mabsy

Hi all - well it looks like we are moving out to Abu Dhabi after my daughter has done her GCSEs this year. Can anyone give me any first hand info of kids doing A levels at British school or al Yasmina? thanks

busybee2

6th form is new to yasmina next year i believe, bsak has had their sixth for a good few years now, and is going from strength to strength. it will depend if you can get in.

Millhouse

Mabsy - Busybee did her A level in English at a 6th form here. Why take the risk?

mabsy

very funny EM

Thanks Busybee, we have been told that there is a place for her if we would like it. Glad to hear that you rate it highly

busybee2

actually no i didnt, oh yes, what is those little things called yes they are commas,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and these .........................!!!!

i actually went to grange hill so there

busybee2

i would go for bsak as its established, yasmina new next year. but it depends on where you will be living, if you are going to go to kca(off island) then yasmina is so much easy to drive to.

mabsy

I loved a bit of Tucker Jenkins on Grange Hill in my time ;-)

Thanks Busybee, will be off island i think,prob Al Reef

busybee2

al reef commute to bsak at rush hours is like 25/30 mins whereby you can do yasmina in like 10 mins. a lot of the traffic issues are at raha if you come in on channel st, if you come down on mussafah road then the problems usually start at between the bridges and mussafah bridge.

and i really did go to grange hill, they filmed it at our school and we were extras etc.

mabsy

really??!! that such a great claim to fame, so did you meet todd carty? thanks re traffic info.

Am concerned re Yasmina as it will be first year of a levels i think? that correct? Know its a good school though.

soukie

I would be concerned about it too. Have they published their GCSE results yet?

BSAK is a very good school but they haven't been offering A levels for too long and there may be a limited choice compared to UK but if you have checked subject availability it should be OK.

Ethos83

Odd. I never pinned you down as a Londoner. For some reason I thought you were Scottish.

Xandra

Al Yasmina are holding an Options Evening for Sixth Form on Wednesday 19th at 6pm, should get all the details you need there, anyone is welcome to attend.

mabsy

aaw thanks, damn, I cant be over there then

busybee2

they say that the alevels subject as pretty good for schs out here at bsak, and they have been going a few years now. al yasmina is new this year so they will be building it up from scratch, it takes a while, i know in the senior sch they are only going to be adding spanish to the curriculum next time and its been open what 3 years, so it takes time. i do think the choice is better in uk but then if they offer the subjects you want then it doesnt matter does it.

busybee2

hahaha well i was born in london but my mum is scottish so very good detective work.