This will be the next exciting chapter in the development of HeadStart and alongside them; these students are now making their first steps into their own futures.
Students are currently being assessed in their IGCSE examinations. These are set by the University of Cambridge International Examinations Centre. They are used to test student’s ability at the end of Year 11 (the equivalent of the American grade 10 and Thai Mathayom 4).
Most HeadStart students will aim to achieve IGCSE passes in 9-10 subjects. The high level of academic rigour in these exams means that the Thai ministry of Education recognises a pass in just five of these subjects as the equivalent of passing Mathayom six.
Some students may choose to make direct entry to Thai Universities at this level. The students are striving towards the next step which are the AS and A Levels. HeadStart is the only school in the region that offers these qualifications.
The esteem in which A Levels are held mean they will allow access to many top universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale to name but a few. This will give them the opportunity to choose their own career pathway, be it medicine, engineering, veterinary science, business, computer programming or any of the many exciting careers our students aspire to reach.
Immediately after completing their IGCSE examinations in June, HeadStart students will begin four weeks of ‘taster lessons’ in the A Level subjects before starting the full course on the August 24.
This will be the first year that HeadStart fully opens a Year 12 (Sixth-Form) programme, which will lead into Year 13 the following year. The sixth-form programme will enable students to choose from nine A Level Qualifications and in the future even more. The first of these courses will be completed in June 2017 with HeadStart’s first group of students entering prestigious universities all around the world in the autumn of the same year.
The students have also helped to design a professional-looking uniform which they have already started wearing with pride. In the new school they will, of course, have greater freedoms, access to their own private ‘Common Room’ where they can both relax and study, a wide range of extra curricula and enrichment activities and the chance to participate in the world renowned ‘Duke of Edinburgh International Award’.
HeadStart aims to be the future of education within the region for students of any age. Year 11 students truly are part of this future and the schools wishes them all well on the journey they will be making over the next two years.
HeadStart students achieved outstanding results in last year’s IGCSEs exams. HeadStart firmly believe these students will surpass that benchmark set and have confidence in them as they make the transition to young adults.
To be part of the exciting journey that the Year 11 students will begin in August, head to the school to discuss the opportunities that they will have available for Year 12 students next year.
For more information calll 076-612-876 Ext: 23, or fax: 076-612-877