High School Curriculum

The High school curriculum at GIS covers grades 9 to 12, and a Diploma is awarded upon graduation. The curriculum aligns with the US graduation requirements, providing a comprehensive set of classes that build a strong foundation for higher education. Additionally, we offer a range of electives to help students explore and cultivate their interests and abilities.

Students may fulfil a maximum of 28 credits by the time they graduate from GIS and can earn a maximum of 7 credits per year.  Credits are given for courses taken in grades 9 -12 only. Credits are earned based on course completion. One-credit courses are year-long courses, and half-credit courses are usually semester-long, except for Islamic Studies and Physical Education, which are year-long courses.

Graduation Requirements

Subject Type Credit
English+D8+B10:D27 mandatory 1
World History  mandatory 1
Physical Education 9 mandatory 0.5
Moral Education & UAE social studies  mandatory 0
Arabic 9 mandatory 1
Islamic 9 mandatory 0.5
Integrated sciences 1 mandatory 1
Algebra 1 mandatory 1
Visual Arts & design elective 0.5
Drama  elective 0.5
Graphic Design elective 0.5
Digital Design elective 0.5
Literature in Cinema elective 0.5
Creative Writing elective 0.5
Nutrition & Health elective 0.5
Journalism elective 0.5
Coding (Python ) elective 0.5
Forensics elective 0.5
Subject Type Credit
English 10 mandatory 1
Islamic 10 mandatory 0.5
Moral Education mandatory 0
Arabic 10 mandatory 1
Physical Education 10 mandatory 0.5
Integrated sciences 2 mandatory 1
Research and study skills mandatory 0.5
Introduction to sociology  mandatory 0.5
Geometry  mandatory 1
Visual Arts & design elective 0.5
Drama  elective 0.5
Graphic Design elective 0.5
Digital Design elective 0.5
Literature in Cinema elective 0.5
Creative Writing elective 0.5
Nutrition & Health elective 0.5
Journalism elective 0.5
Coding (Python ) elective 0.5
Forensics elective 0.5
Subject Type Credit
Arabic 11 mandatory 1
Physical Education 11 mandatory 0.5
Moral Education mandatory 0
Islamic 11 mandatory 1
World Literature  elective  1
Eng. Language & composition elective  1
Women in Literature  elective  1
American Literature   elective  1
Algebra 2 elective 1
Pre-Calculus elective 1
Chemistry  elective 1
Physics (Algebra based ) elective 1
Biology elective 1
AP Chemistry  elective 1
AP Biology  elective 1
Economics elective 1
Psychology elective 1
Anthropology  elective 1
International Relations  elective 1
Robotics  elective 0.5
Intro to business elective 0.5
Ethical Hacking  elective 0.5
Entrepreneurship elective 0.5
Computer animation elective 0.5
marketing essentials elective 0.5
mass communication  elective 0.5
Astronomy  elective 0.5
Subject Type Credit
Arabic 12 mandatory 1
Physical Education 12 mandatory 0.5
Islamic 12 mandatory 0.5
Moral Education mandatory 0
World Literature  elective  1
Eng. Language & composition elective  1
Women in Literature  elective  1
American Literature   elective  1
 AP Calculus AB elective 1
Statistics & probability elective  1
Math for Business & personal finance  elective  1
Biology elective 1
Chemistry  elective 1
Physics (Algebra based ) elective 1
AP Biology elective  1
AP Chemistry  elective  1
Anthropology  elective 1
Economics  elective 1
Psychology elective 1
International Relations  elective 1
Introduction to Astronomy  elective  1
Physics calculus based  elective  1
Robotics  elective 0.5
Intro to business elective 0.5
Ethical Hacking  elective 0.5
Entrepreneurship elective 0.5
Computer animation elective 0.5
marketing essentials elective 0.5
mass communication  elective 0.5
Astronomy elective 0.5

On-going
Standardized Testing

High school students’ progress is also tracked using standardized adaptive tests like MAP (Measure of Academic Progress), and their cognitive abilities are tested using CAT4 (Cognitive Ability test).

Grades 9 and 10 take the ABT (Arabic Benchmark Test) that assesses their Arabic language comprehension, speaking, and listening. And the NGRT (New Group Reading Test), which measures their reading skills against the national average.

Graduation Requirements

Advanced Placement (AP) is a program created by the College Board in the United States and Canada. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Students taking AP courses are assessed in May once a year. Passing the AP exam can count toward college credit. Students are encouraged to take more than one AP over the length of their studies.

GIS Offers the Following AP courses:

  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus

Class Timetables 2024-2025

Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Islamic Arabic English MSC 8:00 – 8:45 English / LIB
2 8:45 – 9:30 Electives 9/10* World History English Integrated Science 1 8:45 – 9:30 Art
3 9:30 – 10:15 Electives 9/10* Integrated Science 1 Integrated Science 1 Integrated Science 1 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Science 1
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 English English Electives 9/10* World History 10:35- 11:20 World History
5 11:20- 12:05 Integrated Math 1 MSC World History PE
6 12:05 – 12:50 Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 1 PE
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Arabic Electives 9/10* Assembly 9-12 Integrated Math 1
8 2:05 – 2:50 Arabic Islamic World History Electives 9/10*
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 MSC Integrated Math 1 MSC Integrated Math 1 8:00 – 8:45 World History
2 8:45 – 9:30 Electives 9/10* Integrated Math 1 Islamic World History 8:45 – 9:30 English
3 9:30 – 10:15 Electives 9/10* Islamic World History Integrated Science 1 9:30 – 10:15 English
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Integrated Math 1 Arabic Electives 9/10* English 10:35- 11:20 Integrated Science 1
5 11:20- 12:05 Integrated Science 1 Arabic Arabic English/LIB
6 12:05 – 12:50 Integrated Science 1 World History Arabic World History
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 PE Electives 9/10* Assembly 9-12 Integrated Science 1
8 2:00 – 2:45 PE English Integrated Math 1 Electives 9/10*
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Integrated Math 1 Arabic Integrated Math 1 Integrated Science 1 8:00 – 8:45 Islamic
2 8:45 – 9:30 Integrated Science 1 Islamic PE World History 8:45 – 9:30 Arabic
3 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Science 1 Integrated Math 1 PE English 9:30 – 10:15 MSC
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Electives 9/10* Electives 9/10* Integrated Science 1 Integrated Math 1 10:35- 11:20 World History
5 11:20- 12:05 Electives 9/10* English MSC Integrated Math 1
6 12:05 – 12:50 English English Electives 9/10* English/LIB
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Arabic Assembly 9-12 Integrated Science 1 Electives 9/10*
8 2:00 – 2:45 Arabic World History World History World History
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Islamic PE Islamic English 8:00 – 8:45 Integrated Math 1
2 8:45 – 9:30 Integrated Math 1 PE Integrated Science 1 English 8:45 – 9:30 World History
3 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Math 1 MSC Integrated Science 1 Arabic 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Science 1
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Electives 9/10* Electives 9/10* World History Arabic 10:35- 11:20 English
5 11:20- 12:05 Electives 9/10* Integrated Math 1 English World History
6 12:05 – 12:50 World History World History Electives 9/10* Integrated Science 1
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 MSC Assembly 9-12 Arabic Electives 9/10*
8 2:00 – 2:45 Integrated Science 1 Arabic English/LIB Integrated Math 1
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Arabic Islamic English Integrated Science 2 8:00 – 8:45 Intro to Sociology
2 8:45 – 9:30 Electives 9/10* English/LIB English Integrated Science 2 8:45 – 9:30 English
3 9:30 – 10:15 Electives 9/10* Integrated Math 2 MSC Integrated Math 2 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Math 2
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Intro to Sociology Integrated Math 2 Electives 9/10* Intro to Sociology 10:35- 11:20 Arabic
5 11:20- 12:05 Islamic Arabic PE Arabic
6 12:05 – 12:50 Intro to Sociology Arabic PE Intro to Sociology
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 English Electives 9/10* Assembly 9-12 Integrated Math 2
8 2:00 – 2:45 Integrated Science 2 Integrated Science 2 Integrated Science 2 Electives 9/10*
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 English Intro to Sociology Arabic Intro to Sociology 8:00 – 8:45 Integrated Math 2
2 8:45 – 9:30 Electives 9/10* Integrated Science 2 MSC English 8:45 – 9:30 Integrated Science 2
3 9:30 – 10:15 Electives 9/10* Integrated Science 2 English/LIB English 9:30 – 10:15 English
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Integrated Science 2 Islamic Electives 9/10* Arabic 10:35- 11:20 Integrated Math 2
5 11:20- 12:05 Intro to Sociology PE Integrated Math 2 Integrated Math 2
6 12:05 – 12:50 Arabic PE Integrated Math 2 Integrated Science 2
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Arabic Electives 9/10* Assembly 9-12 Intro to Sociology
8 2:00 – 2:45 Islamic Arabic Intro to Sociology Electives 9/10*
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Arabic Integrated Math 2 Research & Study skills Integrated Math 2 8:00 – 8:45 Research & Study skills
2 8:45 – 9:30 Islamic Integrated Math 2 Integrated Math 2 English 8:45 – 9:30 English
3 9:30 – 10:15 Research & Study skills English Integrated Science 2 English/LIB 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Science 2
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Electives 9/10* Electives 9/10* PE Integrated Science 2 10:35- 11:20 Arabic
5 11:20- 12:05 Electives 9/10* Arabic PE Arabic
6 12:05 – 12:50 Integrated Science 2 Arabic Electives 9/10* MSC
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Integrated Science 2 Assembly 9-12 Research & Study skills Electives 9/10*
8 2:00 – 2:45 English Research & Study skills Islamic Integrated Math 2
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 English English Integrated Science 2 Arabic 8:00 – 8:45 Arabic
2 8:45 – 9:30 Integrated Math 2 English Integrated Science 2 Integrated Math 2 8:45 – 9:30 Arabic
3 9:30 – 10:15 Integrated Math 2 Islamic English Arabic 9:30 – 10:15 Research & Study skills
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Electives 9/10* Electives 9/10* Integrated Math 2 MSC 10:35- 11:20 Integrated Science 2
5 11:20- 12:05 Electives 9/10* Research & Study skills English/LIB Integrated Science 2
6 12:05 – 12:50 Research & Study skills Arabic Electives 9/10* Islamic
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 PE Assembly 9-12 Integrated Science 2 Electives 9/10*
8 2:00 – 2:45 PE Integrated Math 2 Research & Study skills Research & Study skills
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12
2 8:45 – 9:30 Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus PE Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus 8:45 – 9:30 Humanities 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus PE MSC 9:30 – 10:15 Islamic
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Arabic Humanities 11/12 Arabic English Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 English Elective 11/12
5 11:20- 12:05 Arabic Electives 11/12* Islamic English Elective 11/12
6 12:05 – 12:50 English Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Electives 11/12*
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Humanities 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Arabic
8 2:00 – 2:45 Electives 11/12* English Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* Arabic
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12
2 8:45 – 9:30 Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Arabic Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus 8:45 – 9:30 Humanities 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Islamic Islamic 9:30 – 10:15 Arabic
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Arabic Humanities 11/12 MSC English Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 English Elective 11/12
5 11:20- 12:05 Arabic Electives 11/12* Arabic English Elective 11/12
6 12:05 – 12:50 English Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Electives 11/12*
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Humanities 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Assembly 9-12 PE
8 2:00 – 2:45 Electives 11/12* English Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* PE
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 8:00 – 8:45 MSC
2 8:45 – 9:30 PE Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Islamic 8:45 – 9:30 Science Elective 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 PE Electives 11/12* Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus 9:30 – 10:15 Humanities 11/12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Arabic Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Arabic Science Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 Electives 11/12*
5 11:20- 12:05 Arabic Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12*
6 12:05 – 12:50 Electives 11/12* Islamic Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus English Elective 11/12
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Science Elective 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Electives 11/12* Arabic
8 2:00 – 2:45 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Arabic
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 8:00 – 8:45 Arabic
2 8:45 – 9:30 Arabic Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Arabic 8:45 – 9:30 Science Elective 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Arabic Electives 11/12* Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus 9:30 – 10:15 Humanities 11/12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 PE Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Islamic Science Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 Electives 11/12*
5 11:20- 12:05 PE Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12*
6 12:05 – 12:50 Electives 11/12* Arabic Elective 11 Math Algbr2, PreCalculus English Elective 11/12
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Science Elective 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Electives 11/12* MSC
8 2:00 – 2:45 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Islamic
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12
2 8:45 – 9:30 Arabic PE Elective Math 12 Arabic 8:45 – 9:30 Humanities 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Arabic PE Arabic Arabic 9:30 – 10:15 Elective Math 12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Elective Math 12 Humanities 11/12 Islamic English Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 English Elective 11/12
5 11:20- 12:05 Elective Math 12 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12 English Elective 11/12
6 12:05 – 12:50 English Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Electives 11/12*
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Humanities 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Islamic
8 2:00 – 2:45 Electives 11/12* English Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* MSC
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12* 8:00 – 8:45 Science Elective 11/12
2 8:45 – 9:30 Islamic Arabic Elective Math 12 PE 8:45 – 9:30 Humanities 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Islamic Arabic MSC PE 9:30 – 10:15 Humanities 11/12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Elective Math 12 Humanities 11/12 Arabic English Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 Electives 11/12*
5 11:20- 12:05 Elective Math 12 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12 English Elective 11/12
6 12:05 – 12:50 English Elective 11/12 Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Electives 11/12*
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Humanities 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Arabic
8 2:00 – 2:45 Electives 11/12* Electives 11/12* Electives 11/12* Arabic
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 8:00 – 8:45 Elective Math 12
2 8:45 – 9:30 Arabic Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 Arabic 8:45 – 9:30 Science Elective 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Arabic Electives 11/12* Arabic Arabic 9:30 – 10:15 Humanities 11/12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Islamic PE Elective Math 12 Science Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 Electives 11/12*
5 11:20- 12:05 MSC PE Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12*
6 12:05 – 12:50 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12 Islamic English Elective 11/12
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Science Elective 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12
8 2:00 – 2:45 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Elective Math 12
Session Time / Day Mo Tu We Th Fr
1 8:00 – 8:45 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 8:00 – 8:45 Elective Math 12
2 8:45 – 9:30 MSC Science Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 PE 8:45 – 9:30 Science Elective 11/12
3 9:30 – 10:15 Islamic Electives 11/12* Islamic PE 9:30 – 10:15 Humanities 11/12
Break 1 10:15 -10:35 20 mins Break 10:15 – 10:35 20 mins Break
4 10:35 – 11:20 Arabic Arabic Elective Math 12 Science Elective 11/12 10:35- 11:20 Electives 11/12*
5 11:20- 12:05 Arabic Arabic Science Elective 11/12 Electives 11/12*
6 12:05 – 12:50 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12 Arabic English Elective 11/12
Break 2 12:50 – 1:20 30 mins Lunch/Prayer Break
7 1:20 – 2:05 Science Elective 11/12 Assembly 9-12 Electives 11/12* Elective Math 12
8 2:00 – 2:45 English Elective 11/12 Humanities 11/12 English Elective 11/12 Elective Math 12

For more information

To get more information about our curricula, please contact our admissions and academic affairs team. We look forward to providing you with the information and support you require to make the best choice for your child’s future.