History
AISA was
established to provide the local and expatriate
residents of Abu Dhabi with a high quality American education, based on
American standards and an international curriculum. The school opened in 1995
with 519 students. By 1998 there were 750 students and in 2006, enrolment
jumped to 1100. In the current school year we have just over 1200 students from
77 nationalities in Pre-K to 12th Grade.
AISA received its
first accreditation in October 1997 from the Middle States Association of
Schools and Colleges (MSA), and in January 2010 was accredited by the Council
of International Schools (CIS). It was the first school to offer the
International Baccalaureate Diploma in Abu Dhabi and later became the first school
in Abu Dhabi to be authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). At the moment, the school conforms with local
law and has a gender-segregated secondary school. We currently have an
application submitted to the authorities to become a fully co-educational
school.
The American
International School in Abu Dhabi is a member of the Educational Services
Overseas Limited (ESOL) group of schools. ESOL provides management services to
the school.
