Core Subjects
Zakher Private School follows the Cambridge Curriculum
FS1 and FS2 – Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
The EYFS framework focuses on seven areas of learning:
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
Year 1 to Year 6 – Primary Stage
English
Mathematics
Science
Arabic A (for Arabs)
Arabic B (for Non-Arabs)
Islamic Arabic (for Arabs)
Islamic English (for Non-Arabs)
Second Language (French/Urdu)
Art
UAE English (for Non-Arabs)
UAE Arabic (for Arabs) Physical Education (PE)
Moral Science (for Non-Muslims)
Moral Education
ICT
Humanities / Social Studies
Year 7 to Year 9 – Lower Secondary Stage
Students in Years 7, 8, and 9 study all subjects listed for Years 1 to 6, with the following additions and changes:
Humanities (taught in greater depth)
Biology (as a separate science)
Chemistry (as a separate science)
Physics (as a separate science)
In Years 7, 8, and 9, Science is taught as three separate subjects – Biology, Chemistry, and Physics – to prepare students for IGCSE level study.