Italian Curriculum

The Italian school in Abu Dhabi offers a comprehensive educational system, catering from nursery to secondary stage, for Emirati, Italian, and international students.
The school follows the Italian Ministry of Education’s curriculum and is currently seeking authorization to offer the International Baccalaureate framework. While the language of instruction is English, the school offers a trilingual language program that includes English, Arabic, and Italian.

Progression

Education is compulsory from ages 6 to 16, with optional enrollment in Early Years starting at age 3.
Primary School starts at age 6 and lasts 5 years. Middle School starts at age 11 and lasts for 3 years.
In the UAE, the Italian school only offers the general (Liceo) track, which allows students to pursue university admissions.
The Italian school in Abu Dhabi also plans to offer the IB Diploma for students aiming for international qualifications at the high school level.

The table below shows the academic journey that a student studying an American curriculum is expected to take

Age	Grade
3-4	-
4-5	KG1
5-6	KG2
6-7	Grade 1
7-8	Grade 2
8-9	Grade 3
9-10	Grade 4
10-11	Grade 5
11-12	Grade 6
12-13	Grade 7
13-14	Grade 8
14-15	Grade 9
15-16	Grade 10
16-17	Grade 11
17-18	Grade 12

Assessments

Early Years: Students will be assessed individually based on the practitioner’s knowledge of the child, gained predominantly from observation and interaction, in a range of daily activities and events. Responsible pedagogy will enable children to fully demonstrate their learning and development, including their ability to apply consistently and independently what they have learned in everyday situations. This effective assessment procedure provides a holistic view of a child’s progress.
Primary: Formative assessment will evaluate the student’s progress during the learning process. Teacher assessments will be conducted to evaluate the student’s level of progress of the Italian curriculum learning objectives. A variety of assessment tools will be used, including formative assessments, inform instruction, continuous assessment tasks, internal testing, quizzes, and projects.
Until Grade 7, class-based teacher assessments are the primary tool used to evaluate students’ progress. At the end of Grade 8, students take the national exams in Italian, Math, and a Foreign Language to obtain the Diploma di Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado, a qualification signifying the end of the first cycle of compulsory education.
At the end of Grade 10, students in the Italian School Abu Dhabi can choose to take the IGCSE exams for international qualifications or continue working towards an Italian qualification through teacher assessment.
At the end of Grade 12, students can choose between three qualifications: obtain the Diploma di liceo scientific from the Italian system and continue their university education, meet the requirements to obtain an IB Diploma, or take A Level exams. Details on both the IB and A Level exams are provided in the International Baccalaureate and UK Curriculum sub-sections respectively.

The school is accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, MAECI in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Further Details

More details on the Italian curriculum and education system are available here: Click Here

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