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9. Equivalency
by AmityEdu
EQUIVALENCY
The Ministry of Education equivalency certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma) is the UAE official high school graduation certificate. It is required for study at UAE universities and employment in some government positions. Article Six: The equivalency of the secondary school completion certificates of British Curriculum private schools are as follows: 1) The student must have completed twelve (12) academic years after kindergarten (two years). 2) The student shall complete the 12th Grade or its equivalent 3) The student shall pass five (5) subjects in the average level (IGCSE or GCSE) with one of the passing marks (A*, A, B, C, D) or (9,8,7,6,5,4,3) including the following subjects:
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Mathematics, One of the Science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) or combined
Science subject, English Language or Literature. 4) The student shall pass two (2) subjects in the GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level or one (1) subject at GCE Advanced Level with one of the passing marks (A*, A, B, C, D). 5) Islamic Education and Arabic Language shall not be included in the subjects of both levels. 6) The student shall choose the subjects stated for studying from among the subjects specified by the Ministry in the relevant regulatory decisions. All pupils must complete Year 13 and require a minimum of a D grade in one subject from the following list of subjects as per the Ministerial Resolution 199 in 2019.
Subjects approved by the Ministry of Education:
1) Art & Design 2) Biology 3) Business Studies 4) Chemistry 5) Computer Science 6) Economics
7) English Language 8) English Literature 9) French 10) Further Mathematics 11) Geography 12) German 13) Graphic Design 14) History 15) Mathematics 16) Media Studies 17) Physics 18) Psychology 19) Spanish
EXEMPTIONS
Emirati pupils must attain equivalency. Arab pupils can choose to not sit the required number of approved A level subjects and/or not take their EMSATs if their parents sign the waiver(s) stating that they will not seek equivalency nor intend to study at third level in the UAE. Please note that we do not recommend opting out for our Arab pupils. Non-Arab pupils do not have to study Arabic or Islamic Studies nor the required number of approved subjects if their parents sign a waiver stating that they will not seek equivalency.
