To: Grade 11 Students

From: The Principal

Date: March 18 2008

Subject: End-of-year Information for Grade 11 Students

As we are approaching an important period for the grade 11 students this information letter will inform students and parents about events and their dates as the year comes to a close. Please take careful note of the following:

Mock Examinations: To prepare students for the upcoming IGCSE exams, students will write mock examinations in all their IGCSE subjects. A calendar for the mock exams is attached. Students should take particular note that the mock exams will count as the final end-of-term grade. This means that the mock exams are not just practice -they really count for a grade and replace the end-of-term exams that will not need to be written by grade 11 students. Just like all end-of-term exams, students must attend and write the exams or they will be given a zero grade on their report for the exam.

IGCSE Examinations: grade 11 students will be writing real IGCSE exams in the period May 7th to June 3rd in the subjects listed on the second calendar that is also attached. Students must write these exams to pass each course, but the IGCSE grade will not be used to determine the KIS grade

Student attendance: Morning exams begin promptly at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams at 1 p.m. Students who are late will not be given additional time. On days when students have no exams or just one exam, students are expected to come to school and to attend regular classes using their normal timetable.
Teachers will use these periods for review. On days when students have two or more exams, they will be allowed to leave the school after the last exam

Post Exam Timetable: after the final IGCSE exam has been written on June 3rd, grade 11 students will return to normal classes. When the rest of the secondary classes have their exams in the period June 12 to 18, the Grade 11 students will be given an exam break and they should not come to school. From June 19th, grade 11 students will attend regular classes where they will be given an introduction to the courses that will be on offer in grade 12 in the 2008-2009 school year. June 27th will be the final day of classes for grade 11 students.

Grade 11 Term 2 Final Reports: The last day of normal classes before the examination period for grade 11 will be April 9th. Teachers will issue a grade for term work based on the evaluation that was done in the period January 21st to April 9th and this will be posted on the web site from April 14th. This grade will count for 70% of the overall term grade and the mock exam grades will determine the remaining 30%. Once the mock exams have been corrected a final report will be issued for grade 11 students on April 28th.

Dr. P. Leesinsky