Greengates School Profile CEEB/ACT CODE: 870480 UCAS: 47267 IB: 0396 GREENGATES SCHOOL, founded in 1951, is a fully accredited IB World school offering both the PYP and DP programmes. An independent, selective K-­‐12 coeducational British international day school of approximately 1200 students Greengates is located on a large campus in north-­‐
western Mexico City. Producing consistently high results in external examinations such as the IB Diploma Examinations, IGCSE, ACER, PSAT/SAT, and ACT tests, Greengates has gained a reputation as one of the leading IB schools in the region, graduating students to universities in North America, Mexico, Europe, Japan and beyond. Accreditation The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) accredit Greengates School. Greengates is an official International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) World School and Exam Centre (since 1986); and, an official Exam Centre for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) course examinations, which are developed under the authority of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES). Greengates is an official test centre for the ACT and SAT. Admissions Greengates admits students on the basis of a completed application form, previous school records, interview, and admissions testing. Students are admitted without regard for nationality, ethnicity, gender, or religious affiliation. Student Body Greengates accepts children from diverse educational backgrounds, and successfully prepares its students for further study anywhere in the world. Over 50 different nationalities are represented and while there is always a significant population of long term locally-­‐based students, annual turnover averages 20%, so newcomers are ever present and warmly embraced. Teaching Body Greengates only employs qualified and experienced teachers and seeks to attract the best candidates locally and internationally. About half of the current staff of 180 is recruited from Great Britain. The medium of instruction is English, though all students study Spanish at the appropriate level, and some 40% of students who require Mexican educational qualifications take a limited number of courses in Spanish. Calendar The school year follows that of other northern hemisphere international schools running from mid-­‐late August to the end of June. There are three school terms for grading and reporting purposes the year is divided into two semesters. The school day begins at 8:20 AM and ends at 2:30 PM; class periods are made up of 45 minutes and one hour lessons. Regular afternoon activities extend the day to 4:20 PM. Curriculum th
An IB World school, Greengates follows the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). In the Forms IV and V (US 9 and th
10 grade) students follow the IGCSE offered by the University of Cambridge. In addition there is an extensive extra-­‐curricular programme consisting of creative arts, sporting and community service activities. Life-­‐skills and language support courses are also offered. Physical education is taught throughout the school. Academic Requirements th
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All graduates receive a Greengates High School Diploma and Leaving Certificate. In Form IV (i.e. US 9 grade) and Form V (10 grade) students prepare for the IGCSE examinations administered by the University of Cambridge. A considerable degree of specialisation and choice is on offer here; while the framework of options predicates balance—English, Math, Spanish and at least one Science are compulsory—significant freedom as to the overall emphasis of study is available. Students must pass at least 5 IGCSE subject examinations with grade C or higher in order to study the IB Diploma Programme. IGCSE subjects on offer include: English-­‐First Language & Literature, ESL, Spanish-­‐First Language & Literature, SFL, French, Mathematics, Combined Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, Sociology, Graphics, Ceramics, Photography, Physical Education, Drama, Music, Information Technology th
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In the Lower and Upper Sixth Forms (11 and 12 grades), all students follow the IB Diploma programme, a curriculum designed to stretch the best of university-­‐bound secondary students by imposing an international and objectively determined standard of excellence. Our Diploma pass rate, at 90 to 98% in recent years, is well above the world average. The programme requires students to take a subject from groups 1-­‐6 below. The Diploma Hexagon Group 1 English A, Spanish A, Japanese A, Korean A (Courses: Literature, Language & Literature, Literature + Performance SL * (*Eng. only) Group 2 English B, French B, Spanish B, Spanish ab initio, Group 3 Business Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology Group 4 Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Systems and Societies Group 5 Mathematics HL, Mathematics SL, Maths Studies Group 6 Visual Arts, Music, Film, Theatre Course hours: HL: 240 hrs SL: 150 hrs Requirement: a minimum of 3 HL and 3 HL courses. (Some do 4 HL and 2 SL) In addition, IB Diploma students take Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and write an Extended Essay. All students are involved in the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Programme. The Greengates Graduation Diploma is awarded to students who have successfully completed their four years of Upper Secondary School. We honor credits earned at Greengates and prior schools attended. Criteria for graduation are academic and extra-­‐
curricular, in keeping with Greengates’ philosophy of holistic development. The Greengates Graduation Diploma is valid as a High School Diploma in the USA and abroad. Grading Greengates (GG) has a letter grading scale based on A+ (excellent) to F (failure); GG’s B-­‐ is the lowest passing mark for the IB and GG’s D-­‐ is the lowest passing mark for the UNAM. IB HL courses are given special weight receiving an additional Grade Point (GP) value of 1.00 for the Grade Point Average (GPA). Grades below a C-­‐ will not be weighted. See grade scale equivalency table below for conversion from GG’s scale to UNAM, IGCSE, IB, Numeric (%), and GP scales (Please note that the scale values are approximations). IB 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 GG A+ A A-­‐ B+ B B-­‐ C+ C C-­‐ D+ D D-­‐ F UNAM 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 IGCSE A* A B B C C C D D E E E,F G,U % 100 96 92 89 86 82 79 76 72 69 66 62 59 GP 4.33 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 0.67 0.00 Credits 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 Course English Maths Science Social Science Foreign Language Physical Education Electives Graduating Requirements Students must earn a minimum of 22 units of credit in 8 terms (see required credits/course distribution below) for a Greengates High School Diploma and School Leaving Certificate; most students exceed the required minimum. IB Diploma students may opt to complete 3 additional credits required by the UNAM in order to receive the SEP Bachillerato (Mexican high school baccalaureate certificate awarded by the Mexican Secretariat of Public Education). Graduating Class of 2012 48/49 students graduated with an average point score of 33 and an impressive 8 students scored over 40 points. Virtually all students will attend 4 & 5 year institutions around the world; several students were awarded generous scholarships. The 2012 IBO School Statistics follow: IB Diploma Results Class Size Full Diploma Students IB Diplomas Awarded GG Pass Rate (%) Worldwide Pas Rate (%) GG Average Diploma Score Worldwide Average Score Over 40 points (%) GG Average Subject Grade Worldwide Avg. Subject Grade Top Raw Score (max. 45) GG Bilingual Diplomas (%) Worldwide Bilingual Diplomas (%) 2003 53 53 51 96% 82% 31 30.26 2% n/a 4.81 42 77% 32% 2004 79 79 76 96% 83% 30 30.41 4% n/a 4.82 41 84% 31% 2005 61 57 51 90% 81% 31 30.09 7% 4.98 4.78 41 82% 31% 2006 62 57 55 96% 80% 31 29.89 2% 4.94 4.74 43 86% 31% 2007 66 63 59 94% 79% 30 29.56 2% 4.80 4.68 42 87% 31% 2008 66 62 61 98% 79% 31 29.57 3% 5.05 4.69 41 87% 31% 2009 76 73 69 95% 79% 32 29.52 4% 5.03 4.66 41 91% 31% 2010 72 68 64 94% 78% 31 29.49 3% 5.00 4.65 44 88% 31% 2011 71 66 63 96% 78% 33 29.61 8% 5.18 4.66 43 79% 31% 2012 50 49 48 98% +/-­‐ 78% 33 29.83 16% 5.27 4.66 44 78% 31% SAT Results Class of 2010 Class of 2011 M W Total CR M W 604 564 1710 560 620 570 515 494 1511 497 514 489 V = Verbal, CR = Critical Reading, M = Mathematics Greengates scores (native/non-­‐native speakers) Greengates US National Average ACT Results GG scores CR 542 502 Class of 2010 Total 1750 1500 CR 564 496 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 M W 600 520 514 488 Total 1684 1498 Class of 2012 (native/non-­‐
native speakers) Eng. Math Read. Sci. Writ. Comp Eng. Math Read. Sci. Writ. Comp. Eng. Math Read. Sci. Writ Comp. Greengates 24 25 26 23 8 24 24 25 25 23 8 24 30 25 29 23 9 27 US National Average 21 21 21 21 7 21 21 21 21 21 7 21 21 21 21 21 7 21 Post-­‐Secondary Education Nearly all Greengates graduates go on to higher education and are regularly accepted at selective universities. Below is a partial list of colleges who have recently accepted our students: Australia College of Fine Arts Sydney College of the Arts Raffles College of design and Commerce Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) Universidad Anuhuac Universidad de las Americas (Puebla) Universidad Iberoamericano Canada Carleton University Concordia University Dalhousie university Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design Guelph University Netherlands Arnhem Business School University College Maastricht Spain Scola de Ballet David Campos, Barcelona Bowdoin University Brigham Young University, Idaho Brown University Cal Lutheran, LA Carnegie Mellon Institute Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College DePaul University McGill University McMaster University Mount Allison University Queen’s University Ryerson University Sheridan College Simon Fraser University St. Thomas University Trent University University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario York University Czech Republic Metropolitan University France L’École Superieur dÍnterpretation et de Traduction Germany Freie Universität Berlin Technische Universität Müenchen India Pearl, New Delhi Santa Theresa College N.I.F.T, New Delhi VIT University Italy Universitá di Bologna Japan Akita International University Aoyama Gakuin University Chuo University Hosei University Japan University Joshi Art University Keio University Kyoto University Kyushv university Meiji University Nihon University Osaka University Rikkyo University Saitama National University Sophia University Tokyo University University of Tsukuba Utsunomiya University Waseda University Yokohama City University Yokohama National University Korea Hanukak Foreign Studies University Korea University Seoul National University Sogang University Sung Kyun Kwan University University of Seoul Yonsei University Mexico Centro de Diseño, Cine y Fotografia Centro de Estudios Superiores de San Angel Escuela Bancaria y Comercial Endicott College, Mexico Universidad La Salle Universidad Panamericana Escuela Libra de Derecho, UNAM Instituo Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) Instituo Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (TEC) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Universidad de Granada Universidad de Valencia Switzerland Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Les Roches, School of Hotel Management School of Art & Design, Basel United Kingdom Aston University Bath Spa University Bournemouth University Brunel University of London Cardiff University Coventry University Imperial College London Goldsmith’s College , University of London Kent Institute of Art & Design King’s College London Kingston University Lancaster University Liverpool University London School of Economics Loughborough University Manchester University Middlesex University Newcastle University Nottingham University Oxford Brookes University Queen Mary’s, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London St. Martin’s School of the Arts, London Surrey Institute of Art & Design Sussex University Swansea University University College London University of Aberdeen University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Brighton University of Bristol University of Chester University of Durham University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh University of Essex University of Exeter University of Glamorgan University of Glasgow University of Greenwich University of Kent, Canterbury University of Leeds University of Leicester University of London (SOAS) University of Manchester University of Northumbria University of Portsmouth University of Reading University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of St. Andrews University of Sunderland University of the Arts, London University of Warwick University of York Westminster University United States Albany College, NY Amherst College Babson College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Duke University Carnegie Mellon University Connecticut College Concordia College Emerson College Endicott College Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Grinnell College Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Hamilton College Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Wesleyan University John Hopkins University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College Mount Ida College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Pace University Parsons The New School of Design Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Reed College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Savannah College of Art and Design Stanford University St. John’s University Suffolk University, NY Syracuse University Tisch School of the Arts, NYU Trinity University Troy University Tufts University Tulane University University of California (Berkley) University of California (Merced) University of California (Riverside) University of California (San Diego) University of California (Sta. Barbara) University of California (Sta Cruz) University of Chicago University of Denver University of Georgia University of Illinois, Urbana-­‐Champagne University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Massachusetts at Amherst University of Massachusetts at Boston University of Miami University of Michigan – Ann Arbor University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of the Pacific University of Texas (Austin) University of Texas (Dallas) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Wright Flyer’s School for Pilots Yale University