ACHIEVEHIGHLY.
AbanneryearforCobraSports,ourathletesdemonstrated gritanddetermination,dedicationandcourageresultingin remarkablesuccess.
● U14GirlsTennis-ISSFHKDivision1Champions
● U20BoysVolleyball-ISSFHKChampions
● U20BoysVolleyball-ACAMISChampions
● U20BoysBasketball-ACAMISChampions
● U20GirlsBasketball-ESFLeagueChampions
● U20GirlsBasketball- ISSFHKDivision1RunnersUp
● U20GirlsFootball- ISSFHKDivision1RunnersUp
● U20BoysFootball- ISSFHKDivision1RunnersUp
● U20BoysCricket- ISSFHKDivision1Champions
SPORTSREVIEW2023-24
AllCobraSportsTeam2023-24;AllAgeLevels
SummaryTable
KrisStanhope
JonathanSimpson
MamtaMukherjee Staff Representatives
SCHOOLCOUNCILREPORT
PushkarSane Community Representatives
YingHuang
JasminMehta
TheSchoolCounciliscomposedofrepresentativesfromtheparentsand staffoftheCollege,aswellasmembersfromthewidercommunityand ESF.Theserepresentativesareallvolunteerswhoarewillingtoshare theirknowledge,skillsandexperienceforthebenefitoftheCollegeasa whole.Theguidanceofferedanddecisionsmadeformpartofthe frameworkwithinwhichourteachersworkandensurethatthelearning andwellbeingneedsofstudentsandstaffaremet.
TheSchoolCouncilhasbeengivingguidanceandsupportinongoing qualityassuranceandschoolimprovement&maintenanceworkinmany areassuchasoverallschoolinfrastructureenhancement,newapproach toleadership,policydevelopment.TheCouncilmeetsregularlyto discussissuesrelatedtocampusdevelopment.
VictorMa Parent Representatives
LiviaTang
EricLee
VivianCheung ESFCEO
HenryK.CWong Chairman
FLOURISH.
OurstudentsflourishedthroughanumberoffunactivitiessuchasPrimary SportsDayandSwimGalawherespiritedcompetitionmatchedupwitha wholelotoffun.
DISCOVERYCOLLEGE PTAREPORT
TheDCParent-TeacherAssociation(DCPTA)playsacrucial roleinfosteringastrongrelationshipbetweenparents, teachers,andtheschoolcommunity. Theyorganisevariousevents,programmes,andinitiatives whichenhanceourstudent'sinteractionsandexperiencesat DiscoveryCollegecontributingtoasenseofcohesiveness withinthecommunity.
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TheDCPTAsupportedCNYcelebrationswitharts&craftsand storytellingwithaLiondancetoaddtothecelebrations.
WecelebratedDiwaliwithstudentsdecorating‘diyas’andaspectacular danceperformancebyprimarystudents.
FosteringparentconnectionsattheMeet&Connectevenings,QuizNight andtheever-popularcomedynight.
TheDCPTAranmonthlyart&craftactivities tolearnmoreabout differentcelebrationslikeEaster,Halloween,Christmasetc.
PARENTEDUCATION.
Duringthecourseoftheschoolyearwehosted arangeofParentWorkshopsfocusedon buildingasharedunderstandingofhowourDC learnersGROW.DISCOVER.DREAM.These workshopswereaimedatbuildinga‘parentsas partners’approachtosupportingstudentsas theyjourneythroughschoollife.Thisyear,we continuedtoincorporateDomesticWorkersinto ourParentEducationprogrammewithspecialty workshopstosupportthemaswell,asthey oftenplayamajorroleinourstudents’lives.
Throughourparenteducationprogrammewestriveto…
Informparentsofthedifferentaspects oftheIBprogrammes.
Equipparentswithrelevantandcurrent strategiestosupportlearningat home.
Identifyandaddressneedsthatarise fromtheparentcommunity.
Strengthenrelationshipsand communicationbetweentheschooland home.
*In2023-24,33ParentEdsessionswereconductedcoveringaround1225participants.
2024-2025
TAKEPRINCIPLEDACTION.
Thisyear,DiscoveryCollege'sBloodDrivewasorganisedbyagroupofYear13students.Withnearly100ofourDCcommunityofparentsandfamilies volunteeringtodonate,theinitiativewasaterrificsuccess,withusbeingawardedthe‘ElitePartnershipaward2024’byRedCrossFoundation.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
MiddleYearsInformationSystem(MidYIS)
Thiscomputeradaptivetest,administeredbytheCEM,is completedbyallYear7students.Itmeasuresvocabulary, mathematics,non-verbalreasoningskillsandaccuracyandisused byallESFsecondaryschools.Overallresultsinthisinstrumentare presentedinfourbandswhereAisthehighestachievementandD isthelowest.Inanaverageschool,25percentofstudentsfallinto eachband.Thisperformanceismeasuredagainstaschoolcohort primarilymadeofschoolsfromtheUK,andthisinformationisused tobenchmarkourYear7cohorts.Itservesasanothermeasureto identifywheresupportisneededandtocorrelatewithteacher judgementintheMYP.DCstudentsperformedstronglywith32 percentofourstudentsintheAbandandover58percentof studentsineitherbandAorBoverall.
InteractiveComputerisedAssessmentSystems(InCAS)
TheInCASassessmentisalsoadministeredbytheCEMandwas takenbystudentsatthestartofYear3andattheendofYear6. Theassessmentcompareseachstudent’sperformancein MathematicsandReadingwiththatofanaveragechildofthe sameage.WhencomparedtothemainlyUKcohorttakingthetest, DCstudentsarehighachieving,withover70%ofstudentsscoring atorabovechronologicalageinalltests.Thedevelopedability scoreatorabovechronologicalagewasveryhigh,at85.8%, indicatingthatDCstudentshaveadevelopedhighabilitytolearn.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
InternationalSchoolsAssessment(ISA)
ISAMathematics (Mean Scores)
TheISAisatoolspecificallydesignedforbenchmarkinginternationalschools.ThestudentswhotakeISAarealmostexclusively frominternationalschoolsandthisisahigherachievingcomparisongroupthanfortheUKbasedtests.Itmeasuresmathematics, readingandwritingability,anditiscarriedoutinYears4,and6.AllparentsintheselevelsreceivedadetailedISAreportontheir child’sperformanceinISA.
MeanISAScaleScores(forOctober2023)
Thisyear,asinpastyears,DiscoveryCollegeperformedstronglyinthemajorityofelementsoftheISAtestsinYear4andYear6.DC studentsperformedverycloseto,orabovetheISAmeaninReading,NarrativeWritingandExpositionWriting.DCmeanresultsfor mosttestsforYear4andalltestsinYear6werenotstatisticallysignificantlydifferenttotheISAMeansorindicatedapositive statisticallysignificantresult.TheDCdataleadteamcontinuestoactivelyanalysethedatatoinformcurriculumandpedagogical planning,andtoprovidestudentswiththesupportneededtocontinuetogrow.
ISAReading (Mean Scores)
ISAWriting Narrative/Reflective (Mean Scores)
ISAWriting Exposition/Argument (Mean Scores)
IBDIPLOMARESULTS
CLASSOF2024
DiscoveryCollege’seleventhcohortofIBDiplomastudentsgraduatedinMay 2024.Thesummaryinformationbelowreflectstheirexemplaryresults, surpassinglastyear’sscoresandworldaverages.
BEINTERNATIONALLYMINDED.
Althoughourcommunitybringstogethermanyglobalconnectionsandexperiences,someofthisremarkablegroupofDCgraduatesattended DiscoveryCollegefromYear1allthewaythroughgraduation,fosteringlifelongconnectionsandsharedexperiences.AstheymoveontoUniversities andnewexperiencesaroundtheworld,theirfoundationsbuiltthroughinterculturalunderstandingandglobalengagementwillbeinvaluableasthey enterthenextstageoftheirlives.
CLASSOF2024 GRADUATEDESTINATIONS
DiscoveryCollegeisveryproudoftheachievementsofall76studentsinthe classof2024.Allofourstudentsearnedtheirqualification,enablingthemto attenduniversitiesaroundtheworld.Studentshavechosentopursueacademic studiesinarangeofsubjects,whileseveralhaveselectedwork,orgapyear opportunitiesbeforepursuinguniversitystudies.
AUSTRALIA*
MonashUniversity
MurdochUniversity
UniversityofNewSouthWales(UNSW)
UniversityofQueensland
BELGIUM
VivesUniversityofAppliedScience
CANADA
DalhousieUniversity
Queen’sUniversity
RotmanCommerce-UniversityofToronto
StMary’sUniversity
UniversityofBritishColumbia(2)
UniversityofToronto(2)
FRANCE
InternationalUniversityofMonaco
GERMANY
CBSInternationalBusinessSchool
HONGKONG
HongKongBaptistUniversity
HongKongUniversityofScience andTechnology(5)
TheChineseUniversityofHongKong
TheHangSengUniversityofHongKong
TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity
TheUniversityofHongKong(4)
THENETHERLANDS
AmsterdamUniversity ofAppliedSciences
ErasmusUniversityRotterdam(2)
FontysUniversityofAppliedSciences
EindhovenUniversityofTechnology
UniversityofAmsterdam
NEWZEALAND
UniversityofAuckland
SPAIN
IEUniversity
UniversityofNavarra
UNITEDKINGDOM
Bristol,UniversityoftheWestof England
ImperialCollegeLondon(3)
King’sCollegeLondon(3)
LondonSchoolofEconomics, UniversityofLondon
OxfordBrookesUniversity
RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon
SOAS,UniversityofLondon
UniversityCollegeLondon (3)
UniversityofAberdeen
UniversityofBirmingham
UniversityofEdinburgh
UniversityofLeeds
UniversityofLiverpool
UniversityofManchester(2)
UniversityofSheffield
UniversityofWarwick
UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA
HawaiiPacificUniversity
ScrippsCollege
SyracuseUniversity
UnionCollege
UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego
UniversityofEvansville
WesleyanUniversity
Universityplacementsfor theclassof2024.The numberinparentheses indicatesmultiplegraduates attendingtheuniversity. 2.7% GapYear
*Applicationscurrentlybeing processedforacademicyear2024
2023-2024
BUDGETANDEXPENDITURE
BEAGENTIC.
OurVisualArtsstudentscollaboratedtocreateastudent-ledpaintingshowcasedattheESFArtExhibition.Thisgroupofstudentsworkedtogether toplantheirexhibitionpiece,aligningitwiththeexhibitiontheme"Faster,Higher,"Stronger”.Theymeticulouslyplanned,createdthumbnails, definedroles,executedthepiece,andengagedingivingandreceivingfeedback.Theircollaborativeeffortandcollectiveadvocacycreatedreciprocal learningandsignificantlycontributedtotheoverallsuccessofthestudent-ledproject.
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