Hello TurkishDervish,
I am thinking of sending my daughter to Al Bateen secondary. Are you still very positive about the School? The majority of students has arab native tongue and there are considerable more boys then girls on that school? How is the atmosphere on School?
Thanks
quote=TurkishDervish'>So I opted for Al Bateen and have to say, I am super impressed. I love that the classes are small 15-18 kids per class, great teachers and superb facilities. They did well in GCSEs so that was encouraging. Overall, school run is a whole lot easier and am very happy with our choice. Thanks busybee2. Now to find the public bus that runs near the school to TCA.
bateen is a senior sch only, they had mushrif primary sch working out of same building temporarily but think they should have shifted this sept. yasmina is a 3-18 school so you dont have to move, it depends do you have other kids or just the 1 12 old because then you wouldnt necesarily want them in 2 schools. bateen is a new school and is the only senior sch for aldar on the island. yasmina is off the island. now because its only been open like 1 year, they will still be work in progress etc so you cannot compare same same with yasmina who has been open like 5 years or so. if it was me i would pick bateen, as its an easier commute, you are at the beginning of the senior years, so when it comes to the important exam years, bateen will be up to stratch. i know that all aldar bus pick up points are at a central location depending on where the pupils using the bus are mostly from, so yes you may have to travel to a pick up point etc.
