Reporting
Reporting is, for most grades, carried out three times a year. The chart below outlines reporting timelines. For all grades, a report on academic achievement is sent home in December, April and in June. Report cards in December, April and June express the student’s achievement in terms of an IB level and a percentage grade, which represents the degree to which students have achieved the learning objectives set out in the Ministry of Education curriculum guidelines. A report of updated marks is created in February and April for Grade 12 students to be sent to universities. Student-centred interviews are held in October and February which both students and parents attend.
TRAIL Mail – “Taking Responsibility and Action for Independent Learning”
Email is used extensively to report on student progress throughout the year. When students in Grades 9 - 11 receive evaluation results or when assignments are not handed in, the students are prompted to send an email – TRAIL mail – to their teacher, advisor and parents, reporting the result. TRAIL allows the parents and advisor to be informed with respect to how a student is performing, and gets students in the habit of taking responsibility for their performance and reflecting on their learning skills.
Examinations and Diploma Internal Assessment Performances
Grade 12 students write mid-year exams in December. Final exams are held in May for Grade 12 students and June for all other students. Exams are also held in January for students taking two math courses during.
Exams are generally 1.5 to 2 hours in duration at Grades 9 and 10 and 2 to 3.25 hours at Grades 11 and 12. Students are expected to participate in all examination sessions. If, for medical reasons, a student must be absent from an examination, the examination will be rescheduled to be written as soon as possible when the student returns. In rare cases, where it is deemed by the Senior School Principal to be in the best interests of a student, an exam may be waived. A student who is absent from an examination or Diploma internal assessment performance must provide written proof from the medical professional treating the student, or other written proof as required by the school or the IB Organization.
Quiet week is the period immediately prior to the start of exams, when no homework assignments, tests, or projects are assigned. Evening work during this quiet period should be dedicated solely to the preparation and study for exams.