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 UNITED STATES Allegheny College Augustana University Baylor University Biola University Boston University Brigham Young University Broward College Brown University California State University Chapman University College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Columbia University Dartmouth College Emory University Eugene Lang Liberal Arts College Fairleigh Dickinson University Flagler College Florida International University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Hamilton College, New York Hampshire College Harvard University Houston Community College System Iowa State University Ivy Tech Community College Liberty University Lynn University Marist College Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Menlo College Mississippi College New York University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Occidental College Ohio State University Oklahoma Christian University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Saint Leo University San Francisco State University Savannah College of Art and Design School of Art Institute of Chicago Stanford University State University if New York, New Paltz State University of New Jersey, Newark Suffolk University UK Arts University Bournemouth Syracuse University City University Temple University Durham University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University, Kingsville King’s College London University of California, Berkeley London College of Communication London South Bank University University of California, Davis University of California, Riverside Middlesex University University of California, Santa Cruz Queen Mary University of Colorado at Boulder Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Sheffield College University of Houston Southampton Solent University University of Idaho University for the Creative Arts at FarnUniversity of Kentucky ham University of Massachusetts, University of Edinburgh Amherst University of Exeter University of Massachusetts, University of Greenwich Lowell University of Reading University of Michigan University of Salford University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of South Wales University of North Carolina, University of St. Andrews Chapel Hill University of North Florida QATAR University of Oklahoma Academic Bridge Program, Qatar University of Pennsylvania University of South Florida, Tampa Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar Georgetown University SFS, Qatar University of Texas, Arlington Northwestern University, Qatar University of Texas, Austin Stenden University, Qatar University of Texas, Dallas University of Texas, San Antonio Texas A&M University, Qatar University of Calgary, Qatar University of Tulsa Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar Utah State University World Wayne State University American University of Beirut Western Washington University Bard College Berlin Yale University CEU Cardenal Herrera University Charles University European University of Munich CANADA Franklin University Switzerland Carleton University Grenoble School of Management Concordia University, Montreal Hogeschool van Amsterdam Dalhousie University IE University MacEwan University Katholieke Universiteit Leuven McGill University Leiden University College, The Hague Queen’s University Polimoda International Institute of Design St. Francis Xavier University and Marketing University of British Columbia Rochester Institute of Technology, Croatia University of Calgary Stellenbosch University University of Guelph Universita Libre de Bruxelles University of Manitoba Universite Montpellier University of New Brunswick Universiteit Maastricht University of Ontario Institute University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Technology University College Maastricht University of Toronto University of Aarhus University of Waterloo University of Auckland Western University University of Bahrain York University University of Copenhagen University of Groningen University of Jordan University of Santo Tomas Waseda University
