Harrow International School BangkokCEEB Code 695518Head Master: Michael Farley

School Profile 2017/2018

Harrow International School Bangkok is a member of the Federation of British International Schools in South East and East Asia (FOBISSEA)and is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS)

Amanda Poel, Head of Careers and University Guidance

Harrow International School Bangkok is one of a family of six schools: Harrow School (London), the John Lyon School (London) and the Harrow International Schools (Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai). Links between the schools are strong, as demonstrated by our shared Board of Governors and staff movement within the group. Harrow International School, Bangkok was founded in 1998 and is a co-educational day and boarding school located in suburban Bangkok, providing an independent boarding school experience in an Asian context. The school currently has 1538 students on roll from Pre Nursery to Year 13, with 114 students in the graduating class (Year 13) and 13 students in the junior graduating class (Year 12).

The StudentsHarrow International School has a student body with a diverse mix of nationalities. 77% of our students are of Thai nationality, 8% are British, 3% from other European countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden. 2% of our students are from New Zealand or Australia witha further 2% who are American or Canadian. 3% of our student population are Chinese, 1% are Japanese and 1% are Korean with the remaining students from other countries such as Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Nepal, Singapore, Israel, Indonesia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Egypt, Laos, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam.

The CurriculumThe Secondary curriculum closely follows the National Curriculum of England & Wales: in Year 9 (ages 13-14) students study a broad range of subjects acrossthe Science, Maths, English, Art and Humanities faculties. On completion of the British National Curriculum at age 14 students study the following qualifications:

IGCSE Level (International General Certificate in Secondary Education)IGCSE is taught to students between the ages of 14-16 (known as Key Stage 4). Students choose a range of subjects from those taught in Key Stage 3, whilst continuing to study English, Mathematics and Science. At the end of Year 11 (age 16) students sit for external IGCSE examinations. At IGCSE level,all students study the core subjects of English and Mathematics and then take further subjects from the choice of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Thai, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Art, History, Business Studies, Economics, English Literature, Music, Geography, Computer Science, Information and Communication Technology, Drama and PE. Our most able students have the opportunity to take additional courses of more independent study includingClassical Studies, Development Studies and Astronomy.

AS and A2 Levels (Advanced Levels)In Key Stage 5 (Sixth Form) students (ages 16-18) study towards A Levels. Students can study up to AS Level and receive credit for this or continue into Year 13 to complete full A Levels. Students normally study four AS Levels and sit external AS examinations at the end of Year 12 (junior graduating class). The majority of our students continue on to study 3 A2 Levels in Year 13 (senior graduating class). There is no compulsory community service component in the A Level programme, but many students choose to work towards achieving the Harrow Prize (accredited by Edexcel Examination Board, UK) which includes communication, cultural, physical activities, skills and community service components. In addition, a growing number of students undertake the Extended Project Qualification to study areas of academic interest in more depth.

ReportingWe do not provide rankings; however, after Year 11 IGCSE results are available. For Year 13 students external AS-Level exams will have been taken, and predictions of their final A2 results are available from the school. Grade designations follow the British School system (Year 10 = Grade 9, Year 13 = Grade 12).

Co-curricularStudents from Year 1 to Year 13 have the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of activities which enrich and extend their academic studies at Harrow. All day students from Year 3 must undertake two after school hour long activities each week, chosen from creative, community and sport. There are over 90 activities running at Harrow each week for students to choose, including; water sports , Model United Nations, chess, free-form painting, Duke of Edinburgh, first aid, life-saving, debating, drama, orchestra, choir, varsity sports, Amnesty International, charity visits, school newspaper, contemporary dance and many, many more. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and empathy through active involvement in charity and local community service activities at weekends and school holidays. There are numerous projects in progress, examples include Habitat for Humanity and Thai Fair Trade, and many of these are student led.

Academic Highlights2013/2014 was an outstanding year for our students: in the Cambridge International Examinations Outstanding Learner Awards, Harrow International School Bangkok had seven Top in the World Awards (Additional Mathematics, Physics, English Literature, Art and Design (2), First Language Thai and Foreign Language Mandarin); we also gained four Top in Thailand Awards (Physics (2), Economics and Business Studies) along with two High Achievement Awards (First Language Chinese and A Level Chinese). 2014/2015 built on this success with two Top in the World Awards (First Language Thai and Media Studies); five Top in Thailand Awards (English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Physics (2), Art and Design); and three High Achievement Awards (Economics, Chinese and Computer Science). In 2015/2016, no less than sixteen awards have been given with 3 Top in the World (Media studies (2) and Travel and Tourism, 5 top in Thailand awards (Physics (2), English as a Second Language (2) and Business Studies and 8 High Achievement awards (Chinese, Computer Science (3), Economics, History, Art and Design and First Language Japanese). 2015/2016 also saw Harrow Bangkok celebrating its best ever results at IGCSE level, with 65% of grades achieved being A*-A. 2016/17 followed this success with our best ever A2 results with 61% A*-A.

A Levels are offered in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, Economics, Psychology,Art, French, Mandarin, Music, Music Technology, Business Studies, Media Studies, Travel and Tourism, Accounting and Computer Science. AS Levels (graded A-E) are awarded after one year of study and A Levels (graded A*-E) after two years.

Karen Prout, Head of Sixth Form karen_p@harrowschool.ac.thwww.harrowschool.ac.th

amanda_po@harrowschool.ac.th

Jonny Liddell, Head of Upper Schooljonny.liddell@harrowschool.ac.th

University Admission 2010 - 2017

Harrow International School Bangkok 45 Soi Kosumruamchai 14, Sikun, Don Muang, Bangkok, 10210 Thailand Telephone +66 (0) 2 503 7223 email: secondary@harrowschool.ac.th

2017 A2 Results: 117 students recievinga total of 307 grades

Grades Average Grade Distribution by Year:A2 External Examinations

UK - All schools

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2017 AS Results: 122 Students receiving a total of 413 grades Grades Average Grade Distribution by Year:AS External Examinations

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2017 (I)GCSE Results: 136 students receiving a total of 1203 grades Grades Average Grade Distribution by Year:(I)GCSE External Examinations

UK - All schools

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Results Profile 2017

The following colleges and universities o�ered admission to 2010-2016 graduates. Traditionally graduates matriculate to universities according to the following general breakdown: 65% to the UK, 15% to North America and 15% to the rest of the world. United Kingdom:Architectural Association School of Architecture London; Arts University Bournemouth; Aston University (2); Bath Spa University (2); Brunel University London (6); Camberwell College of Arts (3) Cardi� University (2); City University London (2); Durham University (2); Goldsmiths, University of London (5); Heriot-Watt University; Hull-York Medical School; Imperial College (26); Keele University (3); Kings College London (13); Kingston University (8); Lancaster University; Leeds Beckett Universi-ty (3); Leith School of Art; London College of Fashion (2); London School of Economics (18); Loughborough University (13); Newcastle University (7); Oxford Brookes University (4); Queen Mary University of London (11); Queens University, Belfast (2); Ravensbourne; SOAS, University of London (4); St Martin’s University of the Arts (3); University College London (20); University of Aberdeen; University of Bath (15); University of Birmingham (2); University of Brighton (4); University of Bristol (23); University of Cambridge (6); University of Dundee; University of East Anglia; University of Edinburgh (23); University of Essex; University of Exeter (13); University of Glasgow (5); University of Greenwich; University of Kent (2); University of Leeds (6); University of Liverpool; University of Manchester (15); University of Nottingham (11); University of Oxford; University of Portsmouth; University of Reading (7); University of Roehampton; University of She�eld; University of Southampton (11); University of St Andrews (4); University of St. Mark & St. John; University of Stirling; University of Surrey (6); University of Sussex (4); University of the Arts London (10); University of Warwick (5); University of West London; University of West of England; University of Westminster (4); University of York (3).USA:Amherst; Arizona State University (2); Babson College; Berklee College of Music; Boston University (6); Brown University; Butler University; Clark University; Michigan State University; New York University; Northeastern University (3); Ohio University; Ohio State University; Parsons School of Design; Penn State University; Pepper-dine University; Pratt Institute (4); Purdue University (2); Ramapo College; Rhode Island School of Design; Stanford University (2); Tufts University (3); University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Los Angeles (4); University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2); University of Illinois; University of Maryland; University of Massachusetts; University of Michigan; University of North Texas; University of Pennsylvania (3); University of San Francisco (3); University of Southern California; University of Texas at Austin; University of Virginia; University of Washington (2); Wellesley College; West Virginia University; Yale University.Canada:Carleton University; Dalhousie University; Douglas College; McGill University (3); Simon Fraser University (2); University of British Columbia (25); University of Toronto; University of Victoria; University of Waterloo; York University (2).Australia:Curtin University, Australia; Deakin University, Australia; ICHM, Australia; Monash University, Australia (7); University of Melbourne, Australia (4); University of Queensland, Australia (2); University of Sydney, Australia (5); Victoria University, Australia; The rest of the world:University of Auckland, New Zealand; International Christian University, Japan (2); Keio University, Japan (2); Osaka University, Japan; Ritsumeikan Asia Paci�c University, Japan; Sophia University, Japan; Temple University, Japan; University of Tsukuba, Japan; Waseda University, Japan (8); Performing Arts Academy, Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong (2); National University of Singapore; Singapore Management University, Singapore; Yale-NUS, Singapore; Penang Medical School, Malaysia; National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2); University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China; Peking University, China; Seoul National University, Korea (2); Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea; Amsterdam University College, Netherlands; Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands; Leiden University, Netherlands; The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; University of Groningen, Netherlands; BI, Norwegian Business School, Norway; EHL, Switzerland; Les Roches, Switzerland; Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India; Nuova Academia di Belle Arti Milano, Italy; Bangkok University International College, Thailand; Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (9); Kasetsart University, Thailand (2); Mahidol University, Thailand (19); Rangsit University, Thailand; Siam University,