Inspiring Students to become responsible Global Citizens
Year 12 Parents Information
Evening
West Island School, Hong Kong 2012-14
Post 16 Team
Kim Isaac
Director of Learning Post 16
Dave Mcleod
EE / CAS Coordinator
Darryl Hood
Head of Year 12
Clare Haworth
Head of Year 13
Brigette van
Dorsellar
TOK Coordinator
Catherine Schofield
Head of Careers
Ellie Tang
Higher Education Counselor
Jenny Lau
Post 16 – Administrator
Awing Lui
Higher Education Counselor Trainee
Cora Tang
Curriculum Administrator
Natalie Berry
CAS Administrator
Pathways
4
International
Diploma
IB Diploma
WIS
UPPER
SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
International Diploma
@ West Island School
• BTEC Major
(Business,
Art
& Design,
Engineering, Sport
& Exercise Science,
Performance)
Route 1
ID
• BTEC Minor
(Business,
Art
& Design,
Engineering, Sport
& Exercise Science,
Performance )
• 1 or 2 IB SL
Certificates that
complement your
BTEC Major (e.g.
English, Languages,
Design Technology,
Film Studies,
Physics or Maths)
• Work Skills
• Work Placement
• Extended Project
• CAS & PE
Route 2
ID with
Languages
• 1 or 2 IB SL
Certificates
including a
language (French,
Chinese or Spanish)
Group 6
Creative
Arts
Group
5
Maths
Group 1
Language A
Group 2
Language B
Ab initio
Creativity,
Extended
Theory of
Action,
Group
3
Knowledge
Essay Individuals
Service
& Societies
Group 4
Experimental
Sciences
IB
AR+R Upper School 2012-13
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AR+R Upper School 2012-13
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Year 12
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CABT
27th August

Rapid Response Report
24th September – 5th October

Parents Evening
27th November

Achievement Report
14th January – 18th January

Strength & Target Report
4th March – 15th March

Parents Evening
23rd May

Achievement Report
10th June – 14th June
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U.A. Report
17th June – 9th October
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AR+R Upper School 2012-13
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Year 13

Parents Evening
25th September

U.A. Report
finish 8th October
To parents 12th October
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Mock
29th January– 8th February
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Mock exam levels
4th February – 22nd February

Parents Evening
27th February

Graduation
19th April

IB Exams begin
2nd May
Tracking in Upper School
9Economics (HL)
6.56 6.07
7
7
7 Mathematics (HL) 5.67
5.2
7
7
7 History (HL)
6.52 6.19
6
6
6 English A1 (SL)
Mathematics (HL) 5.67 4.94
7
7
7 History (HL)
6.52 5.96
7
7
7 Economics (HL)
6.56 5.88
7
7
6.26 5.46
7
7
7 English A1 (HL)
6.06 5.69
6
Physics (SL)
5.91
5.4
7
7
7 Chinese A2 (SL) Theory of Knowledge
A
30.7
28.6
41
2.2
-10.3
-12.4
20
21
French
7 Language B (HL) English A1 (SL)
6.07
5.5
6
6
6 Physics (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
A
36.7
33.1
40
3.5
-3.3
-6.9
21
19
6
Chinese Ab Initio
6 (SL)
Visual Arts (SL)
6.04 5.69
6
6
6 Mathematics (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
36.1
33.5
40
2.5
-3.9
-6.5
20
20
Biology (HL)
6.13 5.76
7
7
Business and
Management
7 (HL)
Physics (HL)
5.76 6.04
7
7
7 Economics (HL)
6.17 6.35
7
7
7 Mathematics (HL) 5.18
5.6
7
7
Chinese
7 Language B (SL) English A1 (SL)
5.71 5.97
6
6
6 Chemistry (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
B
34.6
36.3
40
-1.7
-5.4
-3.7
21
19
Biology (HL)
6.23 5.69
7
7
7 Physics (HL)
6.25 5.28
7
7
7 Economics (HL)
6.53
5.9
6
6
6 Mathematics (SL) English A1 (SL)
6.04 5.53
6
6
Chinese
6 Language B (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
37.4
33.8
40
3.6
-2.6
-6.2
20
20
Mathematics (HL) 5.15 6.04
7
7
7 Physics (HL)
5.73 6.58
7
7
7 Chemistry (HL)
5.57 6.66
6
6
6 English A1 (SL)
Chinese
Language B (SL)
6.3 6.52
7
7
7 Economics (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
B
34.7
39.1
39
-4.4
-4.3
0.1
20
19
Business and
Management
(HL)
6.35 5.14
7
7
7 English A1 (HL)
6.14 5.34
6
6
6 Biology (HL)
6.23 5.28
6
6
6 Chemistry (SL)
Chinese
Language B (SL) 6.53 5.94
7
7
7 Mathematics (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
36.9
31.4
39
5.5
-2.1
-7.6
19
20
Economics (HL)
6.15 6.42
5
5
5 Mathematics (HL) 5.15 5.69
7
7
7 History (HL)
6.13 6.62
7
7
7 Physics (SL)
English A1 (SL)
5.69 6.04
6
6
6 Chinese A2 (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
28.6
30.7
39
-2.2
-10.4
-8.3
19
20
Visual Arts (HL)
6.15 5.68
6
6
6 English A1 (HL)
5.91 5.52
6
6
6 Philosophy (HL)
6.13 5.67
7
7
Chinese
7 Mathematics (SL) Language B (SL) 6.38 6.03
7
7
7 Physics (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
B
35.7
33.0
39
2.6
-3.3
-6.0
19
20
Mathematics (HL) 5.09 4.99
6
6
6 Physics (HL)
5.66
5.3
7
7
7 Chemistry (HL)
5.49 5.41
7
7
7 English A1 (SL)
Economics (SL)
6.23 6.17
7
7
French
7 Language B (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
33.4
32.9
39
0.5
-5.6
-6.1
20
19
Psychology (HL)
6.34 6.48
6
6
6 Chemistry (HL)
6.11 6.27
7
7
7 Biology (HL)
6.23
6.5
7
7
7 English A1 (SL)
Chinese
Language B (SL) 6.53 6.39
6
6
6 Mathematics (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
37.0
37.7
38
-0.6
-1.0
-0.3
20
18
Chinese
Language B (HL) 6.48 6.16
7
7
7 Geography (HL) 6.39 5.68
7
7
7 Visual Arts (HL)
6.13
5.6
7
7
7 English A1 (SL)
Mathematics (SL) 5.47 4.94
5
5
5 Biology (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
C
36.2
32.9
38
3.3
-1.8
-5.1
21
17
Chinese
Language B (HL) 6.47 6.11
6
6
6 Biology (HL)
5.83 5.18
6
6
6 Economics (HL)
6.2 5.55
7
7
7 English A1 (SL)
Visual Arts (SL)
5.83 5.36
6
6
6 Mathematics (SL) Theory of Knowledge
A
35.5
32.2
38
3.2
-2.5
-5.8
19
19
Physics (HL)
5.01 5.01
6
6
6 Mathematics (HL) 4.48 4.75
7
7
7 Economics (HL)
5.62 5.74
6
6
6 Chemistry (SL)
English A1 (SL)
5.19 5.37
5
5
Chinese
5 Language B (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
31.1
31.8
38
-0.8
-6.9
-6.2
19
19
Biology (HL)
6.32 5.48
6
6
6 Psychology (HL)
6.44 5.63
6
6
6 English A1 (HL)
6.21 5.48
6
6
French
6 Mathematics (SL) Language B (SL) 5.84 5.35
6
6
Chinese
6 Language B (SL) Theory of Knowledge
B
37.3
33.0
38
4.2
-0.7
-5.0
18
20
Chemistry (HL)
5.87 5.25
6
6
6 Biology (HL)
6.03 5.56
6
6
6 Psychology (HL)
6.15
5.7
6
6
Chinese Ab Initio
6 Mathematics (SL) (SL)
5.83
5.5
6
6
6 English A1 (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
A
35.4
32.6
37
2.8
-1.6
-4.4
18
19
English A1 (HL)
5.54
5.3
6
6
Chinese
6 Language B (HL) 6.35 6.13
6
6
6 Geography (HL) 6.02 5.62
7
7
Mathematical
7 Studies (SL)
Visual Arts (SL)
5.56 5.39
6
6
6 Biology (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
C
34.5
32.9
37
1.6
-2.5
-4.1
19
18
Chemistry (HL)
5.28 5.51
6
6
6 Physics (HL)
6
6
6 Mathematics (HL)
7
7
Chinese
7 Language B (SL) Economics (SL)
6.07 6.24
6
6
6 English A1 (SL)
Theory of Knowledge
A
33.4
34.0
37
-0.6
-3.6
-3.0
19
18
5.46
5.4
4.9 5.08
WIS Careers and Higher Education Department
Focus points:
• Guide and advise students on university and career pathways
• Provide opportunities for them to meet with university representatives and
whenever possible professionals from industry
• Collect public exam data to develop student profiles in order to assist them in
choosing/accessing “good-fit” university choices
• Inform parents of the application process in different HE/FE jurisdictions
• Develop partnerships with the university in assisting them to understanding the
qualities of our IB and ID students
• Assist students with application forms and checking them before they are sent
Class of 2011-2012 final destinations (by country)
UK
HK
US
Canada
Switzerland
Australia - in progress
Czech Republic
Finland
South Korea
Netherlands
Pakistan
Notable Results International Diploma
DDD – Art & Business
Fashion Institute
USA
Fashion Design
DDD - Business &
Engineering
Maths Studies- 6
Newcastle
UK
Engineering
DDD – Art & Business
Brunel
UK
Business
DDD – Business & Sport
Exeter
UK
Business
DDD – Art & Sport
Plymouth
UK
3D Design
DDD – Business &
Engineering
Exeter
UK
Business
DDD – Engineering &
Business
Sheffield Hallam
UK
Hotel Managment
Notable Results International Diploma
DDD – Art &
Engineering
Bournemouth
UK
Art
DDD – Art & Business
London College of
Communication
UK
Art
DDD – Engineering &
Sport
Leeds University
UK
Engineering
DDD – Art & Business
Bournemouth
UK
Art
Notable Results IB Diploma
45
HKU
Architecture
44
HKUST
Global Business
43
UCL
History
43
HKU
Medicine
43
CUHK
Medicine
43
Cambridge
Natural Sciences
43
Waterloo - Canada
Engineering
43
HKU
Dentistry
43
LSE
IR
42
Seoul National
Medicine
Notable Results IB Diploma
42
Chicago
Economics
42
HKU
Dentistry
42
UC Irvine
Biology
42
Warwick
Accounting
42
Warwick
Economics
41
Manchester
Medicine
41
York
Biology
41
Chicago
Undeclared
41
HKU
Law
41
Edinburgh
Philosophy
41
LSE
IR
40
Warwick
Biology
40
Warwick
Psychology
Leadership Opportunities
16
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Head Student Team
Dynasty Captains
Peer Mentoring
Events Council
Service Committee
CAS leadership
Key Policies
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Dress Code
Punctuality and attendance
Academic Honesty
The Extended
Essay
Definition
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In-depth study of a focused topic
Topic of own choice
Within a single Diploma Programme subject
Guidance of supervisor
Maximum 4000 words
Assessment
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Externally assessed
Grade from A (excellent) to E (elementary)
Grade boundary scale 0-36
Generic assessment criteria (A-K)
Combined with TOK: max. 3 bonus points
”Viva Voce”-interview with supervisor
(10-15 min)
Enter the Matrix
F* = ok if 28 min
Theory of Knowledge
Bonus
Points
Matrix
Extended
Essay
EE C GRADE
A
B
C
D
E
A
+3
+3
+2
+2
+1/F*
B
+3
+2
+1
+1
F*
C
+2
+1
+1
0
F*
D
+2
+1
0
0
F*
E
+1/F*
F*
F*
F*
F
FAILING
CONDITION
How can I help?
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Subject Choice
Discuss university choices
with your son or daughter?
Make sure that your child
selects a topic they plan to
study in University.
If possible, be available
to help the student gain
the necessary access for
primary data.
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
EE Timeline
All research and rough
framework is due before
the summer
1st draft due immediately
after summer holiday
Final deadline is the first
week of November each
year.
Creativity, Action, Service
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“Subject” that the student
passes by completing a
sustained and committed
level of Creativity, Action,
and Service activities
How do I help?
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Think strategically in terms of university
application
Make sure the subject is completed by the
beginning of Year 13
Depth of activity is better than breadth
Discuss if reflections are done at the end of
each term