SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT - PARENT HANDBOOK

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late 1960’s, the IB Diploma has become a symbol of academic integrity and intellectual promise, and is accepted widely throughout the world as a university entrance qualification. IB Diploma candidates must pass examinations in six areas, including Language A (best or native language); Language B (foreign language); Individuals and Societies; Experimental Sciences; Mathematics; and a sixth subject. Of the six examinations, three must be taken at the Higher Level with the remaining examinations taken at the Subsidiary Level. Higher Level examinations are more demanding academically and MUST be taken in the final year. Other requirements include: the completion of the “Theory of Knowledge” course (including such topics as the foundations of philosophy and logic, the nature of scientific proof, the nature of values and fundamental concepts); the submission of an Extended Essay (4,000 words on a research topic of the candidate’s choice); and participation in activities encompassing elements of creativity, action and service. German nationals who wish to use the IB diploma for entrance to a German university must meet certain conditions regarding the composition of their diploma e.g. one of their higher level subjects must be mathematics, biology, chemistry, or physics. Further detailed information about these conditions and other aspects of the IB program can be obtained from the IB coordinator and the German college counselor. The school accepts no responsibility for ensuring that any specific IB diploma will be accepted by the Bezirksregierung as valid for university admission. Subject choices can be checked with the Bezirksregierung using the appropriate form. Further details are available from the German college counselor. Students who do not require the full IB Diploma for university entrance may work towards individual IB certificates. GERMAN 10 th GRADE DIPLOMA Students who plan to leave after tenth grade to start an apprenticeship or attend a German secondary school can have their studies up to tenth grade certified as “Hauptschulabschluß”, “Fachoberschulreife”, or “Fachoberschulreife mit Qualifikation”. 24
This 10 th grade diploma is the only diploma recognized by the German education authorities if the student does not have a full IB diploma. To be eligible for the Oberstufe in a Gymnasium the diploma must be at the level of “FORQ” (Fachoberschulreife mit Qualifikation) which means that the student has learned 2 foreign languages. The second language has to be taken for 14 “Jahreswochenstunden” in G 6-10. At ISD the students have 16- 17 Jahreswochenstunden in total within 4 years, so the second foreign language requirement can be met taking an appropriate language in any four of the G 6-10. Furthermore the student must attain a sufficient grade level in mathematics, English, science, German and history, as determined by the Ausbildungs- und Prüfungsordnung Sekundarstufe I (APO SI). Since 2007 the new school law has required state-wide tests in English, German, and mathematics which are taken near the end of the year and determine 50% of the final grade on the German Abschluss- or Übergangszeugnis. The level of the diploma will be determined by the Didaktische Leiterin according to the APO SI. The above applies primarily to German students, but is also a possibility for foreign students who have reached sufficient proficiency level in German. Further details can be obtained from Frau Raider, the Didaktische Leiterin. 12. REPEATS Students whose academic achievement is especially poor in a particular year e.g. several end-of-year grades below 3, may be advised to repeat the year. Any such recommendation will be fully discussed with the student and parents concerned, but the principal – or the director upon appeal – has the final authority to require that the student repeat the year. In G 9-12, credit is awarded for a repeat only if the course is failed at the first attempt and passed after the repeat. The record of the first attempt remains on the student’s transcript. 13. REPORT CARDS Report cards for each student are sent out twice a year: in December for G610; in January for G11 & 12; in May for G12; and in June for G6-11. The first report card shows progress so far in the subject-specific criteria and, for G11 & 12 only, an academic achievement grade. The second report summarizes achievement for the whole year, not just since the first report, and includes a final academic achievement grade indicating the level the student has reached at the end of the academic year. 25
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