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The American International School in Egypt is one of the leading private, co-educational, institutions serving the local and international communities on two campuses in Cairo and Sheik Zayed City. The East Campus opened its doors to its first 240 students in 1990 and the West Campus opened in 2009. AIS West is a member of Educational Services Overseas Limited (ESOL), a group of ten American and British schools spanning six countries and three continents. AIS West faculty members are all certified teachers, many from the United States and Canada, with 40% holding advanced degrees. American International School West, offers an American Diploma Program and an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program with IB certificates in selected courses.
The high school academic program consists of seven classes organized into four eighty minute blocks per day that rotate, equally. All core classes are year long, divided between two semesters, for approximately 180 instructional days. AIS West’s American diploma is recognized by the Egyptian Min is t ry of Educat ion as equivalent to the Egyptian General Secondary Certificate. American International School in Egypt, West graduated its first class of 21 students in 2014. As members of the National A s s o c i a t i o n f o r C o l l e g e A d m i s s i o n C o u n s e l i n g (NACAC), its international affiliate (Intl ACAC) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), AIS West counselors are bound by the ethical practices of these organizations.
Walid Abushakra
Superintendent
Dr. Leslie Potter Director
Joseph Levno
High School Principal [email protected]
Katharine Hutson
Vice Principal [email protected]
Carrie Guillen
High School Counselor [email protected]
ACCREDITATION
Accredited by Middle States
Association of Colleges and
Schools - U.S.A. since 1990
International Baccalaureate
Organization since 1990
Council of International Schools since 2012
CEEB Code: 648090
CONTACT US
Sheikh Zayed City, Entrance 2 Greens Compound District 1,
12588, 6th of October, Egypt Tel: +(202) 385 40600
High School Profile 2017 - 2018
THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, EGYPT WEST CAMPUS
المدرســــــــــة الاميركية الدولية في مصر – غـــــــــرب
www.aiswest.com
Semester Calendar
7 Day Cycle Blocked Schedule
4 Eighty-Five Minute Daily Periods
263 High School Enrollment
57 Senior Class
Of 2018
32 Average IBDiploma
Score
97% IB Pass
Rate
AIS WEST
Regular GPAIB HL GPA
IB SL GPA
A+ 98-100 4.0 5.0 4.5A 93-97 4.0 5.0 4.5A- 90-92 3.7 4.7 4.2B+ 88-89 3.3 4.3 3.8B 83-87 3.0 4.0 3.5B- 80-82 2.7 3.7 3.2C+ 78-79 2.3 3.3 2.8C 73-77 2.0 3.0 2.5C- 70-72 1.7 2.7 2.2D+ 68-69 1.3 2.3 1.8D 63-67 1.0 2.0 1.5D- 60-62 0.7 1.7 1.2F <60 0 0 0
Grade Point Average and Scaling
AISEW FALL 2017
المدرســــــــــة الاميركية الدولية في مصر – غـــــــــرب
School MeanWorld Mean
2017 IB Exam Results
AISEW FALL 2017
المدرســــــــــة الاميركية الدولية في مصر – غـــــــــرب
Above 3.90 63.50 - 3.89 93.0 - 3.49 17
2.50 - 2.99 14 Below 2.50 11
English (4 years required) English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12 IB English A: Language & Literature SL/HL 11/12
Science (4 years required) Biology Chemistry Physical Science IB Biology HL/SL 11/12 IB Chemistry HL/SL 11/12 IB Physics HL/SL 11/12
World Languages (4 years required)Arabic 9 Arabic 10 Arabic 11 Arabic 12 Arabic as a Foreign Language 9 Arabic as a Foreign Language 10 HS French I/II HS Spanish I/II IB Arabic HL/SL 11/12 IB French Ab Initio SL 11/12 IB French B HL/SL 11/12 IB Spanish Ab Initio SL 11/12 IB Spanish B HL/SL 11/12
PE & Health (9/10) (1 year required) HS Physical Education / HS Yoga
Math (4 years required) Integrated Math 9 / Ext 9 Integrated Math 10 / Ext 10 Business Math 11 Business Math 12 IB Math Studies SL 11/12 IB Math SL/HL 11/12
Social Studies (4 years required) Modern World History Comparative Government & Economics Intro to Business Intro to Economics Business Studies 11/12 Psychology 11/12 IB Business & Management HL/SL 11/12 IB Economics HL/SL 11/12 IB History HL/SL 11/12 IB Psychology HL/SL 11/12
Fine Art (1 year required) HS Art HS Dance HS Drama HS Choir HS Band HS Stagecraft IB Visual Art HL/SL 11/12 IB Theater HL/SL 11/12
Electives (4 years required) HS Computers/IT HS Yearbook
2017-2018 Grades 9-12 Course Offerings (Italics indicate semester courses).
Class Rank and GPA Distribution
Due to the mobility rate of international students, as well as our relatively small class sizes, AIS West does not provide the specific rank of our students. The cumulative GPA of our students reflects courses taken at AIS only and is reported on a weighted 4.00 scale.
Class of 2018 - Junior YR
Weighted GPAClass of 2017 Profile
✦ 98% of the senior class took SAT exams.
✦ 78% of the senior class sat IB Exams.
✦ Highest IB Diploma score was 40/45.
✦ 97% of IB Diploma candidates were awarded.
✦ 100% of the students matriculated to 4-year institutions.
Seniors are limited to a maximum of 10 university applications. Schools that receive applications from an AIS Egypt- West student, can be assured that the application was intentional and thoughtfully considered. We also do not tick rating boxes on recommendation forms.
Class of 2017 Acceptances Universities where students matriculated are denoted by boldface print.
Parenthetical numbers indicate number accepted
UNITEDSTATESTheUniversityofAkronBostonUniversityBowlingGreenStateUniversityDrewUniversityColoradoStateUniversity(2)UniversityofColoradoatBoulderDrexelUniversityElmiraCollegeGeorgeMasonUniversityIndianaUniversityatBloomington(2)LaSalleUniversityUniversityofMassachuseEs,BostonOhioStateUniversityNortheasternUniversityUniversityofRochesterPennsylvaniaStateUniversity(4)PurdueUniversitySaintJoseph'sUniversitySanDiegoStateUniversitySeaEleUniversityStonyBrookUniversityTempleUniversityVirginiaTechUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoUniversityofCincinnaOUniversityofIllinoisatChicago
EUROPE
AmericanCollegeofGreeceBarcelonaBusinessSchoolFlorenceAcademyofArtFlorenceInsCtuteofDesigninternaConalFranklinUniversitySwitzerlandParisSchoolofBusinessSciencesPoUniversitaBocconi
WebsterUniversity(Geneva)NETHERLANDSErasmusUniversiteitRoGerdam(3)HagueUniversityofAppliedSciences(3)InternaConalBusinessSchoolTheHagueRijksuniversiteitGroningen(3)TechnischeUniversiteitEindhovenUniversiteitMaastrichtUniversiteitUtrechtUniversiteitvanAmsterdam(3)UniversityCollegeMaastricht
EGYPTandtheMIDDLEEAST
AmericanUniversityinCairoGermanUniversityCairoNileUniversityNewGizaUniversityAmericanUniversityinDubai(2)
CANADA
UniversityofAlbertaConcordiaUniversity-MontrealDalhousieUniversityUniversityofManitobaMcGillUniversityPrinceEdwardIsland,UniversityofUniversityofToronto(5)UniversityofBriCshColumbiaUniversityofGuelphUniversityofWinnipegYorkUniversity
UNITEDKINGDOM
ArtsUniversityBournemouthBangorUniversity
Birkbeck,UniversityofLondonBrunelUniversityLondon(4)CityUniversityLondonDurhamUniversityTheGlasgowSchoolofArtKing'sCollegeLondon(2)KingstonUniversityManchesterMetropolitanUniversityOxfordBrookesUniversity(2)NorthumbriaUniversityQueenMaryUniversityofLondon(3)Regent'sUniversityLondonRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondonSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudiesUniversityofBath(3)UniversityofBirminghamUniversityofBradfordUniversityofBrighton(2)UniversityofBristol(3)UniversityCollegeLondon(3)UniversityofEastAngliaTheUniversityofEdinburgh(2)UniversityofEssexUniversityofExeterUniversityofHer[ordshireUniversityofKentUniversityofLeeds(5)UniversityofLeicesterTheUniversityofManchester(6)TheUniversityofSheffield(2)UniversityofSurreyUniversityofSouthampton(2)UniversityofSussexUniversityoftheWestofEnglandTheUniversityofWarwickUniversityofWestminsterWestminsterKingswayCollege
المدرســــــــــة الاميركية الدولية في مصر – غـــــــــربAISEW FALL 2017
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, a student must complete 26 credits, in the following breakdown.
English 4 credits Math 4 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 4 credits Foreign Language 4 credits Physical Education 1 credit Fine Arts/ Technology 1 credit Electives 4 creditsClass 2016 Mean
Critical Reading - 464Math - 514
Class 2017 Mean EBWR - 532Math - 541
SAT Results Scores
Class of 2018 Mean EBWR - 545Math - 538
