High School Profile 2020 → 2021

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The International School of Lausanne (ISL) is a non-profi t, Director Academic Guidance English-language day school that emphasises academic Frazer Cairns Counsellors excellence and rigour in a supportive school and family +41 21 560 02 11 Steven McArthur environment. It prepares students for a global education and [email protected] +41 21 560 02 43 entrance to the best universities in the world. At present, there [email protected] are 917 students enrolled and many parents are employed Secondary School Katrina Edmunds to work in international companies in Lausanne or along the Principal +41 21 560 02 32 Swiss Riviera. The School is a leader in European international Simon Foley [email protected] education with highly professional, dedicated teachers. Our +41 21 560 02 56 Mission puts the learner fi rmly at the centre of everything that [email protected] Assistant Principal - we do. IB Diploma Programme High School Principal Coordinator The International School of Lausanne is committed to Sarah Gifford Michael Humphrey excellence in education. We strive to recognise the unique +41 21 560 02 25 +41 21 560 02 39 potential of each student, and to equip them to play an active [email protected] [email protected] and responsible role in a complex, multicultural world. Assistant Principal - IB Middle Years Programme Students and faculty Coordinator Darryl Anderson +41 21 560 02 27 The student body at the International School of Lausanne [email protected] consists of approximately 917 students from the ages of 3 to 18. It is comprised of a Primary School, a Middle School, and a High School with approximately 82 students in each year group. There are over 68 nationalities represented within the student body, the largest groups being USA, UK, Switzerland, ISL students nationalities 2020 and France. ISL’s Secondary School faculty consists of approximately 79 teachers who originate from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the UK, Hungary, Ireland, Italia, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, USA, and Venezuela. The student/ teacher ratio in the High School is 5:1, and the median class size is approximately 12. 12% 11% 11% 8% 5% Accreditations American British Swiss French Spanish

Since 1981, ISL has been accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The date of the most recent accreditation for both the Primary and the Secondary Schools 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% was October 2016, and the school is currently in the process Italian Dutch Indian Canadian German of preparing for a joint IB, CIS and NEASC accreditation visit in 2021.

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Chemin de la Grangette 2 www.isl.ch 1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne ACT code 872930 + 41 21 560 02 02 CEEB code 796540 [email protected] UCAS code N45009D Middle Years Programme Diploma Programme

Language A English* French (both are a combined English A Language and Literature, English A Literature, French A literature and language courses) Language and Literature, French A Literature

Language B French*, Spanish, German English B, French B, French ab initio, German B, Spanish B

Mathematics Standard or extended* Mathematics: Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation (at SL only)

Individuals and Societies Integrated Humanities* Economics, Geography, History, Global Politics (Humanities) (History, Geography, Economics)

Experimental Biology, Chemistry, Physics Biology; Physics; Chemistry; Computer Science; Sports, Exercise Sciences and Health Science (SEHS) at standard level only; Design Technology

Arts Visual Arts, Music, Drama Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, or an additional subject from above (except mathematics)

Design Technology A combined Design and Information Technology course

Physical Education Physical and Health Education* *denotes a compulsory course

Middle Years Programme Graduation requirements and Diploma Programme All ISL students undertake the High School Diploma, with the The International School of Lausanne is an International majority also taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Baccalaureate (IB) World School, offering three IB The course requirements for graduation with the ISL High programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle School Diploma are as follows: Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP). • 4 years of a first language; In the High School, students follow the last two years of the • 4 years of mathematics; MYP in Years 10 and 11 (Grades 9 and 10) and the two- • 4 years of science; year pre-university Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13 • 4 years of social science; (Grades 11 and 12). Approximately 96 percent of ISL students • 2 years of a second language; will follow the full Diploma Programme, with a few students • Completion of the CAS programme in each year taking only selected courses, with the aim of achieving the ISL High School Diploma. In order to receive an ISL High School Diploma, students must meet the following grade requirements: • In Years 10 and 11, as the first semester grade is a Theory of knowledge (TOK) progress grade, students must achieve a final second semester grade of 3.0 or above in each of the A course that aims to stimulate critical reflection on subjects above. knowledge. • In Years 12 and 13, students must achieve an average grade of 3.0 or above each year, in each individual subject (taken as an average of the two semester Creativity, activity, service (CAS) reports).

CAS provides a counterbalance to the academic programme. Students who do not meet these requirements in an individual Students develop their skills and talents through at least five subject, but who are awarded a grade of 3.0 or above by the IB experiences across the two years, of which one must be a in that subject following the final IB Diploma Programme long-term collaborative project. ISL is committed to service examinations, will receive an ISL High School Diploma learning and students are required to engage in at least two awarded in July of their graduation year. service experiences. Approach to behaviour Extended essay The school values of respect, honesty, equality, self-control, A piece of original research of 4000 words, written with the and care and concern for others permeate the school culture guidance of a supervisor. and provide the foundation for behaviour expectations. ISL uses a restorative approach to discipline, and most incidents are managed internally through conversation and Grading system, weighting, reconciliation. In some situations, students may have a day of reflection out of school as part of the reconciliation process. and class rank Only in severe cases will a student be suspended, and only suspensions are included in student records shared outside Students in the IB Diploma Programme are graded on a of school. seven-point scale with seven being the maximum. Each student’s application to a school, college, or university is accompanied by a full transcript detailing achievement grades awarded in all subjects from Years 10 to 13. Neither GPA nor class rank are calculated at ISL. There is no appropriate ranking system that would adequately account for transitory international students, many of whom have relocated from countries with different grading systems. IB Diploma Programme Service learning programme results 2020 Students in all years are required to participate in service learning. This requirement is strengthened in the final two years of the school with all students undertaking at least two separate projects, which must be based outside the school community. Some examples of recent organisations students work with for their service projects are: La Soupe Populaire, % % Refugee Centre of Lausanne, Tanzania school project, Cecily’s 93 100 41 Fund, and Terre des Hommes. IB Diploma Candidates who Bilingual candidates achieved the IB Diploma IB Diploma candidates Standardised testing

ISL is not a test centre for the SAT nor the ACT. Students must make independent arrangements outside of school to take these tests. There is limited opportunity to take the 44/45 29% 36.3 ACT in Switzerland and opportunities to take both tests have been further reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given Highest IB Diploma ISL candidates Mean score the variety of mother-tongue languages, cultures, scholastic score achieved achieving 40 achieved by backgrounds, and destinations of our students, we do not use or more ISL candidates standardised tests nor are students exposed or accustomed 31.4 to multiple choice testing. Mean score achieved by candidates worldwide COVID-19

During the 2019-2020 academic year, ISL followed Swiss Federal guidelines and the local requirements set forth by the Canton de Vaud for school operations. From 16 March through the end of the school year, students continued their learning through a variety of means including synchronous remote learning classes, alternating days of face to face learning, and full-time face to face learning. There was no pause in learning, and in all, the remote learning model was used for a total of six weeks up through Year 10 and 10 weeks in Years 11 to 13.

All IB Diploma programme examinations across the world were cancelled for the May 2020 session due to COVID-19. The final grades for the graduating class of 2020 were Activities therefore awarded by the IB via a combination of coursework grades, predicted grades, and the historical correlation Extra-curricular and between the school’s predicted grades and the students’ final outcomes. As can be seen in the table of results, the grades co-curricular activities of the May 2020 class were in line with ISL’s five year average of 35.5. The International School of Lausanne places great emphasis on activities beyond the classroom. ISL encourages students to engage in a diverse range of activities to enhance their IB Diploma Programme academic curriculum, equipping them with skills that will prepare them for the future. Students throughout the candidates and results Secondary School willingly participate in a wide variety of 2016-2020 extra-curricular and co-curricular projects. During the 2019- 2020 academic year, all activities which could not be held 93 93 40-45 online were cancelled or postponed during the spring term. 90 80 69 70 35-39 70 Creative activities 60 30-34 53 ISL opportunities for creative activities include: Model United 50 Nations, French and English theatre productions, Student 24-29 40 Council, Forensics and Debate, School Newspaper, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Mathematics Teams, Visual Arts, Concert 30 <24 Band, Stage Band, and Choir. 20 10 points Physical activities 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ISL clubs and teams include: basketball, football, unihockey, 35.5 34.1 35.4 36.3 36.3 ISL mean volleyball, tennis, athletics, dance, gymnastics, swimming, 30.0 29.9 29.8 29.6 31.4 Global mean skiing, netball, and badminton. Students also participate in a 96% 96% 96% 98% 100% ISL Pass Rate number of activities with clubs in the local community. ISL university acceptances 2017-2020

Europe United United States • Aarhus University, Denmark Kingdom of America • Bocconi University, Italy • Bath Spa University • Amherst College • Culinary Arts Academy, Switzerland • Birmingham Conservatory • Boston College • Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne ECAL, • Durham University • Boston University Switzerland • Goldsmiths • Bowdoin College • Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland • University of London • Brandeis University • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, • Heriot-Watt University • Brown University Switzerland • Imperial College London • Chapman University • EICAR, Paris • Istituto Marangoni, London • Colby College of William and Mary • Erasmus University, Netherlands • King’s College London • Colorado College • ESADE, Barcelona, Spain • Kingston University • Cornell University • Université de Genève, Switzerland • Lancaster University • Dartmouth College • University of The Hague, Netherlands • London School of Economics and Political • Elon University • University of Heidelberg, Germany Sciences • George Washington University • HEC, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland • Loughborough University • Georgetown University • IE University, Madrid, Spain • The MGA Academy of Performing Arts • Georgia Institute of Technology • Leiden University, Netherlands • New College of Humanities, London • Grinnell College • Maastricht University, Netherlands • Newcastle University • Johns Hopkins University • Technical University of Munich, Germany • Oxford Brookes University • Lehigh University • University of Pavia, Italy • Queen Mary, University of London • Marist College • Université de Lausanne, Switzerland • Ravensbourne University • New York University • University College Utrecht, Netherlands • Royal Holloway, University of London • Northeastern University • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands • SOAS, University of London • Northwestern University • University of Groningen, Netherlands • University College London • Pennsylvania State University • RWTH Technical University, Aachen, Germany • University of Bath • Purdue University • University of St. Gallen • University of Birmingham • Reed College • University of Twente, Netherlands • University of Brighton • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Webster University • University of Bristol • Skidmore College • University of Cambridge • Smith College • University of East Anglia • Stanford University Rest of the world • University of Edinburgh • Syracuse University • University of Exeter • Tufts University • American University of Beirut, Lebanon • University of Glasgow • University of California, Berkeley • Australian National University, Australia • University of Kent • University of California, Los Angeles • Melbourne University, Australia • University of Leeds • University of Chicago • Kansai University, Japan • University of Liverpool • University of Colorado at Boulder • New England University, Australia • University of Manchester • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • New York University, Abu Dhabi • University of Nottingham • University of Michigan • University of Oxford • University of Notre Dame • University of Sheffield • University of Pennsylvania University • University of St. Andrews • University of Vermont • University of Stirling • University of Virginia destinations • University of Surrey • Virginia Tech University geographical • University of Sussex • Wake Forest University • University of Warwick • Washington University in St. Louis distribution • University of Westminster • Williams College (approximate ) • University of York • Worcester Polytechnic Institute % • Yale University UK USA Rest of Rest of the 44% Europe world Canada % Canada 5 % % CH 23 1 • McGill University % 5 • Queen’s University % 15 • Ryerson University • University of British Columbia • University of Guelph • University of Toronto • Western University • York University

Gap Year 7% Year 12 Grade Distribution Table for Class of 2021

Subject 2 3 3.5 4 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7

Biology HL 2 2 1 2 7 7 2 2

Biology SL 4 2 2 3 1 1 1

Chemistry HL 2 1 1 4 4 2 3 4

Chemistry SL 2 2 1 3 4 1

Computer Science HL 2 2 1

Computer Science SL 1 2 1

Design HL 1 1 2 2 3

Design SL 2 2

Economics HL 1 2 5 4 4 7 10 3 3

Economics SL 3 3 2 5 1

English A Language and Literature HL 2 1 4 4 9 10 8 2

English A Language and Literature SL 2 9 8 10 3

English A Literature HL 2 2 1

English A Literature SL 2 1 2

English B HL 1 3 1

English B SL 1

French A Language and Literature HL 1 3

French A Language and Literature SL 1 2 5 2 2

French A Literature HL 1 2

French A Literature SL 1 1 4 1

French Ab Initio SL 1 1 3 4 1

French B HL 1 6

French B SL 1 1 3 3 1 9 1 12 1 1

Geography HL 1 2 4 1 2

Geography SL 1 1 2 1 3 4

Global Politics HL 7 4 4 1 2

Global Politics SL 1 1 3 1

History HL 2 1 4 4 3 3

History SL 1 2

Language A Literature SSST SL 1 2 2

Mathematics A&A HL 1 6 3 5 1 5 1

Mathematics A&A SL 3 6 1 8 18 4

Mathematics A&I SL 2 2 4 4 5 2 5 2 1

Music HL 2 1

Physics HL 2 2 4 5 6 4

Physics SL 1 1 2 1 2

Spanish B HL 1 1 2

Spanish B SL 1 1 1 1

Sports, Exercise and Health Science 1 2 3

Theatre Arts HL 1 1

Theatre Arts SL 1 1

Theory of Knowledge 2 6 21 18 30 6 4

Visual Arts HL 1 4 1 2

Visual Arts SL 1