Advanced Track Features: The educational maze for choosing your academic path in high school

Students at the beginning of the ninth grade, as well as at the beginning of the secondary stage, are confused about choosing the appropriate path for them from among the different educational paths. Among the choices that some students may choose is the advanced path. In this article, we will discuss in detail everything related to the advanced path in terms of the advantages of the advanced path, the materials of the advanced path, the conditions of the advanced path, as well as the specializations of the advanced path and the objectives of the advanced path.

What is the Advanced Track? General Definition of the Advanced Track

The advanced track is one of the academic tracks that are available to students starting from the tenth grade (the beginning of secondary school) according to certain conditions. The advanced track is distinguished by the depth of the scientific material provided to students, as students in the advanced track study advanced physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology, while students in the general track study them in a generally less in-depth manner.

What are the advantages of the advanced track?

The advanced track includes a large number of outstanding and brilliant students in the fields of science and mathematics, so there are many advantages that the advanced track can offer to students. We mention some of the advantages of the advanced track as follows:

• Studying scientific subjects in depth, which gives students additional advantages when applying to universities, and helps them understand and comprehend scientific university subjects without the need to pass the preparatory year.
• Advanced track students can gain direct admission to colleges of medicine, engineering and natural sciences within the UAE, and to the best universities in the world as well, without having to take additional courses in the first year, unlike the general track, which must take these courses.
• The third cycle (grades 9-12) – Advanced – Chinese language includes a special track for studying the Chinese language, which gives the student the opportunity to study and open up to Chinese culture.
• The possibility of studying a third language, as the advanced track includes the third cycle track (grades 9-12) – the advanced third language includes the possibility of studying a third language with Arabic and English, which allows the student to obtain the advantages of studying an additional language, the most important of which is the ability to study in many foreign universities.
• Some scientific subjects are studied in English, which makes it easy for the student to study at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

What are the requirements for the advanced track?

The requirements for the advanced track are determined based on the desire of the student and the guardian, as well as based on the student’s total scores in science and mathematics in the ninth grade if the student wishes to join the tenth grade in the advanced track, or the total scores in science and mathematics in the tenth grade if the student wishes to join the advanced track in the eleventh grade.

Students are allowed to transfer from the advanced track to the general track within 30 days of the beginning of the academic year, provided that they obtain the approval of their guardian (optional transfer), while the student is forced to transfer to the general track if he obtains a rate of less than 70% in mathematics and physics.

Read more about: Your comprehensive guide to admission requirements for UAE universities 

Advanced Track Materials

• Advanced Track Materials Cycle 3 (Grades 9-12) – Advanced Track.
• Arabic.
• Islamic education.
• Social studies.
• english language.
• mathematics.
• Physics.
• Chemistry.
• Neighborhoods.
• Computer science.
• Health sciences.
• Creative design and innovation.
• Physical and health education.
• Arts.
• Free and directed activity.

The number of school learning classes per week is 30 classes, the total number of e-learning classes per week is 10 classes, the total number of smart learning classes per week is 40 classes, and the duration of the class for direct school learning is 45 minutes.

• Advanced Track Materials Cycle 3 (Grade 9-12) – Advanced Third Language
• Arabic.
• Islamic education.
• Social studies.
• english language.
• mathematics.
• Physics.
• Chemistry.
• Neighborhoods.
• Computer science.
• Health sciences.
• Creative design and innovation.
• Physical and health education.
• Arts.
• Free and directed activity.
• The third language.

The number of school learning classes per week is 30 classes, the total number of e-learning classes per week is 13 classes, the total number of smart learning classes per week is 43 classes, and the duration of the class for direct school learning is 45 minutes.

• Advanced Track Materials Cycle 3 (Grades 9-12) – Advanced – Chinese Language
• Arabic.
• Islamic education.
• Social studies.
• english language.
• mathematics.
• Physics.
• Chemistry.
• Neighborhoods.
• Computer science.
• Health sciences.
• Creative design and innovation.
• Physical and health education.
• Arts.
• Free and directed activity.
• Chinese language.

The number of school learning classes per week is 30 classes, the total number of e-learning classes per week is 13 classes, the total number of smart learning classes per week is 43 classes, and the duration of the class for direct school learning is 45 minutes.

What are the goals of the advanced track?

 The advanced track aims to create a generation of students with the following qualities:

• He has the ability to express himself and his desires in Arabic and English correctly, free of linguistic errors.
• Able to solve problems through analysis and innovation, able to create, and communicate effectively.
• He has a sense of belonging to his homeland, preserves his Arab identity, and has the desire to build and develop the homeland and preserve its gains.
• He has the ability to use technology in all its forms, as well as the ability to harness technology to use it for the benefit of the country.
• The ability to gain direct admission without the need for a preparatory year, and without the need to take admission tests, whether in universities in the United Arab Emirates or outside the country.
• The ability to work in a team and communicate, as well as learning teamwork and leadership, are among the most important features of the advanced track, as well as among its most important goals.
• A sound and correct foundation in scientific subjects, which helps facilitate university studies, as well as postgraduate studies. This is one of the most important features of the advanced track that students who join it obtain.
• Students acquire the basics of primary health care in terms of the ability to apply a balanced lifestyle, as well as maintain proper nutrition and proper physical activity.

What are the advanced track specializations?

Advanced track specializations are the subjects studied to qualify for the university stage. Advanced track specializations qualify for literary specializations, and they are also the advanced track specializations shared with the general track . These subjects are as follows:

• Arabic language material.
• Islamic education material.
• Computer science material.
• Social studies material.
• English language material.
• Art material.

These subjects are applied from the ninth grade to the twelfth grade, and these subjects qualify for the study of many university specializations such as:

• Sharia and Islamic Studies.
• Business Administration.
• Fine Arts and Design.
• the law.
• Contact.
• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

The advanced track specializations are specialized and different from the general track, which differ, as we mentioned previously, in the depth of the scientific material, and are as follows:

• Advanced Physics, this subject is applied from the ninth grade to the twelfth grade.
• Advanced Mathematics, this subject is applied from the ninth grade to the twelfth grade.
• Advanced Chemistry, this subject is applied from the tenth to the twelfth grade.
• Advanced Biology, this subject is applied from the ninth to the eleventh grade.

These subjects qualify for the study of the following specializations:

• Medicine.
• Engineering.
• Physiotherapy.
• the sciences.
• Computing and informatics.
• Health sciences.
• dentistry.
• Pharmacy.

In addition to the advantages of the advanced track, students enrolled in it can enroll in the aforementioned colleges without having to pass the preparatory year. Another advantage of the advanced track is that some subjects are taught in English, which gives the student an additional advantage over the general track.

conclusion

The advanced track is one of the distinctive tracks that students can study in high school, which enables them to reach an advanced level, and also enhances their abilities in science and mathematics, which gives students a sound foundation that helps them in university admission and university study.

The Advanced Track accepts students who excel in science and mathematics in grades 9 and 10. The percentage of students enrolled in the Advanced Track is 40% of students enrolled in high school. The Advanced Track also has additional systems for studying a third language, as well as studying the Chinese language, which allows students to study in foreign universities and obtain scholarships easily.