This guide is intended for use by students in grades 8-11 and their parents at AISL. Please refer to the AISL High School Student Handbook for AISL diploma requirements. Always speak to your school counselor before making a final decision. Every attempt is made to keep this document updated with annual reviews. This website version will always have the latest information.
On the following pages, you will find three tables:
Pathways towards success in Math and Science
HS Subject Pathways Towards Success in Grades 11 and 12
Suggested Minimum Gr. 10 Grades for IB Success
These tables are designed only as “guides” and were not created as tablets of stone. The data in the tables allows students and parents to reflect upon their grades and to carefully consider the three academic pathways available at AISL:
AISL High School Diploma.
AISL High School Diploma with IB Certificates in specific subjects
AISL High School Diploma as well as the full IB Diploma
No academic path is either right or wrong, better or worse, but it is about finding the “best fit” for a student while considering his/her aspirations for their academic future after high school. For some, the AISL HS Diploma will satisfy their requirements. Others, who have their minds set on being considered as competitive admissions candidates for the more selective colleges around the globe, will need to embark upon the most rigorous academic program on offer at AISL and that is the full IB Diploma in addition to the regular AISL HS Diploma.
The first table, HS Subject Pathways Towards Success in Grades 11 and 12, allows students in Grades 9 and 10 to get a clear vision of what grades place them in the best possible position for success in Grades 11 and 12, whether it be for the AISL HS Diploma, the AISL Diploma with Certificates or the AISL HS Diploma and the full IB Diploma.
The second table, Suggested Minimum Gr. 10 Grades for IB Success, gives Grade 10 students a more comprehensive guide to the grades they need to have the best chance of success in the IB program. Students who have not met the grades indicated on the table must seriously consider whether the IB Certificates or the full IB Diploma actually meets their academic needs. The regular AISL HS Diploma might be a better option.
Throughout the tables and in the subject offerings you will come across the term “no IB Certificate” or “NC” next to course names. All students at AISL can follow the IB curriculum in most subjects however only Certificate and Diploma Candidates will sit for the complete range of assessments expected for IBO certification. Students can, therefore, gain recognition on their transcript for undertaking an IB course and internal assessments however they will not gain IBO certification unless they sit for the additional IB exams in those courses.
These tables have been created using the experience and knowledge of the AISL IB teachers who will be instructing you. They have been created in your best interest so that you can make informed choices when it comes to subject selection. Listen carefully to the people around you: the teachers, IB Coordinator, Counselor, Principal, and your parents. Ask many questions and be happy with your academic pathway.
D Dworak
HS Counselor
