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HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2013-2014

HEADMASTER Mr. Simon LeslieSECONDARY PRINCIPALMr. Michael Roberts COUNSELLORMs. Casey Nolen Jackson counsellor@ishcmc.edu.vn

CEEB Code: 698010IB Code: 1047UCAS Code: 48823

SCHOOL-WIDE STATISTICS FOR 2013-2014 980 students, 50 nationalities102 faculty, 12 nationalities Maximum class size: 22 Average years of faculty experience: 12

STATISTICS FOR THE CLASS OF 2014

Total year group size: 56IB Diploma candidates: 52IB Bilingual Diploma candidates: 33IB Certificate candidates: 4Countries represented: Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Belgium, United States, Australia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, India, Hongkong, Thailand, France

The School Founded in 1993, the International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) is the oldest and most established international school in Ho Chi Minh City. ISHCMC is a non-denominational, co-educational and multi-cultural international school with over 47 nationalities represented. Teaching in the English medium, ISHCMC is the only school in Ho Chi Minh City that is certified to provide all three International Baccalaureate Programmes (Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma) for all of our students ages 2 to18 years. The school provides a safe, caring environment and a challenging curriculum driven by our mission of “Fostering Individual Ability.”

AccreditationCouncil of International Schools (CIS) www.cois.org New England Association of Colleges and Schools (NEASC) www.neasc.org

MembershipsInternational Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) www.ibo.orgCambridge International Examinations (CIE) www.cie.org.uk European Council of International Schools (ECIS) www.ecis.org East Asian Regional Council of Overseas School (EARCOS) www.earcos.org Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA)Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) www.ascd.org Association for the Advancements of International Education (AAIE) www.aaie.org

Graduation Requirements

Course Credits Course Credits

English 4 P.E./Electives/Other 7

Mathematics 3 Arts 2

Social Sciences 3 CAS 1

Science 2 TOK 1

Second Language 2 Total required 25

CurriculumThe high school curriculum (Grades 9 to 12) is guided by the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. All students in Grades 11 and 12 take IB courses. In addition to their six DP courses, students must complete Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) commitments in Grades 11 and 12, coursework in Theory of Knowledge, and an Extended Essay (for IB Diploma candidates). ISHCMC students primarily attend universities in North America, The United Kingdom, Asia and Australia; courses are college-preparatory in nature.

GradingISHCMC grades on the IB 1-7 scale and does not calculate GPAs for our students. In cases of transfer students, prior courses at other schools are considered in determining passing credits towards graduation only. ISHCMC will attach official records from prior schools but does not take responsibility for verifying their accuracy.

Class Rank: ISHCMC does not rank its students.

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SAT RESULTS FOR THE CLASS OF 2013 SAT Reasoning Mean Students Tested SAT Subject Tests Mean Students Tested

SAT Critical Reading 561 35 Biology – Ecology 624 5

SAT Mathematics 653 Biology – Molecular 607 3

SAT Writing: 612 Chemistry 630 6

English Literature 743 4

SAT out of 2400 1827 French 740 2

Math Level II 735 11

IB DIPLOMAStudents who pursue the IB Diploma along with an ISHCMC Diploma, must fulfill the following requirements:

• Successful completion of TOK (Theory of Knowledge), a 4000-word Extended Essay, and CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service). • Completion of 3 Higher Level (HL) courses and 3 Standard Level (SL) courses and the achievement of a score of at least 24 points overall.

Each course is worth a possible 7 points; points are accumulated based on internal assessments completed throughout the two years of study, as well as final IB examinations.

IB DP THEORY OF KNOWLEDGETheory of Knowledge is an epistemological course that trains students to question the knowledge they acquire in all of their IB subjects. Requirements:

• The application of these skills to real-life situations in a comprehensive presentation (all ISHCMC students).• A written demonstration of their understanding of the nature of knowledge and knowledge issues in a 1200-1600 word externally assessed essay in response to an IBO prompt. (IB Diploma candidates only).

Theory of Knowledge teaches students to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of different ways of knowing, to be critical and questioning and to support arguments with carefully considered evidence from their own experiences.

IB DIPLOMA RESULTS FOR MAY 2013 EXAMINATIONSPercentage of successful Diploma candidates 93.75% Mean total point score for all candidates 32.3Percentage of Diplomas with bilingual designation 71% Highest Diploma points awarded to a candidate 43 2013 worldwide average 29.8

HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS 2013

Humanities World LanguagesIB MYP History 9 & 10IB MYP Geography 9 & 10IB DP History HL & SLIB DP Geography HL & SLIB DP Economics HL & SLIB DP Business & Management HL & SLIB DP ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society) HL & SL

IB MYP Language A 9 & 10: Korean, VietnameseIB MYP 9 & 10 Self-Taught Language AIB MYP 9 &10 Language B: Mandarin, Spanish & FrenchIB DP Literature A HL & SL: Korean, VietnameseIB DP Language and Literature A HL & SL: MandarinIB DP Self-Taught Language A (SL only)IB DP Language B HL & SL: FrenchIB DP ab initio: Spanish (SL only)

English MathematicsIB MYP English 9 & 10IB DP English Literature A HL & SLIB DP English Language and Literature A HL & SLIB DP English Language B HL & SLEnglish as an Additional Language (EAL)

IB MYP Mathematics StandardIB MYP Mathematics AdvancedIB DP Math Studies (SL only)IB DP Mathematics SLIB DP Mathematics HLSyracuse University Project Advance: Calculus

Science Fine ArtsIB MYP Biology 9 & 10IB MYP Chemistry 9 & 10IB MYP Physics 9 & 10IB DP Biology HL & SLIB DP Chemistry SL & HLIB DP Physics SL & HLIB DP ESS (Environmental Systems and Societies) SL only

IB MYP Drama 9 & 10IB MYP Visual Art 9 & 10IB MYP Music 9 & 10IB DP Theatre HL & SLIB DP Visual Arts HL & SLIB DP Music HL & SL

Other

IB DP TOK (Theory of Knowledge) IB MYP Physical Education 9 & 10IB DP CAS (Community, Action and Service) IB MYP HSE (Health and Social Education) 9 & 10

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EXTRA CURRICULAR

The high school has a rich and varied extracurricular programme. High school students are also given the opportunity to represent the school in various athletic and academic events organized by the Mekong River International School Association (MRISA). These events provide opportunities to travel to other countries to engage in the activities of their choice. Above all, the after-school activities programme seeks to positively unite students, coaches and teachers from a variety of international backgrounds through shared experiences.

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Basketball (Boys and Girls) Swimming (Boys and Girls)Golf (Boys and Girls) Soccer (Boys and Girls)

Cognita Sports competitions are held between 8 Cognita schools in Saigon, Singapore and Thailand

Sports Leadership Volleyball (Boys and Girls) Model United Nations Soccer (Boys and Girls) Cultural Exchange Basketball (Boys and Girls) Leadership Summit

Stingrays Swim Team* High School Herald (newspaper) Chess Club Badminton* Broadcasting Club Orchestra Track & Field* French Debate Club Choir Touch Rugby Drama and Musical Productions Soul Band Student Representative Council Math Team* Concert Band Annual Dance Competition Intramural competitions Battle of the BandsStudent Ambassadors Students Teaching Teachers ISMUN/THIMUNRobotics Club Table Tennis *These activities include invitational competitions (both national and international)

Operation Smile Habitat for Humanity Feed the Hunger Wildlife at Risk Green School The Literacy GroupThien Binh Orphanage Group Students Teaching Students Loreto Support GroupPhu My Orphanage Group Operation Healthy Heart Peace in ProgressThien Phuoc Orphanage Group iHelptheWorld Let’s Play FootballBluePrintz GIN Executive Committee SOAP’D

WHOLE-SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community service is fundamental to ISHCMC’s ethos and an integral part of the curriculum in all three sections of the school.

• 20+ school-wide service projects are brought together under the umbrella of GIN (Global Issues Network)

• All are student initiated and student led; each sub-committee of Education, Environment, Empowerment and Health has a student committee leader.

• Middle and high school students are required to demonstrate a long-term commitment to at least one project per year, continually reflect upon their personal development and provide evidence of having produced the prescribed outcomes.

Students are encouraged to become caring and compassionate global citizens through participation, and are also challenged to stand for these coveted leadership positions.

IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME

The MYP is the ISHCMC curriculum in Grades 6-10. Students are expected to follow courses in eight subject areas.

• ISHCMC opts to have its MYP grades externally moderated to ensure international standardisation, and consistently scores above the world average.

• Students in Grades 9 and 10 are required to be actively involved in Community and Service and work with local NGOs, charities and orphanages.

• The Personal Project, the culmination of the MYP studies, is wholly student-led, completed on a topic of student interest and developed over the course of six months. The student’s personal project journal, the final product and a reflective essay are assessed and externally moderated.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CONNECTION

In 2012, ISHCMC started an alliance with Project Advance at Syracuse University. An ISHCMC staff member, trained at Syracuse and given the status of a Syracuse Adjunct Instructor, teaches advanced mathematics courses to students who have already completed our IB Higher Level Mathematics curriculum. Successful students will earn up to 8 university credits in advanced calculus.

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UNITED STATES

Academy of Art UniversityAlfred UniversityAmherst CollegeArt Center College of DesignAustin Community CollegeBentley University*Binghamton UniversityBoston College*Boston UniversityBradley UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrown University *Buffalo State College of SUNY*California State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, Long BeachClarkson UniversityClemson UniversityColumbia College*Columbia University*Cornell UniversityColgate UniversityDartmouth CollegeDePaul UniversityDrexel University*Duke UniversityElizabethtown College*Emerson CollegeEmory University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - FLFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFashion Institute of TechnologyFordham UniversityFort Lewis CollegeFullerton College*Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityHarvard UniversityHofstra UniversityHawaii Pacific UniversityIllinois State University*Illinois Wesleyan University*Indiana University at BloomingtonIowa State UniversityKenyon College*James Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales UniversityLewis & Clark College*Linfield CollegeLong Island UniversityLoyola Marymount University*Manhattanville CollegeMarquette UniversityMarist CollegeMarymount Manhattan CollegeMassachusetts College of Art and Design*Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences*Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMichigan State University*New York Film Academy*New York Institute of TechnologyNew York University*Northeastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityThe Ohio State University *Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOregon State UniversityOtis College of Art and DesignPace University, New York City*Parsons, New School for Design*Pasadena City College

*Pennsylvania State University*Pima Community College*Pratt InstitutePurchase CollegePurdue UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhode Island School of Design*Rochester Institute of TechnologyRutgers Sarah Lawrence College*San Francisco State University*San Jose State University*Savannah College of Art and Design*School of the Art Institute of ChicagoSchool of Visual Arts*Seattle UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySewanee: The University of the SouthSkidmore CollegeSouthern Methodist University*Stanford UniversitySuffolk UniversitySUNY AlbanySUNY BuffaloStony Brook UniversitySuffolk University*Texas A&M University*Texas Christian UniversityTexas Tech UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUC Davis UC Irvine*UC Los AngelesUC Riverside UC San DiegoUC Santa BarbaraUC Santa CruzUniversity of Cincinnati*University of ConnecticutUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Houston*University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign*The University of Iowa University of Kentucky*University of La VerneUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of Miami*University of Michigan, Ann ArborUniversity of Michigan, FlintUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Missouri*University of NevadaUNC Chapel Hill University of North TexasUniversity of Oregon*University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of PortlandUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of San Francisco*University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California at RiversideUniversity of ToledoUniversity of Virginia*University of Washington*University of WisconsinUtica CollegeVirginia Polytechnic Institute *Western State Colorado UniversityWesleyan UniversityWilliams CollegeWittenberg UniversityYale University

UNITED KINGDOM

Cardiff UniversityCoventry UniversityDurham UniversityFalmouth UniversityHult International Business SchoolKing’s College LondonLondon College of FashionLondon School of EconomicsLoughborough UniversityOxford Brookes UniversityNewcastle UniversityNottingham Trent UniversityQueen Mary, University of LondonRoyal Holloway, University of LondonThe Glasgow School of Art*University College London*University of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of Bristol*University of Canterbury*University for the Creative Arts at Rochester University College London*University of EdinburghUniversity of Glasgow*University of Kent*University of LondonUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of PlymouthUniversity of St. AndrewsUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of WarwickUniversity of West England, BristolUniversity of WestminsterUniversity of York

CANADA

Algonquin College of Applied Arts & TechnologyBrock UniversityCarleton UniversityConcordia University - MontrealDalhousie UniversityHEC Montreal*McGill UniversityMcMaster UniversityMemorial University of NewfoundlandQueen’s UniversitySimon Fraser UniversitySt. John’s University - Queens CampusThompson Rivers UniversityTrent UniversityUniversity of Alberta*University of British Columbia*University of CalgaryUniversity of Ottawa*University of Toronto University of Victoria*University of WaterlooUniversity of Western Ontario*York University

KOREA

Korea University*KAIST*Seoul National University*Yonsei UniversityKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

JAPAN

Doshisha UniversityKeio University*Sophia UniversityTemple University

HONG KONG

*The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology University of Hong Kong

SINGAPORE

*LaSalle-SIA College of the ArtsYale-NUS College

TAIWAN

National Cheng Kung UniversityNational Taiwan University*National Tsing Hua University*Tamkang University

THAILAND

Chulalongkorn University

VIETNAM

*Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam*Vietnam National University*Ho Chi Minh City International University

AUSTRALIA

Australian National UniversityCurtin University of TechnologyMonash UniversityMurdoch University*Raffles Design InstituteRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology*University of Adelaide*University of Melbourne*University of New South WalesThe University of Queensland University of Western Australia EUROPEAN (NON-UK)

*Delft University of TechnologyGlion Hotel School*LES ROCHES, School of Hotel ManagementSchiller International UniversityRotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityThe American University of ParisParis College of ArtEcole Hoteliere de Lausanne

Bold indicates multiple student acceptances to multiple faculties(*) indicates matriculation

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Colleges and Universities Accepting ISHCMC Graduates 2009-2013