Seisen International School School Profile 2020-2021 CEEB: 680655 Accredited by: Council of International Schools School Mission and New England Association of Schools & Colleges Seisen, a Catholic International School educates world citizens to become men and women for others and with others, in the spirit of Jesus Christ. Seisen’s mission is to provide a safe environment in order External Examinations: to empower each student, through shared responsibility, creativity, and human interdependence, to International Baccalaureate (IB) develop their unique talents and to become competent and compassionate players in our global society, SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests capable of empowering others and of bringing hope and peace to our ever-changing world. PSAT/NMSQT Intl General Certificate of The School Secondary Education (IGCSE) Japanese Kanji Aptitude Tests Seisen International School (SIS) is a private, Catholic school for girls serving the international community in Tokyo. The high school has 175 students out of a total K-12 population of 670 students School Head: representing 45 nationalities. The aim of the high school program is to prepare young women for higher Ms. Colette Rogers education through a comprehensive and challenging program of study. The curriculum is taught in [email protected] English and all students are required to speak only English within the school. SIS has high expectations of its students in terms of both character development and academic achievement. High School Principal: The faculty, principally trained in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Australia, is broadly international. Mr. Alex Lee Small class size and close faculty-student relationships promote a supportive atmosphere. Our students [email protected] participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities including basketball, choir, cross-country, debate, drama, international science competition team, Model United Nations, newspaper, pottery, soccer, High School Assistant Principal: speech, tennis, track & field, volleyball and yearbook. As a member of the Kanto Plain Association, SIS Mr. Paul Mitchell competes in academics and sports, and participates in fine arts with other international and DoDD [email protected] schools.
College Advisor: Ms. Awing Lui Academic Pathways [email protected] Seisen offers 3 academic study options in Grades 11 and 12. All options require a two-year commitment.
I.B. Coordinator: 1. Seisen High School Diploma and the IB Diploma Mr. Dean Bevan 2. Seisen High School Diploma and IB Courses [email protected] 3. Seisen High School Diploma 1-12-15 Yoga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-0097 Japan Complete IB Course Listing for the Class of 2021 Offered
Tel: 81-(0)3-3704-2881 Group 1: • English A Literature (Mandatory) LANGUAGE A • Japanese A Language and Literature Fax: 81-(0)3-3701-1033 *Group 2: • Japanese B, Japanese Ab Initio Website: www.seisen.com LANGUAGE B or • French B Email: [email protected] AB INITIO (SL only) • Spanish B • Economics Group 3: • History INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES • Psychology • Biology Group 4: • Chemistry SCIENCES • Physics
Group 5: • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches MATHEMATICS • Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations Group 6: • Visual Arts THE ARTS
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GPA Distribution Graduation Requirements CLASS Of 2021 ENGLISH 4 CREDITS RELIGION/SOCIAL JUSTICE 3 CREDITS Graduation date is May 30, 2021. SOCIAL STUDIES 4 CREDITS *ACADEMIC ELECTIVES 2 CREDITS There are 43 students in the SIS class of 2021. MATHEMATICS 3 CREDITS FINE ARTS 2 CREDITS Cumulative GPAs reflect 9th, 10th and 11th grades. SCIENCE 3 CREDITS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 1 CREDIT Starting in grade 11, higher level IB courses are weighted by 1.0. Only courses taken at Seisen MODERN LANGUAGE 3 CREDITS PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 CREDIT International School are used to determine GPAs, * 24 credits are required for a Seisen High School Diploma. which does not use class ranks due to small class size. * Experiential Learning and Physical Education are non Academic Activities. * Academic electives include a fourth year of math, a second experimental or social science, a second language, art or music in grades 11 and 12.
SAT Participation and Performance
Mean Total Mean Evidence Based Mean Class of 2020 Destinations School Reading & Writing Math
SIS Class of 2020 1194 566 628 Japan & Asia (20%) SIS Class of 2021 1274 620 654 UK & Europe (20%) US & Canada (60%)
2020 I.B. Results 2020 2019 2018 20% Number of IB Diploma Students 38 33 28 SIS IB Diploma Pass Rate 89.4% 90.9% 96.4% 60% Worldwide Average Pass Rate 79.1% 77.8% 78.1% 20% SIS Average IB Diploma Score 34 33 34 Worldwide Average Diploma Score 29.9 29.6 29.7 SIS Number of 40+ Scores 4 2 3
MATRICULATING STUDENTS: 2017-2020 (bold denotes multiple students currently attending) Students are encouraged to apply to a maximum of 10 institutions.
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