American School of Dubai High School Profile 2019-2020

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CEEB CODE 697050

Kia Beguesse

Mercy Jesudass

Requests

HS COUNSELOR

HS COUNSELOR

TRANSCRIPTS / DOCUMENTS / INQUIRIES

Melissa Gygax

Patrick Tassoni

HS COUNSELOR

HS COUNSELOR

kbeguesse@asdubai.org

melissa.gygax@asdubai.org

Every Student. Future Ready.

mjesudass@asdubai.org

hscounseling@asdubai.org

Dr. Paul Richards

ptassoni@asdubai.org

SUPERINTENDENT

Amanda Harvey

Laurie Thompson

Nadine Richards

HS COUNSELOR

HS COUNSELOR

HS PRINCIPAL

lthompson@asdubai.org

aharvey@asdubai.org

The American School of Dubai’s mission is to challenge and inspire each student to achieve their dreams and to become a passionate learner prepared to adapt and contribute in a rapidly changing world. ABOUT ASD

STUDENT PROFILE

Founded in 1966, The American School of Dubai is an independent, not-for-profit, U.S. curriculum international school with an inclusive admissions policy. ASD is accredited by Middle States Association (MSACS), and is a member of NESA, MESAC International ACAC, CIS and College Board. CURRICULUM & GRADING OVERVIEW

ASD is a U.S. curriculum school with standard-based grading based on a cumulative year-long calendar. Some electives are semester-based. ASD offers a rigorous selection of courses including twenty-five that are Advanced Placement. All AP classes taken on campus are weighted 0.25. Most AP are reserved for grades 11 & 12. ASD does not offer honors classes, rank, or require community or service learning. A minimum of 25 credits are required for graduation. ASD GRADING SCALE GRADE SBG

GPA

GRADE SBG

GPA

A+

Exemplary

4.0

C

Adequate

2.0

A

Exemplary

4.0

C-

Adequate

1.7

A-

Exemplary

3.7

D+

Limited

1.3

B+

Proficient

3.3

D Limited 1.0

B

Proficient

3.0

D- Limited 0.5

B-

Proficient

2.7

F

C+

Adequate

2.3

AP Courses add an additional 0.25 to standard weighting

Did not demonstrate

CLASS OF 2020 JR. YEAR GPA DISTRIBUTION

3.25

# of Students

40 30 20 10

<2.25

2.25

3.0

2.75

2.5

3.5

0

3.75 >4.0

ADVANCED EXPLORATION ELECTIVE STUDIES

UNIQUE PROGRAMS

Students pursue topics of interest and passion through the wide variety of rigorous electives.

AP & AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA

Students choose from 25 Advanced Placement courses including AP Capstone, a culminating two-year credential program in which students complete in-depth research on world phenomena.

INSPIRE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES

DISTANCE LEARNING

SERVICE LEARNING

Students participate in cultural, eco-adventurous, or service learning experiences, choosing from 15 opportunities in 8 countries. Students engage in and lead on-campus, community-wide, and global sustainability initiatives and service learning projects.

Students have an opportunity to engage in self-directed learning through accredited online platforms. CLASS OF 2020 SNAPSHOT

75%

647

153

61

32

HS Students

*

of students participated in at least one INSPIRE trip during high school *INSPIRE is not part of ASD’s graduation requirements.

Nationalities

42%

of Class of 2020 students hold leadership positions in student organizations

Class of 2020

Nationalities

78

US & Dual Citizens

75

70%

of Class of 2020 students have studied at ASD throughout high school

Non-US Citizens

American School of Dubai P.O. Box 71188 Dubai, UAE +971 4 395 0005 www.asdubai.org

20

Class of 2020 students studied at ASD K through 12


REVISED OCTOBER 1, 2019

STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS 2019

AP

160 HS Students

All students enrolled in an AP course are required to write the AP Exam. 96% of the Class of 2019 completed at least one AP exam during High School.

AP EXAM

# OF EXAMS

56 90 36 AP Scholars

AP Scholars with Distinction

ASD MEAN

AP Scholars with Honors % 3+

Biology

53

3.4

81

Calculus AB

60

3.7

85

Calculus BC

17

4.4

94

Capstone Research

19

4

100

Capstone Seminar

24

4.4

100

Chemistry

35

3.2

71

Computer Science A-VHS

7

2.7

71

Computer Science Principles

20

3.9

95

English Language

73

3.9

90

English Literature

47

3.5

77

European History

28

3.5

86

French Language

16

3.8

88

Macroeconomics

89

3.2

63

Microeconomics

76

3.3

74

Music Theory

9

3.6

89

Physics 1

15

3.3

67

Physics C (All)

23

3.5

74

Psychology

113

4.5

95

Spanish Language

16

4.1

100

Statistics

59

3.4

78

Studio Art (All)

15

4.3

100

US History

32

3.4

69

World History

58

4.1

93

CLASS OF 2019

19

AP Capstone Diplomas

6

2017 — 2019

AP International Diplomas

SAT

113

Sr Students

ASD MID 50%

ASD MEAN

GLOBAL

Evidence Based Reading & Writing

SECTION

580-680

625

536

Mathematics

580-710

643

531

1160-1380

1265

1068

Total SAT Score

ACT

76

Sr Students

ASD MID 50%

ASD MEAN

GLOBAL

English

SECTION

26-34

30

20

Mathematics

25-30

28

21

Reading

26-34

29

21

Science

25-33

28

21

Composite Score

25-32

28

21

97%

Colleges & Universities

1%

Gap Year

2%

Military or Workforce

10 college application limit. All recommendations confidential.

2017-2019 MATRICULATION *indicates Class of 2019 UNITED STATES (67%) The University of Alabama American University* (12) Arizona State University* (2) Assumption College Babson College* (5) Barnard College* (2) Baylor University* (2) Bentley University* (2) Biola University Boston University* (10) Bowdoin College* Brandeis University* Brown University* Bryant University Bucknell University* (2) Butler University* California State University (2) University of California at Berkeley* (7) University of California at Davis* (4) University of California at Irvine* (2) University of California at Los Angeles (4) University of California at San Diego* (2) University of California at Santa Barbara University of California at Santa Cruz Case Western University* (2) Chapman University* (5) University of Chicago* (2) Christopher Newport University University of Cincinnati* Claremont McKenna University* (3) University of Colorado (6) Columbia College Columbia University* Cornell University Dickinson College Drexel University* (2) Duke University Emerson College (2) Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology University of Florida* Florida International University* Florida State College at Jacksonville* Florida State University (2) Fordham University (2) Franklin & Marshall University* Franklin University Switzerland, NY* (2)

George Mason University The George Washington University* (12) Georgetown University* (7) Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University* (2) Hofstra University University of Houston University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne* (6) Indiana University James Madison University* (2) Johns Hopkins University* (3) Lehigh University Lewis & Clark University* Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago (3) Macalester College University of Maryland (2) University of Massachusetts, Boston Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences University of Miami University of Michigan* (2) Michigan State University* (4) The College of New Jersey* The New School* (2) New York University* (10) University of North Carolina North Carolina State University Northeastern University* (12) Northern Virginia CC* Northwestern University* (2) University of Notre Dame (2) Ohlone College Orange Coast College (2) Pace University University of Pennsylvania* (2) Pennsylvania State University* (6) Pitzer College* Princeton University Purdue University* (7) Rhode Island School of Design* (2) Rice University (2) University of Richmond Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University University of San Diego* San Diego State University* Savannah College of Art and Design* (3) Smith College University of Southern California* (6)

St. Edward’s University* St. Olaf College* State College of Florida, Bradenton* Suffolk University (2) Swarthmore College* Syracuse University Temple University University of Tennessee, Knoxville* Texas A & M University* (5) Texas State University* Texas Tech University* The University of Texas, Austin* (3) The University of Texas, Dallas (2) Towson University (2) Trinity University Tufts University* (6) Tulane University* (2) University of Tulsa United States Air Force Academy* University of Virginia Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Wake Forest University* Wellesley College* (2) Wesley College Wesleyan University Wilkes Honor College of FAU* College of William & Mary* (3) University of Wisconsin, Madison* (2) CANADA (18%) Acadia University University of Alberta University of British Columbia (2) Capilano University* Carleton University (3) Concordia University (10) Fanshawe College University of Guelph McGill University* (15) Mount Allison University Ontario College of Art and Design* University of Ottawa University of Prince Edward Island* Queen’s University* (8) Red Deer College Simon Fraser University* (3) St. Francis Xavier University* University of Toronto* (15) University of Victoria* (3)

University of Waterloo Western University (3) York University (3) EUROPE & UNITED KINGDOM (12%) Amsterdam University College* Cass Business School, City University, U.K. Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden City University of London* (3) Conde Naste Coll. of Fashion and Design, U.K.* Durham University, U.K. (2) Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland* (2) Erasmus University, Netherlands* (5) IE University, Spain* (4) Instituto Marangoni, Italy* King’s College, London* (3) London College of Fashion* Universidad de Navarra, Spain* Total graduates 2017-2019 Sciences Po, France University of Birmingham, U.K.* The University of Edinburgh* (2) University of Glasgow, Scotland University of Oxford, U.K.* University of St. Andrews, Scotland* University of Sussex, U.K.* (3) University of the Arts London, U.K.* University College London, U.K.* (4) University College Maastricht, Netherlands Tilburg University, Netherlands University Twente, Netherlands Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy* The University of Warwick, U.K. University of York, U.K.* Uppsala University, Sweden

444

UAE AND MIDDLE EAST (2%) American University in Dubai* (3) American University of Beirut* (3) Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar New York University, Abu Dhabi Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar OTHER (1%) Australian National University The Chinese University of Hong Kong Lahore University of Management Sciences Stellenbosch University, South Africa The University of Melbourne, Australia (2)


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