Composition of classes at Hope
Year group allocation
Children are grouped chronologically with all children placed in a class amongst others born within the same academic year, August 1 through July 31. Special consideration may be given to children born either two weeks before, or four weeks after, the 1st of August, and for children for whom there is a professional statement of special educational needs. The child’s age refers to the Western measurement of ages, i.e. how many years the child has been alive.
The delineation of classes does not reflect the system in any one particular country, as Hope is an international school, catering for many children from different backgrounds. It has been established however with consideration of portability to and from home country systems.
Students are not expected to pass the year before advancing; they move grades each August. However a level of proficiency in English is required before the IGCSE years are commenced.
Preschool (Preschool 0,1,2)
Pre School 0
Children can start preschool at the age of 3.
Pre School 1
Student can move to Preschool 1 the August after they turn 3.
Pre School 2
Student can move to Preschool 2 the August after they turn 4.
Primary School (Year K1 to Year 6)
Students can move into K1 the August after they turn 5.
High School (Year 7 to Year 13)
Yr 7 through 9
Students can move into Year 7 the August after they turn 11.
IGCSE Classes - Yr 10 and 11
Students commence their IGCSE the August after they turn 14.
Students need to complete both years of this two year course, and would not normally be admitted into Year 11 without completing Year 10
AS Levels - Yr 12 and 13
Students commence their AS Levels the August after they turn 16.
The cassroom environment
Normal class size is 20 students. Students will experience a range of teachers from a range of countries throughout their schooling. In the primary school, the class teacher is responsible for the majority of lessons, with some input from subject specialists. As students get older, the need for subject specialism grows, so students will have more teachers. Teachers differentiate work within classes to ensure that a range of abilities is catered for.
