▁their ▁curr icul um . ▁The ▁language ▁of ▁instruction ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁institution ▁itself , ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁English - medium ▁school ▁or ▁an ▁Ur du - medium ▁school . ▁All ▁students ▁sit ▁through ▁an ▁annual ▁final ▁exam in ations ▁in ▁each ▁subject ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁an ▁academic ▁year . ▁ ▁Middle ▁school ▁Middle ▁school ▁from ▁gr ades ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 8 . ▁Once ▁again , ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁is ▁usually ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁institution . ▁The ▁eight ▁commonly ▁exam ined ▁discipl ines ▁are ▁Ur du , ▁English , ▁mathematics , ▁arts , ▁science , ▁social ▁studies , ▁religious ▁studies ▁( for ▁example ▁Islam ic ▁studies ) ▁and ▁computer ▁studies / I CT ▁which ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁avail ability ▁of ▁a ▁computer ▁labor atory ▁in ▁the ▁prem ises . ▁Geography ▁and ▁history ▁are ▁usually ▁taught ▁as ▁components ▁of ▁social ▁studies ▁or ▁maybe ▁taught ▁and ▁exam ined ▁separately . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁junior ▁school , ▁all ▁students ▁sit ▁through ▁an ▁annual ▁final ▁exam in ations ▁in ▁each ▁subject ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁an ▁academic ▁year . ▁The ▁non - ex am ined ▁discipl ines ▁include ▁physical ▁education ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁schools , ▁music , ▁film ▁and ▁drama . ▁Fem ale ▁students ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁taught ▁home ▁econom ics , ▁food ▁and ▁nut r ition ▁or ▁cul inary ▁arts , ▁and ▁need le work / se wing ▁in ▁some ▁schools . ▁Some ▁instit utes ▁also ▁give ▁instruction ▁in ▁foreign ▁languages ▁such ▁as ▁Arab ic ,