Junior High School

In the first year of the secondary school (our Y7) the scope of the curriculum widens to include a broader subject base. The five years of secondary education culminate in the IGCSE examination. Pupils who have fulfilled the necessary requirements are presented by the school to sit for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), run by the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES). The first three years of secondary serve to introduce the pupils to more advanced study skills in preparation for the Checkpoint Examination which takes place in Y9. The Checkpoint Examination, taken in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science, serves to give a better understanding of the pupils' strengths and weaknesses in preparation for subject choices in Y10, when the IGCSE programme begins in earnest. The final 2 years are the examination years. The students are encouraged to use the study skills learnt through elementary school and Years 7 to 9 and take charge of their own learning to prepare them for the greater challenges they will face after they pass their IGCSE examinations at the end of Year 11.