean

ACS Mid 50%

21.1 World Mean 25.7 ACS Mean ACS Mid 50% 21-29

21.5 World Mean

25.9 ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50% 22-28

20.9 World Mean

26.1 ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50% 23-28

ACT World Mean

ACS Mean

ACS Mid 50%

Data For 29 Students

International Baccalaureate at ACS In the International Baccalaureate Program at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi, we take an inclusive approach. We do not restrict access to IB courses based on academic ability and fully support all students who wish to enrich their education through a challenging and rigorous curriculum.

2014 ACS IB Diploma Students ACS Students were IB Diploma Candidates

Successfully completed the IB Diploma Program

Highest Diploma point score achieved

Average total Diploma points awarded

Average Diploma student score on all IB exams

2014 ACS IB Results− All Students

359

IB Exams Administered

86%

Seniors wrote at least one IB Exam

5.2

Average score for all IB Exams

94%

Of exams received a 4 or higher

77%

Of exams received a 5 or higher

41%

Of exams received a 6 or 7

99%

Pass Rate on all IB Exams

ACS Intl. Baccalaureate Results −All Subjects & Students, Class of 2014 *World average score on all IB exams in 2014 was 4.8. 100%

88%

100%

87%

100%

89%

100%

88%

50%

86%

100%

100%

100%

93%

100%

93%

100%

92%

100%

67%

93%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

83% 100% 71%

American Community School of Abu Dhabi University Acceptances and Matriculation for the Class of 2011-2014

UNITED STATES American University (5) Arizona State University Auburn University Austin College Baldwin Wallace College (1) Bangor University Barry University Bates College (1) Baylor University Becker College (1) Beloit College Bentley University (1) Boise State University Boston College (1) Boston University (3) Brenau University Bridgewater College (1) Brigham Young University (1) Brigham Young University, Idaho (2) Brigham Young University, Hawaii (1) Brock University (3) Brown University (1) Bryan College Bryant University Bryn Mawr College (1) Buffalo State College of SUNY Cal College of the Arts Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (1) Cal State University, Chico Cal State University, Los Angeles (1) Cal State University, Northridge Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University (1) Catholic University of America Champlain College Chapman University (2) Christopher Newport University Claremont McKenna College (1) Clarkson University (2) Clemson University Colgate University (1) College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross (1) College of William and Mary (2) College of Wooster Colorado College Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University (2) Columbia College Chicago (1) Columbia University Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts (1) DePaul University Dickinson College Drake University Drexel University (1) Earlham College Eckerd College Elon University (3) Emerson College Emmanuel College (1) Emory & Henry College Emory University Eugene Lang College Evergreen State College Fairfield University Fashion Inst. of Design & Mer., LA Fashion Institute of Technology (1) Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute Of Technology Florida International University (1) Florida State College at Jacksonville (1) Florida State University Flagler College (1) Fordham University Furman University (1) George Mason University (3) George Washington University (3) Georgetown College Georgetown University (1) Georgia Institute of Technology (3) Georgia Southern University (1) Grossmont College (1)

Hamilton College, NY Hampshire College Hardin Simmons University Hawaii Pacific University Hofstra University Hope College Houston Community College (1) Howard University Humboldt State University Hunter College of the CUNY Illinois Institute of Technology (1) Immaculata University Indiana State University Indiana University at Bloomington Irvine Valley College James Madison University (2) Johns Hopkins University Kalamazoo College Kansas State University Kent State University Kenyon College King's College Lafayette College (1) Lake Forest College Lawrence Technological University Lesley University Lewis & Clark College LIM College Longwood University Louisiana State University (1) Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland (1) Lubbock Christian University Macalester College Manhattan College Marist College (2) Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Metropolitan State College of Denver (1) Miami University, OH Michigan State University (1) Michigan Technological University Monmouth University New College of Florida New York Institute of Technology New York University (10) North Carolina State University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern University (8) Northern Colorado (1) Northern Illinois University (1) Northwestern University Norwich University (1) Occidental College Ohio State University (1) Ohio University (1) Oregon State University (1) Oklahoma State University Pace University, New York City (1) Parsons, The New School for Design (2) Penn State University (3) Penn State University, Worthington Scranton Pepperdine University Pitzer College Portland State University (1) Pratt Institute (1) Princeton University (2) Providence College Purdue University (5) Radford University (1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1) Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Rice University (1) Roanoke College (1) Rochester Institute of Technology (1) Roger Williams University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers, New Jersey at Camden Rutgers, New Jersey at New Brunswick Ryerson University Saint Joseph's University Saint Leo University (1) Saint Mary’s College of California Salve Regina University

Sam Houston State University (1) Samford University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Scripps College (1) Seattle Pacific University Shenandoah University Sierra Nevada College Skidmore College Slippery Rock University of Penn (1) Smith College (1) South Plains College Southern Methodist University Southern University & A&M College (1) Spring Hill College State University of New York at Albany Stephen F. Austin State University Stony Brook University (2) Suffolk University (1) SUNY College at Potsdam Swathmore College Syracuse University Temple University (1) Texas A&M University (2) Texas A&M University, Galveston (1) Texas A&M University, Texarkana Texas State University Texas Tech University (1) The Art Institute of Houston Trinity College (1) Trinity University Tufts University (1) Tulane University (2) University of Alabama (1) University at Buffalo, SUNY University of California at Berkeley (2) University of California at Davis (1) University of California at Irvine University of California at Los Angeles (3) University of California at Riverside University of California at San Diego (2) University of California at Santa Barbara University of California at Santa Cruz (1) University of Central Florida (1) University of Chicago (1) University of Cincinnati University of Colorado at Boulder (2) University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Georgia (1) University of Hawaii at Manoa (1) University of Houston (1) University of Houston, Downtown University of Idaho University of Illinois at Chicago (1) University of Illinois (3) University of Kansas (1) University of Kentucky University of La Verne University of Louisiana University of Maryland University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Massachusetts (2) University of Massachusetts, Boston (1) University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Miami (2) University of Michigan University of Michigan, Dearborn (1) University of Minnesota University of Missouri Columbia University of Montana (1) University of Nevada, Reno University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Florida University of North Texas University of Oklahoma University of Pennsylvania (1)

University of Pittsburgh (1) University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg (1) University of Rhode Island University of Rochester (1) University of San Diego (1) University of South Carolina University of South Florida (1) University of Southern California (4) University of St. Thomas (2) University of Tampa (1) University of Texas (4) University of Texas, Dallas (2) University of Texas, San Antonio (6) University of Toledo University of Tulsa (1) University of Vermont (2) University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin, Parkside Valdosta State University (1) Valley Forge Military College (1) Villanova Univerity (1) Virginia Polytechnic Institute (6) Virginia Wesleyan College Wake Forest University (1) Washington State University West Virginia University Western Kentucky University Western Washington University (1) William Paterson University (1) Worchester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University

CANADA

Acadia University Brock University Capilano University (1) Carleton University (5) Concordia University (4) Dalhousie University (2) Douglas College Durham University HEC Montreal Langara College Laurentian University McGill University (8) McMaster University Memorial U of Newfoundland (1) Queen's University (1) Saint Mary's University Simon Fraser University St. Francis Xavier University Trent University University of Alberta (1) University of British Columbia (6) University of Ontario Inst. of Tech University of Ottawa University of Prince Edward Island University of Toronto (5) University of Victoria (2) University of Waterloo (2) University of Western Ontario Vancouver Film School (1) Western University (3) Wilfrid Laurier University York University

UNITED KINGDOM

Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) Bangor University Birmingham City University (1) Brunel University City University (2) Durham University Goldsmiths College, U of London (1) Guilford College Hartpury College (1) Heriot-Watt University Hult International Business School (1) Imperial College London King's College London (1) Kingston University Lancaster University London College of Communication London School of Economics (1)

Loughborough University Manchester Metropolitan University Marjon, Univ. Col. Plymouth St. Mark & St. John Newcastle University (1) Nottingham Trent University Oxford Brookes University (2) Queen Margaret University College Queen Mary, University of London Regents Business School London Regents College Richmond The American International College in London (2) Roehampton University School of Oriental & African Studies (University of London) (1) Swansea University The American Int’l University in London The University of Manchester University College London University for the Creative Arts at Epsom University of Aberdeen University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bristol (1) University of Dundee University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh (1) University of Glasgow University of Gloucestershire University of Kent (1) University of Leeds University of Manchester University of Nottingham University of Plymouth University of Portsmouth University of Reading University of St. Andrews (1) University of Stirling University of Strathclyde University of Surrey (1) University of the Arts, London University of Warwick University of Westminster

EUROPE Franklin College Switzerland (1) Glion Institute of Higher Education Int’l Hotel Management Institute Switzerland Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1) Les Roches - School of Hotel Management Stockholm University (1) Swiss Hotel Management School Trinity College Dublin (1) University College Dublin University of Amsterdam VIA University College Webster University, Geneva Webster University, Vienna (1) Hochschule Rhein-WaalRhine-Waal University of App Sciences (1)

MIDDLE EAST American University in Dubai (1) American University in Sharjah (1) American University of Beirut (5) Georgetown University, Qatar Lebanese American University (1) Middlesex University Dubai (1) New York University, Abu Dhabi Northwestern University in Qatar Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (2) Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai (1) SAE Dubai The American University in Cairo (1)

FAR EAST The Hong Kong University of Science & Tech (2) Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Tech (1) Temple University Japan (1) University of Hong Kong

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