EXPLAINATION

Known as BSAK, this stalwart of the Abu Dhabi education landscape has educated pupils in the city for over 50 years. Rated as outstanding, the school gets excellent results across its A Level and BTEC range of subjects (the only school in the region to offer an Engineering BTEC), leading to a wide range of top university places. It also boasts a strong sporting culture, with expert sports tuition; an extensive co-curricular programme caters for all comers and it is regarded as a centre of excellence for music, drama and art. Fee-paying but not-for-profit, the school educates pupils from over 50 nationalities, and is proud of the sense of community engendered through its House system and its integration into the local community.