High School Profile - American School of Doha

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The American
School of Doha
High School Profile 2015-2016
SCHOOL CALENDAR
ASD’s first semester begins in August
and ends in mid-January; the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in
mid-June.
DR.TOM HAWKINS
Director
thawkins@asd.edu.qa
GENERAL INFORMATION
The American School of Doha, founded in 1988, is an independent, US accredited, college preparatory school with state of the
art facilities. ASD offers classes for children from PreK through
twelfth grade designed to meet the needs of both the expatriate
and local communities.
The American School of Doha offers the International Bacculaureate program, Advanced Placement courses and college preparatory courses. All graduates of ASD earn a standard US High
school diploma.
There are 214 faculty members presently at ASD, 60% of which
hold advanced degrees. The faculty is 78% North American but
in total represents 23 countries.
The total school enrollment as of the beginning of September
2015 was 2210 students; 690 of these are in the high school
with 145 in the senior class. Students come from over 70 different countries with approximately 40% coming from the United States and 11% made up of Qatari nationals. The American
School of Doha is accredited by the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges, and is a member of the International
Association for College Admission Counseling.
The American School of Doha
P.O. Box 22090
Doha, Qatar
HS Phone: (974) 4499-1100
HS Fax: (974) 4499-1237
School CEEB Code #: 632000
IB Code:4603
website: www.asd.edu.qa
COLIN BOUDREAU
High School Principal
cboudreau@asd.edu.qa
JUSTIN WALSH
HS Associate Principal
jwalsh@asd.edu.qa
JAN FARMER
HS Associate Principal
jfarmer@asd.edu.qa
JASON CROOK
IB & AP Coordinator
jcrook@asd.edu.qa
PATRICK DESBARATS
Head of Counseling & College Placement
pdesbarats@asd.edu.qa
AARON HOLLINGSHEAD
High School Counselor
ahollingshead@asd.edu.qa
KATHY ORTMAN
High School Counselor
kortman@asd.edu.qa
MICHELLE KLAR
High School Counselor
mklar1@asd.edu.qa
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Community Service....10 hours per year at ASD
English..............................................4.0 Credits
Mathematics......................................3.0 Credits
Science..............................................3.0 Credits
Social Science...................................3.0 Credits
World Language................................2.0 Credits
Fine Arts............................................1.0 Credits
Physical Education/Health................2.0 Credits
Senior Seminar/TOK.........................0.5 Credits
Speech/TOK......................................0.5 Credits
Electives............................................6.0 Credits
TOTAL: 25.0 Credits
GRADING SYSTEM
Letter
%
Core
Grade
A+=
A =
A- =
B+=
B =
B- =
C+=
C =
C- =
D+=
D =
D- =
F =
97-100
93-96
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
0-59
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0
Honors
IBSL/
TOK II
4.6
4.3
4.0
3.6
3.3
3.0
2.6
2.3
2.0
1.6
1.3
1.0
0.0
High School Course of Studies 2015-2016
ENGLISH
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12
MATH
Algebra A/B
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Algebra II with Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Honors Pre-Calculus
Calculus
Statistics
SCIENCE
Chemistry & Physics Fundamentals
Earth Science
Biology
Honors Biology
Environmental Science
Chemistry
Honors Chemistry
Physics
SOCIAL STUDIES
World Geography
World History
United States History
American Government
Economics
Middle Eastern Studies
Global Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
ELECTIVES
Animation & Game Making
Robotics
Advanced Robotics
Technology for Everyone
Web Design
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
General Art
Drawing
Ceramics
Graphic Design
Videography
Digital Photography and Editing
Printmaking
Drama 1
Drama 2
Advanced Drama Year 1 & 2
Adv Percussion Study
Treble Choir
Mixed Choir
Guitar
Instrumental Music
Wind Ensemble
Intro to Music Production
WORLD LANGUAGES
Arabic (AFL) I
Arabic (AFL) II
Arabic (AFL) III
Arabic (AFL) IV
Modern Standard Arabic I
Modern Standard Arabic II
Modern Standard Arabic III
Modern Standard Arabic IV
Arabic Language and Literature I
Arabic Language and Literature II
Arabic Language and Literature III
Arabic Language and Literature IV
French I
French II
French III
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH
Physical Education & Health 9
Physical Education & Health 10
Strength & Conditioning I
Strength & Conditioning II
Sports for Life
Fitness for Life I
Fitness for Life II
Women’s Health and Well Being
AP OFFERINGS
AP/
IBHL
4.8
4.5
4.2
3.8
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.2
1.8
1.5
1.2
0.0
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition
AP Calculus AB
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP US Government and Politics
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP US History
AP World History
AP European History
AP Computer Science
IB OFFERINGS
IB English Lang & Lit SL/HL
IB English Literature SL/HL
IB Arabic ab initio
IB Arabic B SL/HL
IB Arabic Lang & Lit SL/HL
IB French ab Initio
IB French B SL/HL
IB Spanish ab initio
IB Spanish B SL/HL
IB Spanish Lang & Lit SL/HL
IB History SL/HL
IB Economics SL/HL
IB Psychology SL/HL
IB Biology SL/HL
IB Chemistry SL/HL
IB Physics SL/HL
IB Math SL/HL
IB Math Studies SL
IB Art SL/HL
IB Theatre SL/HL
IB Film SL/HL
IB Computer Science SL/HL
OTHER COURSES
Senior Seminar
Speech
Teacher Assistant
Theory of Knowledge
Writer’s Lab
Yearbook
STANDARDIZED TESTING DATA
Middle 50%
Candidates: 36
ACT
English
Math
Reading
Science Reasoning
Composite
22 - 28 26 - 30
22 - 29
24 - 28
24 - 28
2015 IB SCORES
MEAN
24.9
27.2
25.6
25.9
25.6
SUBJECT
# of ASD
Candidates
Avg
English A: Lit HL
20
English A: Lit SL
16
Arabic B HL
14
Middle 50% MEAN
Candidates: 125
Arabic B SL
SAT I
2
Arabic AB SL
4
Critical Reading 490-630
561
French B HL
12
Math510-670 593
French B SL
11
Writing490-620 558
French AB SL
9
Total1480-1910
1712
Spanish B HL
6
V/CR & Math Only
Spanish B SL
12
Total1000-1270
1154
Spanish AB SL
12
Economics HL
24
Economics SL
7
2015 AP SCORES
Hist Europe/ME HL
13
Grade
History SL
2
# of
Psychology
HL
20
SUBJECT
54 3 21
Exams
Psychology SL
8
109 28 11 1
Biology HL
10
Eng Lang/Comp 59
Biology SL
4
4 912 4 0
Eng Lit/Comp
29
Chemistry
HL
15
76 6 30
US History
22
Physics HL
8
11
21 21 7 4
World History
64
Physics SL
5
15 14 9 9 0
Comp. Gov. & Pol.47
Mathematics HL
4
245 0 0 0
Calculus AB
29
Mathematics SL
25
20 0 00
Math Studies SL
6
Calculus BC
2
Theater
HL
6
108
3
1
0
Statistics22
Visual
Arts
Option
A
HL
6
215 11 0 0
Biology28
Visual
Arts
Option
A
SL
5
1811 8 0
Chemistry28
77 7 35
Environ. Science 29
313
21 22 5
Physics 1
64
39 6 70
Physics 2
25
Weighted Grade Distribution by Quintile CLASS OF 2016
1st Quintile
2nd Quintile
3rd Quintile
4th Quintile
5th Quintile
4.357 - 3.7
3.689 - 3.448
3.443 - 3.186
3.183 - 2.857
2.837 - 2.128
The American School of Doha
DOES NOT report specific academic rank.
A cumulative GPA is maintained for grades
9 - 12 based on semester grades.
Only grades earned at ASD are used to
determine the cumulative GPA
4.75
5.19
5.71
5.00
6.50
5.25
5.00
5.67
7.00
6.08
5.50
4.46
4.71
5.38
4.50
5.35
5.50
5.30
6.50
5.27
4.75
5.00
5.75
5.32
5.50
4.83
6.67
5.80
WORLD
Avg
4.75
5.08
5.88
5.76
4.63
5.23
4.90
5.04
5.36
5.03
5.07
5.15
4.67
4.80
4.65
4.68
4.37
4.35
4.25
4.50
4.69
4.19
4.44
4.44
4.49
4.97
4.85
4.58
IB Diploma Results
201520142013
IB Diploma
Candidates 314636
IB Diplomas Awarded
294134
Avg Diploma Total
343231
35+ points 18177
ASD 2014-2015 University Matriculation
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