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What’s New At AIS? History & Accreditation

• Due to the COVID19 pandemic, AIS was mandated to • Fully accredited, independent, co-educational international
suspend physical classes on 3 February 2020. This mandate school established in 1986
came to an end on 25 May 2020 and we had the opportunity • US standards-based educational program for students from
to return to campus to bring closure to the 2020 academic Early Childhood to Grade 12
school year. The start of the 2021 school year began online • Accredited by the Western Association of Schools &
and moved to a blended model starting on 23 September. Colleges (WASC)
Students engage in live classes in person or through video • East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) Member
conferencing according to a full school day schedule. • International Association for College Admissions
• The AIS Future Framework, where learning experiences are Counseling (Int ACAC) Member
designed to be Social, Personal and Applied. • Education Record Bureau (ERB) Member
• Beginning in 2019-20, the high school uses a standards-
based assessment approach, in line with our school-wide School Demographics
assessment and reporting practices.
• Grade 9-11 students participate in the Infinity Program, OVER 23% OF OUR STUDENTS SPEAK
3 OR MORE LANGUAGES FLUENTLY
gaining real world work and learning experiences through
partnerships with local companies and organisations.
• We offer AP Research, AP Seminar, and the AP Capstone
Diploma.
Academics 761 Students from Early Childhood to G12
• 57 upper division, school-based courses
• 23 Advanced Placement courses 212 High School (G9—12) students
• A total of 362 AP exams were taken at AIS in May 2020 by
137 different AIS students 52 Class of 2021 seniors
• One-to-one laptop/mobile technology
• Approximately 40 clubs & organizations 1:11 Teacher to student ratio
• ISSFHK athletic league member
• Community Service is embedded into our core values and a
requirement for promotion: Grade 9-10: 10 hours minimum,
Grade 11-12: 20 hours minimum
• In 2019-2020, despite reduced access to face to face service
opportunities due to COVID, AIS students completed High School Faculty Profile
approximately 4,415 hours of service Teaching and Administrative Staff: 24
• All high school students participate in our Outdoor Average Full-Time Teaching at AIS: 5 Years
Education and Leadership Program (OELP)
High School Student Nationalities
Counseling Practices, and Policy on Early Decision
• To ensure quality applications and thoughtful decision 28% 14% 13% 12% 11% 7% 5% 5% 5%

making, AIS recommends students to apply to no more than

Hong Kong SAR India USA South Korea China Japan Europe
10 institutions.
• AIS treats Early Decision as a global agreement; therefore, Canada Other
students will withdraw applications from all other institutions School Calendar
if admitted under Early Decision. The school operates under a 182-day calendar, divided into
• At AIS, we believe that academic honesty is essential to trimesters. The first trimester begins the third week of August
being an empowered thinker, yet recognize that young and concludes late-November. The second trimester begins
adults make mistakes. Thus, instances of two or more late-November and concludes the early March. The third
academic dishonesty infractions will be reported externally. trimester begins early March and concludes mid-June.
• AIS utilizes the below scale as the guideline for rigor on
Secondary School Reports and is normed annually. Course Language of Instruction
rigor count includes AP courses only. Independent Study AP • English is the language of instruction and communication
exams taken outside of AIS are not included in rigor. • 21% of high school students speak English as their
0-2: Below Average 6-7: Very Demanding first language
3-4: Average 8 & Above: Most Demanding
5: Demanding
School Counselors Administration
CEEB #:
670435 Ms. Kris Bumpus, Head of Counseling & Student Support
kbumpus@ais.edu.hk
Ms. Anita Simpson, Head of School
asimpson@ais.edu.hk
UCAS:
41147 Ms. Heather Hendrickx, High School Counselor
hhendrickx@ais.edu.hk
Mr. Mike Wing, High School Principal
mwing@ais.edu.hk
High School Credit System
High school students must earn a minimum of twenty-four (24) Carnegie Credits to graduate with an AIS High School
Diploma. AIS has a rigorous college preparatory program, which requires students to successfully complete a minimum of five
grade 12 (4C or 5C) or Advanced Placement course credits to meet graduation requirements.
Notes:
• High school students are required to take a full-time schedule of seven courses each academic year. AIS only offers
year-long credit courses. One credit is awarded for the successful completion of a full-year course.
• High School transfer students receive one AIS credit for successfully completing 140 hours of academic work at
other institutions.

ENGLISH 4 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS 2

MATHEMATICS 3 PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH 2
24 ELECTIVES 3 - 7 28
SCIENCE 3 WORLD LANGUAGES 2 MINIMUM TOTAL
REQUIRMENTS CREDITS
HUMANITIES 3 COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2

2020-21 Upper Division Courses

ENGLISH SCIENCE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS WORLD LANGUAGES
English Critical Reading and Writing Life Science Art Foundation Spanish I
English Composition Physical Science Art Intermediate I Spanish II
English Rhetoric and Composition Pre-AP Biology Art Intermediate II Spanish III
Pre-AP English Pre-AP Chemistry Art Intermediate III Spanish IV
Applied English Ecology & Zoology AP Studio Art: 2-D Design French I
English Critical Analysis Elementary Astrophysics AP Studio Art: 3-D Design French II
AP Seminar: English AP Biology AP Studio Art: Drawing Mandarin I
AP English Language and Composition AP Chemistry Studio Intensive Mandarin II
AP English Literature and Composition AP Physics 1 Band I Mandarin III
AP Physics 2 Band II Mandarin IV
MATHEMATICS AP Environmental Science Band III AP Chinese Language & Culture
Algebra I Band IV
Geometry HUMANITIES Chorus I COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECH.
Geometry Honors Modern World History Chorus II Introduction to Computer Science
Algebra II United States History Music Technology Foundation & Design
Algebra II Honors Pre-AP World History Music Technology Intermediate Computer Science Digital Design
Applied Mathematics Business Studies AP Music Theory & Coding
Pre-Calculus AP World History Drama I AP Computer Science Principles
AP Statistics AP Microeconomics Drama II AP Computer Science A
AP Calculus AB AP Macroeconomics Drama III
AP Calculus BC AP Psychology ELECTIVES
Drama IV AP Research
PHYSICAL ED. & HEALTH APS - AP Study Hall (no credit)
Physical Education & Health I AWS - Work Placement (no credit)
Physical Education & Health II
Physical Education & Health III
Physical Education & Health IV

Reporting Student Progress AIS UN-WEIGHTED GRADING SCALE

At AIS, we divide the year into three equal parts, and reports are STANDARDS-BASED PROFICIENCY LETTER GRADE
published at the end of each trimester. The final report card, which Mastering Proficiency (MP) A 4.0
indicates a student’s success in passing courses, earning academic Demonstrating Proficiency (DP) A- 3.7
credits, and meeting promotion and graduation requirements, is Demonstrating Proficiency (DP) B+ 3.3
available at the end of the school year in June. Demonstrating Proficiency (DP) B 3.0
Approaching Proficiency (AP) B- 2.7
AIS grades reflect student achievement in meeting the expectations
and requirements of the high school program. To provide a more Approaching Proficiency (AP) C+ 2.3
accurate measurement of learning, we include two grades on our Approaching Proficiency (AP) C 2.0
report cards: Approaching Proficiency (AP) C- 1.7
• Standards Based Learning Achievement: This is a measure of Beginning Proficiency (BP) D+ 1.3
student learning and ability to meet the required academic Beginning Proficiency (BP) D 1.0
standards of the course.
Beginning Proficiency (BP) D- 0.7
• Learning Skills: These reflect the student’s learning skills.
Failed to demonstrate - Unclassified (U) U 0.0
For reporting procedures, student proficiency levels in meeting the Insufficient Evidence (I) I 0.0
standards will be converted to a letter grade and grade point. Not Assessed (NA) N/A
Advanced Placement Program Academic Testing
The 2020 CollegeBoard AP exams were taken virtually and occurred at 12:00am, 2:00am, or
4:00am for Hong Kong students and were plagued by submission errors. Per the AIS testing Class of 2020 SAT Results
policy, all students taking an AP course on our campus are required to sit the official AP exam.
Students faced very challenging testing conditions and we ask that you keep this in mind Middle 50-Percentile Scores and Mean for SAT (1600) 68 students tested. Students from the Class of
whilst reviewing results. 2021 have been greatly impacted by the cancellation of the March, May, June and August 2020 SAT
exams. We ask that you keep these factors in mind whilst reviewing results.
• At AIS, we provide a total of 23 AP courses
Section Middle 50% Mean
• Most students choose to take one or more AP courses
while in high school EBRW ( Evidence Based
Reading and Writing ) 545 – 660 605
• We believe in open AP access and follow inclusive Math 28 – 38 35
enrollment practices Mathematics 570 – 740 651
• We do not officially limit the number of AP courses a Reading 26 – 32 30
student takes but instead counsel students to take an
Writing 28 – 34 31
appropriately challenging course of studies
• 362 AP exams were taken in 2020 Total 1130 – 1375 1248
• AP Exams are reported if students were enrolled in the
corresponding course at AIS when tested and if two or Class of 2020 SAT Subject Tests* Results
more students were tested * SAT Subject Tests are reported if two or more students were tested
Subject Middle 50% Mean Number
2020 AP Exam Results Biology–M 640 – 790 715 2
NUMBERS OF EXAMS TAKEN GLOBAL AVERAGE AIS AVERAGE Chemistry 540 – 700 620 2
BIOLOGY 9 3.06 Chinese w/ Listening 730 – 790 760 2
Korean w/ Listening 800 800 4
CALCULUS AB 10 3.50
Math Level II 680 – 800 740 17
CALCULUS BC 19 3.63
Physics 560 – 690 610 5
CHEMISTRY 15 3.47

CHINESE LANGUAGE 10 5.00

AP Recognition Awards
COMPUTER SCIENCE A 8 3.00
AP Scholar 24
COMP. SCIENCE PRINCIPLES 47 3.36 AP Scholar With Honor 16
ENGLISH LANG. & COMP. 15 3.40 AP Scholar With Distinction 27
International Diploma 1
ENGLISH LIT. & COMP. 14 3.07
Total Scholars 68
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 13 2.62 Average Score 3.83
MACRO ECONOMICS 31 3.65
47% OF AIS CLASSES OF 2019 AND 2020
MICRO ECONOMICS 14 3.21 COLLECTIVELY EARNED AN AP AWARD
PHYSICS 1 27 2.56 AP Capstone Diploma 1
PHYSICS 2 16 2.75 AP Seminar and Research Certificate 2
3.71
Average Score 3.98
PSYCHOLOGY 23
RESEARCH 5 3.00
Advanced Placement Exam Results 2018 2019 2020
SEMINAR 28 3.39
Number of Candidates 146 145 137
STUDIO ART 2D 7 4.29

STATISTICS 38 2.68 Number of Exams Taken 342 392 362

WORLD HISTORY 14 4.29 Percentage of Passing Scores (3+) 77% 78% 76%

Class of 2020 Matriculation

CANADA UNITED KINGDOM

13 % 12
%
UNITED STATES
33 % ASIA
35 %

GAP YEAR
AUSTRALIA
%
6 %
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