ACS is licensed by the UAE's Ministry of Education and is accredited by Middle States Association (MSA).

[8] ACS is also a member of the Middle East South Asia Conference (MESAC)[9] and the Global Online Academy (GOA) consortium.

The Saadiyat campus came with many new and improved school facilities as compared to the Al Bateen counterpart including a FIFA sized football field.

ACS sets the record for the most amount of basketball hoops in any school in Abu Dhabi.

Middle School offers core subjects and two to four (depending on grade level) electives that the students choose.

Service learning[11] is part of ACS's Mission and community service at ACS is extensive, and includes a wide range of student-driven and organized efforts, as well as a number of established organizations such as Habitat for humanity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Roots & Shoots,[12] and Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF).

Soon after the event, a popular celebration was created known as "Breakfast With Santa" starting at the beginning of each December, every year.