AISA was established to provide the local and expatriate residents of Abu Dhabi with a high quality American education, based on American standards and an international curriculum. The school opened in 1995 with 519 students. By 1998 there were 750 students and in 2006, enrolment jumped to 1100. In the current school year we have just over 1200 students from 77 nationalities in Pre-K to 12th Grade. AISA received its first accreditation in October 1997 from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), and in January 2010 was accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). It was the first school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Abu Dhabi and later became the first school in Abu Dhabi to be authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). At the moment, the school conforms with local law and has a gender-segregated secondary school. We currently have an application submitted to the authorities to become a fully co-educational school. The American International School in Abu Dhabi is a member of the Educational Services Overseas Limited (ESOL) group of schools. ESOL provides management services to the school.
