Concordian International School promotes academic excellence while nurturing young people to become moral and intellectual leaders; people of dignity, integrity and compassion who want to make a difference in the world. CEEB Code: 695519 IB Code: 2177 Administration Ms. Varnnee Chearavanont Ross Founding Director Ms. Vichitvong Chanarat Thai Principal Mr. Laurent Goetschmann Head of School and Elementary Principal Dr. James Leung Director of Academics and Secondary School Principal Dr. Tresa Virankabutra Director of College & Career Counseling / DP Counselor Member of: NACAC & International ACAC ( [email protected] ) www.concordian.ac.th I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a c c a l a u r e a t e ( I B ) W o r l d S c h o o l History of Concordian Concordian is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering three IB Programs -- the Primary Years Program (PYP), the Middle Years Program (MYP) and the Diploma Program (DP), from K1 to Grade 12. The school was founded in 2001 as a private coeducational college-preparatory school, and has a current total enrollment of 851 students. The first graduating cohort received their Diplomas in 2010. Concordian Community Others Asian students 7% 10% of students received Australian students 1% Scholarship and Financial Aid American students 2% Others students 2% 18% European students 1% 20% 38% Thai students The majority of Concordian parents are business entrepreneurs 87% 24% Percentage of Thai and International Percentage of Scholarship and Financial Aid Percentage of Teacher nationalities students in Academic Year 2016-2017 students in Academic Year 2016-2017 in Academic Year 2016-2017 Academic Program After successful completion of Grade 10 in the MYP, it is an expectation that all students enter the Diploma Program (DP). Thus, making the program non-selective. To accommodate the varying abilities of all students, Concordian offers a wide-range of DP subjects within the six subject groups. Concordian High School Diploma Requirements (Grades 9-12) The school year is divided into two semesters. The Subject Credit first semester begins in early August and ends in mid- English 4 January and the second semester ends in early June. On the Math 3 successful completion of each subject over two Social Sciences 3 semesters per year, the students receive 1 credit. Sciences 3 Foreign Language 4 Graduation requirements for a Concordian High School Visual/ Performing Arts/ Design 2 Diploma is a minimum of 24 academic credits including Theory of Knowledge 2 Service Learning and Creativity, Action and Service for 4 Physical Education/ Health 2 years. MYP Personal Project 1 Total 24 Minimum credits for students pursuing the 28 IB diploma for the class of 2019 onwards SAT Statistics Full IB diploma SAT 1 Score summary 2016-2017 32 Average Critical Reading 595 Math 638 Writing 530 IB Diploma Requirements (Grades 11-12) Grading System Subjects Offered: All subjects are offered at Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) except where designated. Each student will take a minimum of 3 HL Subjects and 3 SL Subjects. IB Grade Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature 7 English/Chinese/Thai Literature, English/Chinese/Thai Language and Literature, Literature & Performance** SL 6 Group 2: Language Acquisition English B HL, Mandarin B, Mandarin ab initio SL, Spanish ab initio SL 5 Group 3: Individuals and Societies Business and Management, Economics, History 4 Group 4: Experimental Sciences Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies** SL, 3 Computer Science Group 5: Mathematics 2 Math HL, Math SL and Math Studies SL Group 6: The Arts 1 Visual Arts, Theater To fulfill the DP requirements, each student must: select six subjects from Groups 1-6; usually three at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL) complete the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course. complete the Research/Investigative 4,000 word Extended Essay (EE). complete the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) component. Successful students receive both the Concordian High School Diploma and the IB Diploma. ** Transdisciplinary Course Class Profile and IB Results: The IB DP is a non-selective Program 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 No. of students in the class 14 11 23 22 20 22 33 Percentage of students graduated 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% No. of students received both Concordian 12 8 21 21 15 17 31 Diploma and IB Diploma No. of students received Concordian 2 3 2 1 5 5 2 Diploma only No. of students matriculated to colleges and 14 11 21 21 20 22 33 universities Concordian average score 35 37 36 32 36 32 34 IB Diploma Result of the Class of 2017 IB Diploma Point for 2011-2017 42 39 41 38 37 36 35 34 33 34 31 32 29 30 29.95 27 28 25 25 1 1 2 1 5 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 Class of 2017: Percentage of Countries attended by Concordian Graduates Total Number of Students: 33 people Thailand 12.12% Hong Kong 9.1% United States of European America 9.1% 51.51% United Kingdom 15.15% Philippines 3.03% Classes of 2010-2017: Tertiary Institutions attended by Concordian Graduates Total Number of Students: 192 students United Kingdom New Zealand Switzerland Goldsmiths, University of London University of Auckland European University Imperial College London Victoria University Glion Institute of Higher Education King’s College London Les Roches International School London School of Economics and United Arab Emirates of Hotel Management Political Science New York University Abu Dhabi Loughborough University Canada Middlesex University London United States of America Quest University University College London Carnegie Mellon University Simon Fraser University University of Bath Chapman University University of British Columbia University of Birmingham Emory University University of Brighton Fashion Institute of Technology China University of Bristol Hult international business school Fudan University University of Cambridge Loyola Marymount University Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel University of Chester Luther College Management College, Shanghai University of Edinburgh Michigan State University New York University Shanghai University of Essex New York University Tongji University University of Glasgow Northeastern University University of Oxford Ohio University Hong Kong University of Reading Parsons School of Design (News School) Chinese University of Hong Kong University of St Andrews Pennsylvania State University City University of Hong Kong University of the Arts London Purdue University The Hong Kong University of University of Warwick Ringling College of Art and Design Science and Technology University of Westminster Savannah College of Art and Design The University of Hong Kong Stanford University Australia Syracuse University Singapore Australian National University The University of Tampa Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Macquarie University University of California - Davis National University of Singapore University of Melbourne University of California, Los Angeles University of New South Wales University of California, Riverside Japan University of California, Santa Barbara Nagoya University Netherlands University of Evansville Van Hall Larenstein, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Thailand University of Applied Sciences University of Minnesota Assumption University University of San Francisco Chulalongkorn University Philippines University of Virginia King Mongkut’s University of Ateneo De Manila University University of Wisconsin-Madison Technology Thonburi Westminster College, Missouri Mae Fah Luang University Mahidol University Rangsit University Thammasat University Values Education is Our Strength: Fostering moral values starts when our students are young and gradually develops into the middle and high school level. At Concordian instilling good values goes hand in hand with facilitating rigorous academic achievements. CONCORDIAN INTEGRITY APPRECIATION RESPONSIBILITY RESPECT COMPASSION/ GIVING GOLDEN RULE FRIENDSHIP DRAGON EMPATHY Concordian International School is committed to a high standard of ethics with every application submitted to colleges and universities. We keep every original document submitted by students, and can provide them to any institution that may question the documents submitted. Please visit WWW.CONCORDIAN.AC.TH to view the complete list of university acceptances. Address: 918 Moo 8, Bangna-Trad Highway Km. 7, Bangkaew, Bangplee Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand Tel: (66) 2 706-9000 Fax. (66) 2 706-9001 E-mail : [email protected] WWW.CONCORDIAN.AC.TH.