IICS SECONDARY SCHOOL PROFILE 2020-21 IB SCHOOL CODE UCAS NO. CEEB/ACT NO. 0938 45032 696160 Head of School Secondary School Principal University Counselor Nathan Walker John Gates Cherie Mobasheri, PhD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Our Mission Through its challenging curriculum and strong staff-student relationships, IICS provides a caring environment that inspires each student to excel and to be inquisitive, creative, compassionate, balanced and internationally-minded. School Description In addition to being one of the oldest international schools in the world, Istanbul International Community School is among Europe’s most noteworthy. Founded in 1911 to educate the children of the Robert College faculty, the school has maintained a tradition of academic excellence for a century. IICS is a private, non-profit, secular, coeducational pre K-12 day school serving the educational needs of Istanbul’s international community (holders of non-Turkish passports). The school has two divisions: the Primary School (PK-6th grades) and the Secondary School (7th-12th Grades). The language of instruction at IICS is English. 1911 99% Established in Globally Registered 99% of Among first in IICS is an English IICS is an inclusive, Student Directed 1911. Over a accredited by 501 (c) (3) non graduates the world to be medium full IB curriculum Learning blocks century of CIS and NEASC. profit. proceed to IB authorized international school. IICS does incorporated into academic All proceeds university for all 3 school. All students not offer the DP & MYP excellence. reinvested into programs: PYP, must hold a Turkish national schedules for education. MYP, DP. non-Turkish curriculum. teacher mentoring passport. or independent study. DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY STUDENT BODY FACULTY COMPOSITION COMPOSITION 16 17 60% 17 7:1 5 Nationalities on Average years of faculty hold IB Trainers, Student to Continents 47 17 faculty from 4 teaching Master’s degree Examiners, Teacher Ratio Nationalities Nationalities continents experience or PhD Curriculum in Grades 7-12 in Class of 2021 Reviewers, Authorization evaluators Total Number of Girls Students per Grade Boys 16 Grade 7 20 15 Grade 8 19 8% Eastern Europe 29% Students 26% European 15 Grade 9 30 North Students American 25% Students Asian Grade 10 Students 17 18 6% Middle Eastern Grade 11 3% Students 21 13 African Students 20 Grade 12 18 2% 1% TOTAL South Oceania American Students Students CLASS OF 2020 SAT RESULTS Reading and Writing Ave. Math Ave. Total Score Ave. 32 Test Takers, 560 620 1160 of Whom Range 16 Were non-Native Range Range English Speakers 370-730 360-800 770-1490 *IICS is an official test center IB GRADING SCALE & CLASS OF 2020 GPA GPA EQUIVALENT MYP/DP courses are graded 1-7. The Grade Point Equivalent (weighted over 4.00) is: 4.46/4.00 Highest GPA IICS does not rank students. Fail GPA is weighted. Good Poor Excellent Very Good Mediocre Satisfactory IB DIPLOMA AVERAGES IICS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IICS High School Diploma requires completion of a World Average minimum of 26 credits (1 credit=1 full year). A typical minimum credit distribution would be: 2015 English 2016 Humanities (Social Studies) 2017 Mathematics Science 2018 Foreign Languages Physical Education 2019 Design Arts 2020 Personal Project A student must acquire a score of at least '3' to receive IICS credit for any particular course. Students must carry a full time load every year at IICS. (IB World average points range between 29-30 points.) IB DIPLOMA PASS RATES The 2011 - 2020 IICS pass rates compared to the world averages are listed below. IICS is a non-selective school and encourages all students to study the IB program. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 IICS Pass Rate % 71,0 81,0 86,0 92,0 88,0 85,0 89,0 88,0 82,0 91 World Pass Rate % 77,9 78,5 79,0 79,3 80,8 79,3 78,4 78,2 77,8 79,1 2021 30 full IB Diploma candidates CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS ARTS ACTIVITIES SERVICE CLUBS Basketball Sketching Club Drama Club Refugee Outreach Club Student Council Cross-Country Secondary School Production Math Counts Children of Hope Student Newspaper Football IICS Orchestra Model United Nations Animal Welfare Science Club Volleyball IICS Choir Speech & Debate Roots and Shoots Virtual Reality Badminton Poetry Club Running Club Ceramics Studio PATH TO GRADUATION Students have the option to earn one of the following combinations by the end of Grade 12. The graduation pathway is determined based on students’ choice, their academic history, faculty recommendations, and the university path they plan to pursue. The options include: 1. IICS High School Diploma and IB Diploma 2. IICS High School Diploma and IB Certificates 3. IICS High School Diploma At IICS, we encourage most of our students to be full IB Diploma candidates, and the majority of them choose this path; however, IB Certificates and High School Diploma options are equally valid as an appropriate path to further education. In order to attain the IICS High School Diploma, students must earn minimum of 26 credits throughout their 4 years of high school (grades 9-12). In Grades 11 and 12, students have the option of taking all their courses in Standard Level. Extended Essay is not a requirement for IB Certificates and/or IICS High School Diploma candidates, however reduced core requirements must be fulfilled. The IICS High School Diploma is the US equivalent of a leaving certificate and is recognized for entry directly to many university systems when combined with appropriate standardized testing (SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS). IICS IB COURSES OFFERED A SELECTION OF EXTENDED Note that the availability of these courses depend on the student numbers. ESSAY SUBJECTS GROUP 1 GROUP 2 Class of 2020 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE LITERATURE ACQUISITION To what extent did post-World War II Soviet expansion- ism impact Turkey’s Middle East foreign policy from • English Language A Language • French B 1947 until the formation of the Baghdad Pact in 1955? and Literature • Spanish B • English B SELF TAUGHT LANGUAGES • Spanish ab initio (SL only) To what extent has the social media site Instagram • French Language A Language increased environmental awareness in different and Literature generations? • German Language A Students may also elect to study a second language A Language and Literature To what extent does the fluctuation of the Turkish Lira • Spanish Language A Language and earn a bilingual diploma. impact the international and local growth of the luxury and Literature brand PUNTO? • Korean Language A Language and Literature To what extent does the 1997 IMF crisis in South Korea • Japanese Language A have an influence on its current fiscal policies? Language and Literature • Turkish Language A Literature To what extent do linguistic-honorifics represent Students may also elect to study cultural differences between Anglophone countries and their native language as a Korea? school-supported, self-taught literature program at Standard To what extent does Gulsun Karamustafa, Yinka Level only. Shonibare and El Anatsui employ textiles in order to express socio-political ideas regarding the impact of globalization and colonialism? How do both Atwood and Devlin use the genre of dystopian fiction to explore gender roles? GROUP 3 GROUP 4 INDIVIDUALS AND EXPERIMENTAL How and Why Does Childhood Trauma Prompt Mental SOCIETIES SCIENCES Illness as Inspiration in the Works of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton? • Economics • Biology • Geography • Chemistry As seen through A Study in Scarlet, and, A Study in • History • Physics Charlotte, how has the procedure of detection within • Environmental Systems • Environmental Systems murder mystery fiction changed as technology has and Societies (SL only) and Societies (SL only) developed in the modern world? GROUP 5 GROUP 6 MATHEMATICS THE ARTS • Mathematics Higher Level • Visual Arts (requires instructor approval) • Theater Arts • Mathematics Standard Level • Mathematics SL Studies RECENT DISTINCTIONS 1 CIS International Student Award Winner 1 Olympic Competitor, Captain of 2 National Outdoor Leadership School Graduates Azerbaijan National Equestrian Team Competed 3 Duke of Edinburgh Gold medalists at 2008 Beijing & 2012 London Olympics 4 Turkish National Team athletes: Ski Team, 10 Students in Waterloo University Math Equestrian Team contests scoring 25% worldwide among 20,000 competitors 5 Internationally competitive tennis players 1 Student 3rd and 10th place in Turkish National 1 National motocross champion Swimming Team and 6th and 7th places 4 National Equestrian Junior Champions swimming for Istanbul Technical University (U18) UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES In the recent years, students from Istanbul International Community School have been accepted to the following universities and colleges: American University State University of New York Swansea University City University of Hong Kong Amherst College Suolk University The University of Liverpool Hanyang University Babson College Syracuse University University College London Hong Kong University of Technology Bard College Temple University University of Leicester KAIST University Barnard College Texas A & M University University of Aberdeen Keio University Bennington College Tufts University University of Bath Korea University for Chemical Bentley College OTIS College of art and design University of Bedfordshire Engineering Boston College Tulane University University of Birmingham Meiji University Boston University University of Arizona University of Brighton Myongji University