Middle School
Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to 9)
Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) - IGCSE
Our Middle School lays the foundation for the International General
Certificate Secondary Examination (IGCSE) from the University of Cambridge (UK).
Students are regularly assessed for achievement and effort in each subject. Formal
assessments take place throughout the academic year. Our School offers the International General College Secondary Examinations (IGCSE) in Years 9, 10, 11. We are accredited with Cambridge University as an International Examinations Centre
During
Year 9, in consultation with Teachers and Parents, students identify subject options
for the IGCSE. Whilst subjects are not pre-blocked the timetable is constructed
to reflect the agreed subjects. A typical student takes nine or ten IGCSE subjects
from below:
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Core
Subjects: Mathematics, English, Science;
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Humanities:
Business Studies, Economics*, History, Geography, Information and Communication
Technology;
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Languages:
Arabic*, French, English as a Foreign Language*, Spanish*;
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Creative Arts: Art & Design, Design Technology, Media Studies*,
P.E.*, Drama*, Music*
* Subject to demand
Our Senior
School
offers challenges, responsibilities and great rewards for students as they reach
the conclusion of their School career and prepare for university life.
Senior School
students are treated as young adults and have the respect, opportunities and space
they deserve to succeed as individuals. They are important role models and School
ambassadors with a mature sense of direction and purpose.
Senior School
Key Stage 5 (6th Form - Years 12 & 13) – AS & A Levels &/or IB Diploma Program
Our Sixth Form features good teaching, enhanced by outstanding levels of care, guidance and support. All students will be taught by Specialist Tutors who will be supervised by the Head of Sixth Form.
Our Sixth Form's
balanced approach to education ensures that students have every opportunity to participate
in sport and cultural programmes. Technology is an important part of a Senior School’s
student’s life and the acquisition of technology skills is a high priority.
We offer a wide range of academic courses, an enriched
curriculum and a tutorial programme. A typical Sixth Form student will sit for 4
A’Levels exams at the end of the 2-year course. The student chooses his subjects
in advance from the below choices:
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Languages: English Language
& Literature, Arabic* (AS Level only)
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Mathematics: Mathematics,
Mathematics* (Further)
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Sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Physical Science*
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Humanities: History, Geography,
Business Studies, Economics*
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Creative Arts: Music, Physical
Education, Design & Technology, Design & Textiles*, Art & Design
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Computing: Information &
Communication Technology
The
school also aims to the International Baccalaureate (“IB”), Diploma
Programme in Years 12 and 13 at a later date*.
The IB is a rigorous
trans-disciplinary curriculum that enables students to develop a broad range of
skills and knowledge of various subjects. The IB programme is a well-balanced curriculum
that is globally significant and gives students the flexibility and opportunity
to pursue a wide variety of subjects in their further education at university level.
* Subject to demand