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Dr. Andy Page-Smith Ed.D, B.Ed.School [email protected]
Geoffrey Smith, M.A. & M.Ed.High School [email protected]
Will Hurtado, M.A.High School Assistant [email protected]
Penny Keet, M.AHS Assistant Principal& IBDP [email protected]
Melissa Johnson-Schnyder, M.Ed.High School [email protected]
Catalina Guzmán, M.A.High School [email protected]
Melissa Raft, M.Ed.High School [email protected]
OUR VISIONTogether we dare to imagine, inspire to succeed, and courageously make a difference.
OUR MISSIONInspired Learners: Connected, Creative, and Courageous
50 HS TEACHERSFROM ACROSS
THE GLOBE
ACADEMICS
CO-CURRICULARACTIVITIES
STUDENTSThere are 332 students enrolled in High School.• Total population = 1115 across 4 divisions (2 School Campuses).
HIGH SCHOOL POPULATION25% American, 9% South African 7% Indian, 5% British, 4% Dutch, 3% Canadian. Remaining 47% from a total of 80 countries.
HS GRADUATESMany of whom have been accepted into competitive universities and colleges worldwide. Over the past four years, 98% of AISJ graduates continued on to 3 & 4-year institutions of higher learning. A significant majority of our students choose to pursue the challenge of an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma program. All IB courses are open to non-IB diploma students.
SPORTSAISJ is a member of the International Schools of Southern and Eastern Africa (ISSEA) conference.Sports offered include: Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Swimming, Track & Field, Cross Country, Golf, Equestrian, Rugby Performing Arts: ISSEA also has conferences for Band & Choir, Art & Drama.
SERVICEOur Service Learning Program involves students in a variety of local South African development & service projects.All students must be involved in at least one service group during the school year.
ACTIVITIESStudents have numerous clubs and activities that meet frequently throughout the year with the goal of supporting school efforts or culminating in an end product and or trip, they include: Activities Council, Astronomy, Kilimanjaro Club, StuCo (Student Council), Tech Crew, Yoga, Arts Council, ISSEA STEM, Johannesburg Model United Nations confer-ence (JoMUN), South African Service Summit for Youth (SASSY), Association of International Schools in Africa Global Issues Service Summit (AISA GISS).
• There are 50 High School teachers, of whom 25 hold Masters Degrees and 3 hold Doctoral Degrees.• Our teachers come from the United States, South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Kenya, Mexico, India, and Zambia.
Launching in May of 2019 - The Isithelo Project is an opportunity to do something uniquely amazing. The Isithelo project empowers teachers and students. AISJ provides time, resources and mentorship for students in Grades 9 and 10 to practice perseverance by investigation, design, creating, and taking risks. The outcome will be an amazing experience for students to take a learning journey full of discovery.
Dr. Andy Page-Smith Ed.D, B.Ed.School [email protected]
Geoffrey Smith, M.A. & M.Ed.High School [email protected]
Will Hurtado, M.A.High School Assistant [email protected]
Penny Keet, M.AHigh School Assistant Principal& IBDP [email protected]
Melissa Johnson-Schnyder, M.Ed.High School [email protected]
Catalina Guzmán, M.A.High School [email protected]
Private Bag X4, Bryanston 2021, South AfricaCEEB Code: 640582IB Code: 0756+27(0)11 464 1505www.aisj-jhb.com
COUNTRIESA STUDENT POPULATION FROM107
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURG
2018 - 2019
HS PROFILE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESULTS* 24 point minimum needed to pass, maximum available points 45
** IB exam score range from 1 - 7 points per exam
6 87 - 92
5 80 - 864 Proficient*
73 - 79
3 Aproaching* 67 - 72
Developing*2 60 - 661 59 or below
Grades Standard Estimated %
Exceeding* 93 - 1007
Always produces work of an excellent quality by fully meeting specific department and subject reporting standards.
Proficient*
Exceeding*
Usually produces work of a high quality and meets most specific department and subject reporting standards,
Approaching* Usually produces work of a satisfactory quality and meets some of the specific department and subject reporting standards.
Developing* Produces work of an inconsistent quality but there is some attempt at meeting specific department and subject reporting standards.
UN-WEIGHTED GRADE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 11th GRADE
The Grading Scale (This is an un-weighted scale)
Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number: 0 3 36 96 233 263 124
2 3 4 5 6 7
5%1%
35% 30%
13%16%
2018
2017
2016
22 - 29
24 - 29
23 - 27
25.9
26.8
25
CLASS MID 50% RANGE MEAN
2018
2017
2016
1120 - 1360
1220 - 1365
1060 - 1360
1220
1170
1180
CLASS MID 50% RANGE MEANSAT
ACT
2017
59
32
88
2018
61
32
89
IB DIPLOMA RESULTS
# Diploma Candidates
Average points obtained by
DP % Pass Rate
2016
53
34
94
ACT / SAT I MIDDLE 50% RANGEPlease note: Approximately 15% of students that take the ACT / SAT at AISJ take English as a Second Language. Not all students sit the ACT / SAT as they attend universities only requiring IB Diploma program results for admission.
GRADING SYSTEM - STANDARDS BASEDAISJ has a two semester calendar year. First and second semester grades are recorded on the student’s official transcript. Students are assessed for proficiency against assessment and reporting standards with each course reporting to three or four standards.
A 1-7 grading scale is used which mirrors the IB grading scale. A four point proficiency scale reflects progress towards the standards. A score of two is a passing grade, earning credit.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURG
2018 - 2019
HS PROFILE
Marquette University 1Mercer University 1Michigan State University 3Millsaps College 1Milwaukee School of Engineering 1Missouri University of Science and Technology 1*Morehouse College 1New York University 6*North Carolina State University 2Northeastern University 12*Occidental College 1Oglethorpe University 1Pace University, New York City 1Pennsylvania State University 3*Purdue University 6Radford University 1Ringling College of Art and Design 1*Rollins College 2* Sarah Lawrence College 1Savannah College of Art and Design 4*Skidmore College 2*Smith College 3*Spelman College 3St. Edward's University 1St. John's University 1St. Lawrence University 1Stevens Institute of Technology 1Suffolk University 1*SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1Syracuse University 1Tarleton State University 1Texas A&M University 1Texas State University 1Texas Tech University 1Texas Wesleyan University 1The Evergreen State College 1The George Washington University 1The New School - All Divisions 4*The Ohio State University 5*The University of Alabama 2The University of Arizona 2The University of Iowa (College of Engineering) 1The University of Tampa 6*The University of Texas, Arlington 3*Tulane University 1University of California, Berkeley 1*University of California, Davis 6University of California, Irvine (Engineering) 1University of California, Los Angeles 2University of California, Riverside 2University of California, San Diego 6University of California, Santa Barbara 2University of California, Santa Cruz 2University of Colorado at Boulder 5*University of Denver 1University of Maryland, College Park 4University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1University of Massachusetts, Boston 1University of Miami 3University of Michigan (Engineering) 3*University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1University of Missouri Columbia 1University of Missouri Kansas City 1University of North Texas - Dallas 2University of Oregon 1University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School of Business) 1*University of Redlands 1University of Rochester 1*University of San Francisco 1University of Southern California 1University of Vermont 2*University of Virginia 2*University of Washington (Honors Program) 1University of Wisconsin, Madison 5*Utah State University 1Virginia Commonwealth University 1*
Virginia Tech 6*Wesleyan University 1Western Michigan University 2Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1*Yale University 3*
UNITED KINGDOM
Aston University 1Bath Spa University 1*Bournemouth University 1*Brunel University London 4Cardiff University 1*City University of London 1Coventry University 1Durham University 1*Heriot-Watt University 3Hult International Business School - London 6*Imperial College London 1*Keele University 2King's College London 7Kingston University 4Leeds Trinity University 1London College of Communication 1Loughborough University 3*Middlesex University 1Oxford Brookes University 3*Queen Margaret University 1Regent's University London 2Richmond, The American International University in London 3*Royal Holloway, University of London 2St George's, University of London 1The London School of Economics and Political Science 1*The University of Edinburgh 4*The University of Manchester 4*The University of Nottingham 7*The University of Sheffield 1The University of Warwick 4*University College London 2*University of Aberdeen 2 University of Bath 4*University of Birmingham 9*University of Bradford 1University of Brighton 4University of Bristol 3*University of Chester 1University of Dundee 1*University of East Anglia 1University of Essex 4University of Exeter 11*University of Glasgow 5*University of Gloucestershire 1University of Hull 1University of Kent 9*University of Leeds 11*University of Leicester 6*University of Liverpool 4University of Plymouth 4*University of Reading 5*University of Southampton 4*University of St Andrews 1*University of Stirling 1University of Surrey 6*University of Sussex 3*University of the Arts London 1University of the West of England 1University of Westminster 4University of Worcester (UK) 2
CANADA
Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology 1*Brock University (Faculty of Business)Concordia University - Montreal 1Douglas College 1
McGill University 6*McMaster University 4Queen's University 5*Ryerson University 3*Simon Fraser University 6*Toronto Film School at RCC Institute of Technology 1University of Alberta 1*University of British Columbia 17*University of Guelph 3University of Ottawa 3University of Saskatchewan 1University of Toronto Undergraduate Only 14*University of Waterloo 6*University of Windsor 3Western University 6*Wilfrid Laurier University (Faculty of Business and Economics) 1York University 2
EUROPE
American College of Greece 1Amsterdam University College 3*Anglia Ruskin University 1*ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten 1*Charles University 1*Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam 2Erasmus University College 4*Hogeschool van Amsterdam 2*Howest, University College West Flanders 1HZ University of Applied Sciences 1*IE University - Madrid Campus 1*International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef 1*Jacobs University 1Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1Le Cordon Bleu Paris 1*Les Roches International School of Hotel Management 1Paris College of Art 1Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 8The American University of Paris 1The Hague University of Applied Sciences 5*Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1Universidad de Navarra 2Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1*Universiteit Leiden 2*Universiteit Maastricht 4*Universiteit Twente 1Universiteit Utrecht 2Universiteit van Amsterdam 7University College Dublin 1*University College Groningen 1*University College Roosevelt 1University College Utrecht 2University College Venlo - Maastricht University 1University of Groningen 1*Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 3*Webster University, The Netherlands 1Willem de Kooning Academie 1
OTHER
African Leadership University 1Ashoka University 1Christ University 1KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 1NYU Shanghai 1Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 1*Technologico de Monterrey 1University of Sydney 1Vellore Institute of Technology University 1Waseda University (School of International Liberal Studies) 1*
ENGLISH
• English ELL 1/ELL 2 (English Language Learning)• English 9/10• IB English A Literature HL/SL• IB English A Lang & Lit HL/SL• IB Literature & Performance SL• English 11/12
MATHEMATICS
• Integrated Math I, II, III• Integrated Math III Advanced• IB Math (HL/SL, Studies SL)• Applied Math 11/12
SCIENCE
• Science 9/10• IB Chemistry HL/SL• IB Biology HL/SL• IB Physics HL /SL• IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL• IB Sport Exercise Health Sciences HL/SL• IB Computer Science HL/SL
WORLD LANGUAGES
• French or Spanish (Beginner, Pre-Intermediate)• French or Spanish (Intermediate, Advanced)• IB French or Spanish Ab Initio SL only• IB French or Spanish B HL/SL
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Social Studies 9/10• International Relations (Elective)• IB Economics HL/SL• IB History HL/S• IB Geography HL/SL• IB Information Technology in a Global Society - ITGS HL/SL• IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL• IB Global Politics HL/SL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• Computer & Technology Design• Discover Computer Science• Robotics 1• Robotics 2• Tech Crew• IB Information Technology in a Global Society - ITGS HL/SL
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
• Visual Art: Artist• Visual Art: Defining Visual Art• Theatre: Actor• Theatre: Story• Theatrical Design & Production• Print Making• Filmmaking• Photography 1• Photography 2• Band• Choir• Discover Animation• Performance and Film Production• IB Visual Arts HL/SL• IB Music HL/SL• IB Theatre HL/SL• IB Film HL/SL
PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH
• PE 9/10• Wellness
ADDITIONAL COURSES
• IB Self-Taught Languages• IB Extended Essay• IB Theory of Knowledge I & II• IB Core• IB Research Skills• Inkonzo• Supervised Study Hall• BYU Online Courses (Global / Citizen / Mission)
ADDITIONAL COURSES
• IB Self-Taught Languages• IB Extended Essay• IB Theory of Knowledge I & II• IB Core• IB Research Skills• Mission Block (Supervised Study Session)• BYU Online Courses (Global / Citizen / Mission)
Occasionally, a student may be part of an IB class, but taking the course for AISJ credit only. Since this student is not fulfilling all the IB Diploma requirements, Course 11 or Course 12 will appear on their transcript. For example; Geography 11 or History 12
HL - International Baccalaureate Higher LevelSL - International Baccalaureate Standard LevelELL - English Language LearnerLS - Learning Support
COURSE OFFERINGS UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES (2018)AISJ Grade 12 students only submit a maximum of eight applications. Numbers with an asterisk reflect at least one matriculation from the Class of 2015 - 2018.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Adelphi University (College of Arts & Sciences) 2Agnes Scott College 4American University 4*Amherst College 1Appalachian State University 1*Arizona State University 1Bard College 2Baylor University 1Bentley University 3Berklee College of Music 1Berry College 1Bond University 1*Boston College 1*Boston University 3*Brandeis University 1*Brigham Young University 4*Brown University 1Butler University 1California State University, Los Angeles 1*California State University, Sacramento 1Carleton University 3Chapman University 1Chicago State University 1Clark University 3Coastal Carolina University 1College of William and Mary 1Colorado College 1Colorado School of Mines 1Colorado State University 2Columbia College Chicago 1Columbia University 2*Cornell University 2*Cornish College of the Arts 1Dartmouth College 1Delaware Technical & Community College 1Drexel University 5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 1*Emerson College 4*Emory University 1*Fashion Institute of Technology 2Florida Institute of Technology 2*Fordham University 4Fort Valley State University 1Full Sail University 2George Mason University 3*Georgetown University 1Georgia Institute of Technology 1Georgia State University 3Gonzaga University 1*Goucher College 2Hampton University 1Hofstra University 1Illinois Institute of Technology 1Indiana University at Bloomington 6*Iowa State University (Engineering) 1James Madison University 4*Kansas State University 2Kennesaw State University 1*Kent State University 1LDS Business College 1Lehigh University 1Lewis & Clark College 2*Linfield College 1*Louisiana State University 1*Manchester University 4*
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURG
2018 - 2019
HS PROFILE
Marquette University 1Mercer University 1Michigan State University 3Millsaps College 1Milwaukee School of Engineering 1Missouri University of Science and Technology 1*Morehouse College 1New York University 6*North Carolina State University 2Northeastern University 12*Occidental College 1Oglethorpe University 1Pace University, New York City 1Pennsylvania State University 3*Purdue University 6Radford University 1Ringling College of Art and Design 1*Rollins College 2* Sarah Lawrence College 1Savannah College of Art and Design 4*Skidmore College 2*Smith College 3*Spelman College 3St. Edward's University 1St. John's University 1St. Lawrence University 1Stevens Institute of Technology 1Suffolk University 1*SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1Syracuse University 1Tarleton State University 1Texas A&M University 1Texas State University 1Texas Tech University 1Texas Wesleyan University 1The Evergreen State College 1The George Washington University 1The New School - All Divisions 4*The Ohio State University 5*The University of Alabama 2The University of Arizona 2The University of Iowa (College of Engineering) 1The University of Tampa 6*The University of Texas, Arlington 3*Tulane University 1University of California, Berkeley 1*University of California, Davis 6University of California, Irvine (Engineering) 1University of California, Los Angeles 2University of California, Riverside 2University of California, San Diego 6University of California, Santa Barbara 2University of California, Santa Cruz 2University of Colorado at Boulder 5*University of Denver 1University of Maryland, College Park 4University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1University of Massachusetts, Boston 1University of Miami 3University of Michigan (Engineering) 3*University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1University of Missouri Columbia 1University of Missouri Kansas City 1University of North Texas - Dallas 2University of Oregon 1University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School of Business) 1*University of Redlands 1University of Rochester 1*University of San Francisco 1University of Southern California 1University of Vermont 2*University of Virginia 2*University of Washington (Honors Program) 1University of Wisconsin, Madison 5*Utah State University 1Virginia Commonwealth University 1*
Virginia Tech 6*Wesleyan University 1Western Michigan University 2Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1*Yale University 3*
UNITED KINGDOM
Aston University 1Bath Spa University 1*Bournemouth University 1*Brunel University London 4Cardiff University 1*City University of London 1Coventry University 1Durham University 1*Heriot-Watt University 3Hult International Business School - London 6*Imperial College London 1*Keele University 2King's College London 7Kingston University 4Leeds Trinity University 1London College of Communication 1Loughborough University 3*Middlesex University 1Oxford Brookes University 3*Queen Margaret University 1Regent's University London 2Richmond, The American International University in London 3*Royal Holloway, University of London 2St George's, University of London 1The London School of Economics and Political Science 1*The University of Edinburgh 4*The University of Manchester 4*The University of Nottingham 7*The University of Sheffield 1The University of Warwick 4*University College London 2*University of Aberdeen 2 University of Bath 4*University of Birmingham 9*University of Bradford 1University of Brighton 4University of Bristol 3*University of Chester 1University of Dundee 1*University of East Anglia 1University of Essex 4University of Exeter 11*University of Glasgow 5*University of Gloucestershire 1University of Hull 1University of Kent 9*University of Leeds 11*University of Leicester 6*University of Liverpool 4University of Plymouth 4*University of Reading 5*University of Southampton 4*University of St Andrews 1*University of Stirling 1University of Surrey 6*University of Sussex 3*University of the Arts London 1University of the West of England 1University of Westminster 4University of Worcester (UK) 2
CANADA
Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology 1*Brock University (Faculty of Business)Concordia University - Montreal 1Douglas College 1
McGill University 6*McMaster University 4Queen's University 5*Ryerson University 3*Simon Fraser University 6*Toronto Film School at RCC Institute of Technology 1University of Alberta 1*University of British Columbia 17*University of Guelph 3University of Ottawa 3University of Saskatchewan 1University of Toronto Undergraduate Only 14*University of Waterloo 6*University of Windsor 3Western University 6*Wilfrid Laurier University (Faculty of Business and Economics) 1York University 2
EUROPE
American College of Greece 1Amsterdam University College 3*Anglia Ruskin University 1*ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten 1*Charles University 1*Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam 2Erasmus University College 4*Hogeschool van Amsterdam 2*Howest, University College West Flanders 1HZ University of Applied Sciences 1*IE University - Madrid Campus 1*International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef 1*Jacobs University 1Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1Le Cordon Bleu Paris 1*Les Roches International School of Hotel Management 1Paris College of Art 1Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 8The American University of Paris 1The Hague University of Applied Sciences 5*Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1Universidad de Navarra 2Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1*Universiteit Leiden 2*Universiteit Maastricht 4*Universiteit Twente 1Universiteit Utrecht 2Universiteit van Amsterdam 7University College Dublin 1*University College Groningen 1*University College Roosevelt 1University College Utrecht 2University College Venlo - Maastricht University 1University of Groningen 1*Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 3*Webster University, The Netherlands 1Willem de Kooning Academie 1
OTHER
African Leadership University 1Ashoka University 1Christ University 1KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 1NYU Shanghai 1Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 1*Technologico de Monterrey 1University of Sydney 1Vellore Institute of Technology University 1Waseda University (School of International Liberal Studies) 1*
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Adelphi University (College of Arts & Sciences) 2Agnes Scott College 4American University 4*Amherst College 1Appalachian State University 1*Arizona State University 1Bard College 2Baylor University 1Bentley University 3Berklee College of Music 1Berry College 1Bond University 1*Boston College 1*Boston University 3*Brandeis University 1*Brigham Young University 4*Brown University 1Butler University 1California State University, Los Angeles 1*California State University, Sacramento 1Carleton University 3Chapman University 1Chicago State University 1Clark University 3Coastal Carolina University 1College of William and Mary 1Colorado College 1Colorado School of Mines 1Colorado State University 2Columbia College Chicago 1Columbia University 2*Cornell University 2*Cornish College of the Arts 1Dartmouth College 1Delaware Technical & Community College 1Drexel University 5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 1*Emerson College 4*Emory University 1*Fashion Institute of Technology 2Florida Institute of Technology 2*Fordham University 4Fort Valley State University 1Full Sail University 2George Mason University 3*Georgetown University 1Georgia Institute of Technology 1Georgia State University 3Gonzaga University 1*Goucher College 2Hampton University 1Hofstra University 1Illinois Institute of Technology 1Indiana University at Bloomington 6*Iowa State University (Engineering) 1James Madison University 4*Kansas State University 2Kennesaw State University 1*Kent State University 1LDS Business College 1Lehigh University 1Lewis & Clark College 2*Linfield College 1*Louisiana State University 1*Manchester University 4*
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOHANNESBURG
2018 - 2019
HS PROFILE