2015-2016

Mrs. Nita M. AmbaniFounder & Chairperson

Mr. David Impey, Head of International Curriculum

Mr. Abhimanyu Basu, Deputy Head of International Curriculum

Ms. Sonali Bajaj, IBD Coordinator

Mr. Barry Phipps, Head of Counseling (barry.phipps@ril.com)

Ms. Annie Prasanna, College Counselor (annie.prasanna@ril.com)

Ms. Nitika Thakur, College Counselor (nitika.thakur@ril.com)

CEEB Code: 671 661 • IB Code: 001 425 • UCAS Code: 452 44

ICSE

The School

A K-12 co-educational, private, non-profit day school founded in 2003, Dhirubhai Ambani International School provides a learning environment that encourages children to bring out the best in themselves and which supports their all-round development, through discovering the joy of learning, awakening and illuminating their intellect in multi-dimensional ways, and instilling abiding values in themselves. DAIS believes that a curriculum of excellence with a global dimension is central to the education of children to face the challenges of the 21st century with confidence, strength of character and live by our motto 'Dare to Dream, Learn to Excel'.

Curriculum

DAIS offers the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) curricula. Students in Lower Kindergarten to Grade 7 follow an integrated curriculum that draws on teaching programmes of national and international examination boards. The School is also a member of the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP). In Grades 8 to 10, students choose either the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education programme (ICSE) or the University of Cambridge's International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) programme. All students in Grades 11 and 12 pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) Programme. Admission to DAIS is selective and is completed through a process of application, testing and interaction. Applicants admitted to the IBD Programme include the school's Grade 10 students progressing to Grade 11, as well as external applicants who go through a two-stage admission test and a one-on-one interaction.

Academic Calendar

DAIS operates on a semester calendar, with Semester 1 from mid-July to mid-December and Semester 2 from early January to early June.

Course Load

In Grades 9 and 10, ICSE students may enrol in 8 courses of two years duration. Students pursuing the IGCSE program may enrol for a minimum and maximum of 8 and 10 courses respectively. In Grade 11 and 12, all students enrol for the IBD Programme to complete a total of six 2-year long courses (3 at the Higher level and 3 at the Standard Level), a Theory of Knowledge course, a 4000 word independently researched Extended Essay and Creativity, Action and Service projects.

Student Opportunities

Students actively engage in sporting and co-curricular activities at a very high level, while integrating service to community as part of their education at DAIS.

• The School has a very active Model United Nations (MUN) programme. In 2006, DAIS received affiliation to THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations), a remarkable milestone as ours was the first school from India to achieve this

honor. The Annual DAIMUN (DAIS Model United Nations) Conference provides opportunities for students to deliberate on contemporary and critical issues the world faces, in addition to developing leadership qualities;

• Education World ranks DAIS as the No. 1 International School in in India across all categories (for 3rd consecutive year) with No. 1 ranking across all categories of international schools in Academic Reputation, Leadership/Management quality, Special Needs Education, and Teacher Welfare and Development;

• A Global Member of Round Square, DAIS has successfully integrated the Round Square IDEALS (Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure, Leadership and Service) through a number of activities and exchange programmes;

• The International Award for Young People (IAYP) encourages overall development of young adults by challenging them in four areas - physical recreation, skills, service and expeditions;

• The DAIS Study and Activity Centre at an 18 acre off-campus site in Matheran gives children the opportunity to experience an exciting outdoor environment, to share moments of reflection and engage in sporting activities;

• Through exchange programmes, DAIS encourages students to adapt themselves and be part of a range of real-world experience, exposing them to various cultural contexts and opportunities for social service. The School has several exchange programmes - with L'Ermitage School, Paris, France; SEK Ciudalcampo International School, Madrid, Spain; Open Gate School, Prague, Czech Republic: Bavarian International School, Bavaria, Germany; and The Liceo Scientifico Farnesina School, Rome, Italy;

• As part of their engagement with many social causes, students from class III onwards are involved in various community service activities. While the younger children visit old age homes, orphanages and support underprivileged children, our secondary school children are involved in the development of two villages - Hassachipatti (a village near Matheran) and Kumbharghar (near Patalganga), with focus on education, infrastructure and economic empowerment. Our school also welcomes the participation of students from Round Square

EnrolmentTotal (K – 12) : 1065 High School (9 – 12) : 401Graduating Class : 106Seniors registered for full IB diploma : 102

FacultyFull time : 141 High school (IGCSE/IB) : 72 Percent with Advanced Degrees : 78%Percent with Doctorate : 6% High School Student Faculty Ratio : 6:1Average Class Size : 15IB Examiners : 36IB Moderators : 18IB Senior Examiners : 4IB, NEASC and IB Team Visit member and Leader : 8

Class of 2015

Graduates : 103 Gap Year before college : 2%Graduates who pursued full IB Diploma : 101Graduates who achieved full IB Diploma : 101Students with perfect (45/45) IBD scores: 6 Students with 44/45 IBD points : 6Students with 43/45 IBD points : 5 Students with 40/45 and above IBD points: 60Students with 36/45 and above IBD points : 88IBD average score : 40

Schools and other schools in India and from around the world;

• Our school's other community service initiatives include the 'Across the Road' project which supports children from underprivileged slums adjacent to the School for their educational and developmental needs. Our students also work with several NGOs – Advitya, Akanksha, DAIsight, Prakriti, Muktangan, Pratham, Aarambh, Aseema and The Village project.

• In 2008,2010 and 2014, the School had the distinction of being adjudged the best co-educational school in sports in Mumbai by the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA), an acknowledgment of our sporting accomplishments in football, basketball, cricket, judo, soccer, judo, taekwondo, swimming, squash, tennis, table-tennis, and badminton.

• DAIS Leadership Series (DLS) was introduced at the school in 2013 with a view to providing opportunities to students to listen to compelling stories from some of India's leaders and draw inspiration and insights from them as they prepare to face the future;

• With the growing appreciation of TED Talks as a teaching and learning tool and a catalyst for innovation and change, our school has formally launched TEDxYouth@DAIS in August 2013.

Grading

In Grades 9 and 10, the grading is A* to U for those doing the IGCSE (with A* the highest), and percentage marks for those pursuing the ICSE examination system. Students in Grades 11 and 12 receive the IB grades of 7 to 1 (with 7 being the highest). All students receive a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on the basis of their work completed in grades 9 to 12. The conversion table for the calculation of the GPA is provided in the transcript. The school does not rank its students.

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CLASS OF 2015 IB SUBJECT RESULTS - GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Hist. Asia/Oce HL 17 5 9 3 0 6.12 5.12

Psychology HL 14 3 8 2 11 5.93 4.68

Psychology SL 3 0 2 1 0 5.67 4.37

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Biology HL 22 8 12 2 0 6.27 4.35

Biology SL 9 3 6 0 0 6.33 4.25

Chemistry HL 44 18 17 6 2 6.11 4.50

Chemistry SL 14 9 5 0 0 6.64 4.05

Computer Sc. HL 10 3 3 4 0 5.90 4.38

Computer Sc. SL 4 1 1 2 0 5.75 4.11

Physics HL 46 18 14 11 2 6.00 4.69

Physics SL 2 2 0 0 0 7.00 4.19

Sports Exercise Sc 10 7 1 1 1 6.40 4.10

Subject Group 5

Furth. Maths HL 2 2 0 0 0 7.00 4.71

Math. Studies SL 6 3 1 1 1 6.00 4.49

Mathematics HL 47 14 22 7 4 5.98 4.44

Mathematics SL 48 21 17 8 2 6.19 4.44

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Visual Arts Option A HL 6 3 2 0 1 6.17 4.85

Visual Arts Option A SL 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 4.58

Subject Group 1

English A: Lang and Literature HL 23 9 13 1 0 6.35 5.10

English A: Lang and Literature SL 35 12 22 1 0 6.31 5.23

English A: Literature HL 6 1 3 2 0 5.83 4.75

English A: Literature SL 12 1 6 5 0 5.67 5.07

Literature and Performance SL 25 5 14 6 0 5.96 4.63

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French AB. SL 9 5 3 1 0 6.44 5.04

French B HL 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 5.23

French B SL 14 9 5 0 0 6.64 4.89

Hindi B HL 3 2 1 0 0 6.67 5.51

Hindi B SL 41 16 25 0 0 6.39 5.83

Spanish AB. SL 33 27 5 1 0 6.79 5.07

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Bus.& Man. HL 7 4 2 1 0 6.43 4.73

Bus.& Man. SL 9 7 2 0 0 6.78 4.77

Economics HL 46 23 15 6 2 6.28 5.15

Economics SL 22 11 11 0 0 6.50 4.67

Geography HL 11 3 5 1 2 5.82 5.24

Geography SL 4 4 0 0 0 7.00 4.70

History SL 2 2 0 0 0 7.00 4.65

Percentage of Students attending college or university in the following countries:

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SAT I Average Results for the Class of 2015

Subject Average Score

Critical Reading 661

Math 725

Writing 672

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

ICSE Class X Results 2015

A Comparative Snapshot of Subject-wise Grades

All 31 students who appeared for the 2015 ICSE exam achieved a score of 92% and above

• 26 students have scored 95% and above

• 5 students have scored between 92% and 95%

• Our topper has scored 99.40%

• Our second highest score is 99%

The School's average score is 96.19%

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IB Diploma Results 2015 - A Comparative Snapshot

• 6 students earned the perfect score of 45 points, a score that was only achieved by 10 students in India & South Asia and 177 students worldwide in 2015

During the last eleven years, 55 students earned the perfect score of 45 points in South Asia, of which 31 are from DAIS. 56% of the students with the perfect score of 45 points in South Asia are from DAIS

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IGCSE Class X Results 2015

A Comparative Snapshot

• 88.84% of all grades achieved are A*'s and A's (UK Independent Schools: 60.6%, UK National: 21.3%; Worldwide: 28.78% in 2014)

• 65.71% of all grades achieved are A*'s (UK Independent Schools: 32.7%, UK National: 6.7%; Worldwide: 18% in 2014)

• 23.13% of all grades achieved are A's

• 8.45% of all grades achieved are B's

• 2 students have got 10 A*'s in all the 10 subjects they appeared for

• 16 students have achieved 9 A*'s or above

• 13 students achieved 8 A*'s or above

SAT I Average Results for the Class of 2015

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Physics 758

Math II 768

Bio M. 719

Bio E. 707

Chemistry 755

Spanish 730

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Worldwide

AUSTRALIA

Australian National University

Bond University

International College of Management - Sydney

Monash University

Phoenix Academy Australia

University of Melbourne

University of New South Wales

University of Sydney

CANADA

Carleton University

Dalhousie University

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

McGill University

Queen's University

Ryerson University

Simon Fraser University

Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced

Learning

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

University of Calgary

University of Ottawa

University of Toronto

University of Victoria

University of Waterloo

University of Western Ontario

York University

FRANCE

EICAR Paris

GERMANY

Jacobs University - Bremen

University of Karisruhe Gmbh Germany

HONGKONG

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Sciences & Technology

Savannah College of Art and Design

University of Hong Kong

INDIA

Ashoka Univeristy

BITS Pilani

D Y Patil College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai

Dattameghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Vardha,

Nagpur

Foundation for Liberal Arts and Management

Education (FLAME), Pune

Government Law College, Mumbai

H.R. College, Mumbai

Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad

Jai Hind College, Mumbai

Jindal Global Law School

K.J.Somaiya College of Science and Commerce,

Mumbai

K.C.College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai

K Raheja

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi

Manipal University, Jaipur

Mithibai College

National Law College, Bangalore

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics,

Mumbai

O.P. Jindal Global University & Jindal Global Law

School, Sonepat, Haryana

Podar World School

Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai

R. A. Podar College of Commerce and Economics,

Mumbai

Raffles Design International

Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai

Rizvi Law College

Russell Square International

SAM – Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, Chennai

Sophia College, Mumbai

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Stella Maris College - Chennai

Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune

St.Joseph's College, Bangalore

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College

True School of Music

Wellingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai

IRELAND

Trinity College Dublin

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

University College Dublin

ITALY

Bocconi University

NETHERLANDS

Erasmus University Rotterdam

SINGAPORE

La Salle College of the Arts

Nanyang Technological University

National University of Singapore

Raffles Business School (RBS)

Singapore Management University

SP Jain Institute of Management

Yale-NUS

UAE

New York University, Abu Dhabi

USA

Amherst College

American University

Arizona State University

Babson College

Bard College

Barnard College

Bentley College

Berkelee College of Music

Boston University

Brandeis University

Brown University

Bryant College

Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell University

California College of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of Technology

California Polytechnic State University

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Chapman University

Claremont Mckenna College

Clark University

Colby College

Colgate University

Columbia University

College of Wooster

College of William & Mary

Connecticut College

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Denison University

Drake University

Drexel University

Duke University

Earlham College

Eckerd College

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida

Emerson College

Emory University

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida State University

Fordham University

Franklin & Marshall College

Fordham University

Furman University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Grinnell College

Hamilton College

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

Haverford College

Hofstra University

HULT Business School

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana University

Ithaca College

Johns Hopkins University

Kettering University

Lafayette College

Lehigh College

Loyola University of New Orleans

Loyola Marymount University

Manhattan College

Maryland College Institute of Arts

Macalester College

Miami University (Ohio)

Michigan State University

Middlebury College

Mount Holyoke College

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New York Institute of Technology

New York University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

New School - Parsons School of Design

NYU Abu Dhabi

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Ohio State University

Pace University

Penn State University

University Acceptances 2005-2015

• Our students from the Class of 2015 have earned admission offers from 16 of the world's top 25 universities (World University Ranking by the “QS Top Universities Guide 2015”).

• DAIS has had 958 students graduate till date. Following are the universities that have accepted DAIS students during the last decade (the Class of 2005 to the Class of 2015):

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Pitzer College

Pomona College

Pratt Institute

Princeton University

Providence College

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College, Memphis

Rhode Island School of Design

Rice University

Ringling College of Art & Design

Rochester Institute of Technology

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers State University of New Jersey

Saint Louis University

Santa Clara University

Sarah Lawrence College

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Smith College

Stanford University

Stony Brook University

St. John's College, Baltimore

SUNY - Buffalo

Suffolk University

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

Temple University

Texas A & M University

The College of New Jersey

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The School of Visual Arts

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University

Union College

University of Alaska – Fairbanks

University of Arts London

University of the Arts – Philadelphia

University at Buffalo

University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Davis

University of California - Irvine

University of California - Los Angeles

University of California – Merced

University of California – Riverside

University of California - San Diego

University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California – Santa Cruz

University of Chicago

University of Cincinnati

University of Connecticut

University of Surrey

University of Colorado

University of Delaware

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

University of Massachusetts – Boston

University of Miami

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Francisco

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Tulsa

University of Virginia

University of Washington - Seattle

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Vassar College

Virginia Tech University

Washington University, St. Louis

Washington & Jefferson College

Wellesley College

Wells College

Wesleyan University

Western Illinois University

Wheaton College

Williams College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Yale University

UK

Ashton University

Birbeck, University of London

Brunel University

Cardiff University

Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design

City University

Coventry University

Durham University

Goldsmiths University of London

Heriot-Watt University

Hult International Business School

Imperial College

Kings College of London

Lancaster University

Leeds College of Art

London College of Communication

London Metropolitan University

London College of Fashion

London School of Economics

London South Bank University

Loughborough University

Middlesex University

Newcastle University

Nottingham Trent University

Oxford Brookes University

Queen Mary, University of London

Reading University

Regents Business School

Richmond the American International University in

London

Royal Holloway, University of London

School of Oriental & African Studies

St. George’s, University of London

University College London

University of the Arts London

University of Aberdeen

University of Bath

University of Birmingham

University of Bradford

University of Bristol

University of Cambridge

University of East Anglia

University of Edinburgh

University of Essex

University of Exeter

University of Glasgow

University of Kent

University of Lancaster

University of Leeds

University of Leicester

University of Loughborough

University of Manchester

University of Nottingham

University of Oxford

University of Reading

University of Roehampton

The University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of St. Andrews

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

University of Warwick

University of Westminister

University of York