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HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2016-2017

What’s New At AIS? History

• Offering AP Capstone • Fully accredited, independent, co-educational
• Required grade 10 personal project, modeled from international school
the IB MYP personal project • Established in 1986
• US standards-based educational program for students
Accreditation from Early Childhood to Grade 12
• US-based Western Association of Schools & Colleges • Non-selective enrollment
(WASC)
• East Asia Regional Council of Schools Member School Demographics
• National Association of Independent Schools Member
OVER 41% OF OUR STUDENTS SPEAK
• International and National Association for College 3 OR MORE LANGUAGES FLUENTLY
Admissions Member

Academics 834 students from Early Childhood to G12

• 73 high school course options
• 16 Advanced Placement courses
278 High School (G9—12) students
• 246 AP exams taken in 2016 68 Class of 2017 seniors
1:11 teacher to student ratio
• One to one laptop/mobile technology
• Approximately 33 clubs/organizations
• ISSFHK athletic league member
• Community service is embedded into our core values
and a requirement for promotion High School Faculty Profile
• Grade 9—10:10 hours minimum Teaching and Administrative Staff: 30
• Grade 11—12: 20 hours minimum Average Full-Time Teaching Experience:10 Years
• In 2016, students completed over 6,917 hours of Average Full-Time Teaching at AIS: 6 Years
service, about double the requirement
• All high school students participate in our Outdoor High School Student Nationalities
Education and Leadership Program (OELP)
21% 19% 13% 13% 12% 3% 3% 16%

Counseling Practices & Policy on Hong Kong SAR South Korea USA China India Japan Other
Canada
Early Decision
• To ensure quality applications and thoughtful decision School Calendar
making, AIS recommends students to apply to no The school operates under a 180-day calendar, divided
more than 10 institutions into trimesters. The first trimester begins the third week
• AIS treats Early Decision as a global agreement; of August and concludes mid-November. The second
therefore, students will withdraw applications from all trimester begins mid-Nov and concludes late February. The
other institutions if admitted under Early Decision third trimester begins early March and concludes mid-June.

Language of Instruction
• English is the language of teaching and communication
• 24% of high school students speak English as their
first language

High School Counselors Administration

670435
CEEB #:
Ms. Kris Bumpus, Head of Counseling Mr. Cameron Fox, Head of School
kbumpus@ais.edu.hk cfox@ais.edu.hk

41147
Ms. Heather Hendrickx, High School Counselor Mr. Mike Wing, High School Principal UCAS:
hhendrickx@ais.edu.hk mwing@ais.edu.hk
High School Credit System
High school students must earn a minimum of twenty-four (24) Carnegie Credits to graduate with an AIS High
School Diploma. AIS has a rigorous college preparatory program, which requires students to successfully complete
four credits in each core academic course. In addition, a minimum of five (5) grade 12 or Advanced Placement (AP)
course credits are required for graduation.
Notes:
• High school students are required to take a full-time schedule of seven courses each academic year. AIS only offers
year-long credit courses. One credit is awarded for the successful completion of a full-year course.
• One Mathemathics Algebra I credit may be earned in Middle School Grade 8.
• High school transfer students receive one AIS credit for successfully completing 140 hours of academic work at
other institutions.

ENGLISH 4 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS 2

MATHEMATICS 4 PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH 2

24 ELECTIVES 4 - 5 28-29
SCIENCE 4 WORLD LANGUAGES 2 MINIMUM TOTAL
REQUIRMENTS CREDITS
HUMANITIES 4 COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2

2016-17 Upper Division Courses

ENGLISH SCIENCE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS WORLD LANGUAGES
English Language & Literature I Life Science Art Junior I French I
English Language & Literature II Physical Science Art Junior II French II
American Literature Pre-AP Biology Art Senior I Mandarin I
British Literature Pre-AP Chemistry Art Senior II Mandarin II
English Literature I - Honors Pre-AP Environmental Science AP Studio Art (AP Studio Art: 2-D Mandarin III
English Literature II - Honors AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Design or AP Studio Art: Drawing) Mandarin IV
AP Research & AP Seminar AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based Music Technology I AP Chinese
(Seminar is a pre-rec) AP Biology Music Technology III
AP English Literature & Composition AP Chemistry Band I COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECH.
Band II Computer Programming I
MATHEMATICS HUMANITIES Band III Computer Programming II
Algebra I Introductory Psychology Band IV Computer Science & Technology I
Algebra II American Studies Drama - Junior I Computer Science & Technology II
Geometry Social Studies I Drama - Junior II Technology & Design I
Pre-Calculus United States History Drama - Senior I Technology & Design II
Statistics World History - Pre AP Drama - Senior II Technology Integration & Innovation
Geometry - Honors AP Macroeconomics AP Computer Science A
Algebra II - Honors AP Microeconomics PHYSICAL ED. & HEALTH
Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry AP World History Physical Education & Health - Junior I ELECTIVE
& Statistics AP Psychology Physical Education & Health - Junior II Approved AP Study Hall
AP Calculus AB Physical Education & Health - Senior I Work Placement within the
AP Calculus BC Physical Education & Health - Senior II Elementary School

AIS UN-WEIGHTED GRADING SCALE

Grade Percentage (%) GPA
Reporting Student Progress A 94 — 100 4.0
A- 90 — 93 3.7
The school year is divided into trimesters. Students are issued a formal B+ 87 — 89 3.3
report card at the end of each trimester including both a Standards B 84 — 86 3.0
Based Achievement Grade and a Learning Attitude Grade reflecting B- 80 — 83 2.7
student achievement in meeting the expectations and requirements of C+ 77 — 79 2.3
the high school program. C 74 — 76 2.0
C- 70 — 73 1.7
A student may earn placement on the Honor Roll or Principal Honor roll D+ 67 — 69 1.3
only by achieving a GPA of 3.0 to 3.5 or 3.5 and above respectively in D 64 — 66 1.0
both of these areas. D- 60 — 63 0.7
Advanced Placement Program Academic Testing
• At AIS, we provide a total of 16 AP courses
• Most students choose to take one or more AP courses Class of 2016 SAT Summary
while in high school Section Middle 50% Mean
• We believe in open AP access and follow inclusive
enrollment practices Critical Reading 470 - 580 533
• We do not officially limit the number of AP courses a Math 560 - 740 641
student takes, but rather counsel students to take an
appropriately challenging course of studies Writing 490 - 630 554
• 246 AP exams were taken in 2016 Total 1550 - 1910 1728
Number of Seniors Tested: 63
2015-16 AP Exam Results
AIS AVERAGE GLOBAL AVERAGE Class of 2016 SAT Subject Tests* Summary

STUDIO ART 2D 10 4.1

* SAT Subject Tests are reported if six or more students were tested

BIOLOGY 10 3.3 MATH 1 6 632

CALCULUS BC 20 4.9 MATH 2 17 748

CHEMISTRY 13 2.7 CHEMISTRY 8 601

CHINESE LANGUAGE 20 4.8 PHYSICS 6 707

COMPUTER SCIENCE A 17 3.5 CHINESE W/ LISTENING 6 777

MACRO ECONOMICS 22 4.3

AP Recognition Awards
MICRO ECONOMICS 57 3.7

ENGLISH LANG & COMP 14 3.1

ENGLISH LIT & COMP 15 2.9

AP Scholar 19
AP Scholar With Honor 17
PSYCHOLOGY 36 4.1
AP Scholar With Distinction 18
PHYSICS 1 16 2.0 International Diploma 2
PHYSICS 2 5 3.6

STATISTICS 8 3.8 37% OF AIS CLASSES OF 2016 AND 2017

WORLD HISTORY 35 2.9 COLLECTIVELY EARNED AN AP AWARD

Class of 2016 Matriculation

EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA %
10
%
55
ASIA
30 %

GAP YEAR AUSTRALIA

1
% %
4
2015-16 University Acceptances
AUSTRALIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Le Cordon Bleu Australia Pty Ltd *Acadia University Southern California Inst. of Architecture
*Queensland University of Technology Borough of Manhattan Community Stony Brook University
*University of Sydney College of the CUNY *Suffolk University
Victoria University Boston College Syracuse University
*Boston University Texas State University
CANADA *Brigham Young University The George Washington University
Capilano University California College of the Arts *The New School
HEC Montréal *California State Polytechnic University, Pomona The University of Iowa
McGill University California State University, Long Beach The University of Tampa
Queen’s University Chapman University University at Buffalo SUNY
Royal Military College of Canada City University of New York University of California, Berkeley
*Simon Fraser University *College of William and Mary *University of California, Davis
*University of British Columbia Cornell College *University of California, Irvine
*University of Calgary Cornish College of the Arts *University of California, Los Angeles
University of Ontario Institute of Technology De Anza College *University of California, Riverside
University of Toronto Emmanuel College *University of California, San Diego
*University of Waterloo Emory & Henry College *University of California, Santa Barbara
Vancouver Island University Emory University *University of California, Santa Cruz
York University Fairleigh Dickinson University University of Hawaii at Hilo
Florida Atlantic University University of Illinois at Chicago
HONG KONG Florida International University *University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*City University of Hong Kong Florida Southern College University of La Verne
HKU School of Professional & Continuing Education Florida State University University of Maine
*Hong Kong Polytechnic University Fordham University *University of Massachusetts, Boston
Morningside College Georgia Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Lowell
*Savannah College of Art and Design (HK) Goucher College University of Miami
*The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hampshire College *University of Michigan
The Education University of Hong Kong Hawaii Pacific University *University of Minnesota, Twin Cites
*The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology High Point University University of Rochester
*University of Hong Kong Hult International Business School University of Southern California
*Indiana University at Bloomington *University of Virginia
JAPAN Iona College *University of Washington
*International Christian University *Johns Hopkins University *University of Wisconsin, Madison
*Keio University Lake Forest College *Virginia Commonwealth University
*Temple University Japan Loyola University Chicago Western University
Sophia University Maryland Institute College of Art Wheaton College
*Waseda University *Marymount California University
*Massachusetts College of Art and Design
SOUTH KOREA McDaniel College
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology *Michigan State University
*Korea University Mt. San Antonio College * Indicates multiple acceptances
Sungkyunkwan University *New York University
Newcastle University
UNITED KINGDOM *Northeastern University
Architectural Association School of Architecture Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Arts University Bournemouth Pennsylvania State University
Bellerbys College - London Pepperdine University
*King’s College London *Pratt Institute
Liverpool University *Purdue University
Newcastle University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Queen Mary University of London Rhode Island School of Design
Royal Academy of Music Rochester Institute of Technology
Royal College of Music *San Diego State University
Royal Holloway, University of London Savannah College of Art and Design
The University of Edinburgh *School of the Art Institute of Chicago
*The University of Manchester School of Visual Arts
The University of Nottingham Seton Hall University
*The University of Sheffield Skidmore College
University of Exeter

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