Enabling students to learn how to learn and to learn how to live as Lasallian people for others
SJI International was founded in January 2007 and is part of the Catholic educational tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. The school is one of three in Singapore with a license to educate both Singaporean and international students.
Learning at the High School has four core pillars: Academic, Service and Co-Curricular Learning, and Outdoor Education.
GRADING OVERVIEW
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
GRADING OVERVIEW
SJI INTERNATIONAL
• The language of instruction is English.
• The academic year runs from January to December with students sitting November IGCSE and IB exams. The Class of 2023 will graduate on November 18 2023, with final IB results expected in early January 2024.
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING POLICIES
• Students are not ranked or awarded GPA’s.
• University Counsellors do not complete tick rating boxes on recommendation forms.
• Disciplinary infractions resulting in a fixed term external exclusion are disclosed if requested.
COUNSELLORS:
• Final IGCSE grades by the CAIE are awarded on an A* - G scale; final IB grades by the IBO are awarded on a 1 - 7 scale with 7 being the highest.
• In 2021 SJI International transitioned from a 1 - 7 grading scale to an A* - G grading scale for Grades 9 and 10. Hence the Class of 2023 was assessed on a 1 - 7 grading scale in Grade 9 and an A* - G scale in Grade 10.
• Physical Education and Religious Education are assessed on a Pass/Fail scale.
• Grades 11 and 12 are assessed on a 1 - 7 scale, with 7 being the highest, following the IB Diploma grading scale. IB Theory of Knowledge is assessed on an A through E scale, with E being a failing condition.
• IB Predicted Grades are awarded in October, just before students sit for final examinations and graduate in November.
SINGAPORE CONTEXT
• All Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents must fulfil the Ministry of Education Mother Tongue Language Requirement. Hence a student’s choice of languages throughout High School is usually restricted.
• Male Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents completing their compulsory two years of Singapore National Service are supported by the University Counsellors at SJI International through their university applications, including submitting all official high school documents and letters of recommendation.
STUDENT POPULATION CLASS OF 2023 FACULTY 1287 446 432 218 131 15 17 27 32.6% 216 67 5 7 40 52.9% 41 as of August 1 2023
7-12
9 -10
11-12 Students Full time Part time Nationalities Nationalities doing National Service doing the full IB Diploma Master’s Degree Doctoral Degree on full or partial scholarship Nationalities Singaporean on a full or partial scholarship SCHOOL PROFILE 2023 Academic Co-Curricular Service EducationOutdoor Learning
Grades
Grades
Grades
CEEB Code: 687006 | UCAS School ID: 45765 | IB School Code: 003400 UNIVERSITY
A School of the De La Salle Brothers
Ms Tannaz Daver (tannaz.daver@sji-international.com.sg) Mr Aidan Crowley (aidan.crowley@sji-international.com.sg) Ms Danika Pierce (danika.pierce@sji-international.com.sg)
IB DIPLOMA SUBJECTS (CLASS OF 2023)
All courses are taught at HL and SL unless stated otherwise.
Group 1: Language and Literature
Language and Literature
Chinese, English, Japanese SL
Literature
English, Indonesian SL, Korean SL, Vietnamese SL
Language B
Chinese B - Mandarin, English
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
Grade 9 and 10 (IGCSE Curriculum)
All students follow the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum and sit eight IGCSEs at the end of Grade 10; students who also take Additional Mathematics sit nine.
With the exception of some language examinations which are only offered in the May sitting, all IGCSE examinations are taken in the same examination session.
Group 2: Language
Acquisition
HL, French, German SL, Hindi SL, Japanese, Korean SL, Malay SL Spanish, Tamil SL
Ab Initio (SL only) French, Japanese, Spanish
Grade 10 Foundation Course (FC)
FC is a one-year course for students who join the school at the end of Grade 9 or the start of Grade 10 and cannot join the two year IGCSE programme.
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Group 4: Sciences
Group 5: Mathematics
Group 6: The Arts
Business Management, Economics, Environmental Systems and Societies SL, Geography, History, Psychology
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Systems and Societies SL, Physics, Sports Exercise and Health Science
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, Mathematics
Applications and Interpretations SL
Music HL, Theatre, Visual Arts HL
FC students may occasionally take an IGCSE language examinations ; however this is not the norm.
Grade 11 and 12 (IB Diploma)
All students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. The occasional student may complete Courses due to extenuating circumstances.
In keeping with the four pillars of our programme, students are discouraged from taking four subjects at the Higher Level in the IB Diploma.
Non-Singaporean students admitted on a scholarship are required to study their Home Language.
THE SERVICE LEARNING, CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES (CLASS OF 2023)
All students in Grades 7 - 12 engage in Service Learning, Co-Curricular Learning and Outdoor Education. Between 2020 and 2022 since direct interaction was not possible due to COVID restrictions, service learning took place through means such as advocacy or virtually.
Students at SJI International have opportunities to support a range of communities locally and abroad by engaging in direct service, indirect service, advocacy and research. Supported by the CCA programme, students can join existing service projects, support established organisations or may establish and lead a new service project to attempt to solve an identified need.
As a requirement of the IB Diploma, the Class of 2023 worked collaboratively with their tutor group to support an overseas charity which aligned with the interests and backgrounds of their peers. This required students to assign roles, communicate with external stakeholders and work collaboratively for 6 months culminating in ‘CAS Project Week’ which is an important event on our school calendar.
From Grade 7 onwards, all students participate in challenging residential experiences overseas. All students in Grade 9 complete the National Youth Achievement Bronze Award, an internationally recognised programme similar to the UK Duke of Edinburgh scheme. From Grade 10 onwards students can choose to continue to the Silver and Gold Awards.
BREAKDOWN BY SUBJECT FOR THE CLASS OF 2022
IB DIPLOMA RESULTS
PASS RATES
MEAN SCORES
SAT/ACT TESTS
Standardised exams have always been a barrier and have caused a great deal of anxiety in our community.
• As students sit their final IB examinations in November, there are no SAT/ACT test dates that fit seamlessly with the calendar.
• In keeping with the four pillars of our programme, students are not encouraged to spend excessive amounts of time preparing for standardised tests.
Students at SJI International will generally only take a standardised test if required and universities should not expect a standardised test result otherwise.
Grp Subject SJII Mean SJII Count SJII Max SJII Min Global Weighted Mean 1 Chinese A: Language and Literature HL 5.33 3 6 5 5.74 1 Chinese A: Language and Literature SL 6.50 4 7 6 5.74 1 English A: Language and Literature HL 6.10 30 7 4 5.03 1 English A: Language and Literature SL 5.71 107 7 4 5.26 1 English A: Literature HL 5.95 21 7 5 4.75 1 English A: Literature SL 5.54 37 7 4 5.24 1 Indonesian A: Literature HL 4.00 1 4 4 5.19 1 Indonesian A: Literature SL 5.50 2 6 5 5.34 1 Japanese A: Language and Literature SL 6.00 2 7 5 5.04 1 Korean A: Literature SL 6.00 1 6 6 5.91 1 Vietnamese A: Literature SL 6.33 3 7 6 5.12 2 Chinese B HL 6.33 6 7 6 6.36 2 Chinese B SL 6.50 114 7 5 6.04 2 English B HL 6.00 4 7 5 5.67 2 French Ab Initio SL 5.92 12 7 4 5.03 2 German Ab Initio SL 6.00 1 6 6 5.21 2 German B SL 7.00 1 7 7 5.32 2 Hindi B SL 6.70 10 7 6 5.80 2 Indonesian Ab Initio SL 6.00 6 7 5 5.69 2 Indonesian B HL 7.00 1 7 7 5.99 2 Japanese B SL 7.00 2 7 7 5.35 2 Malay B SL 6.00 4 7 5 5.92 2 Russian B SL 6.00 1 6 6 6.04 2 Spanish Ab Initio SL 5.69 16 7 4 5.09 2 Spanish B HL 6.50 2 7 6 5.55 2 Spanish B SL 6.13 8 7 5 5.04 2 Tamil B SL 4.00 1 4 4 6.13 3 Business Management HL 6.50 44 7 5 5.23 3 Business Management SL 6.30 10 7 5 5.01 3 Economics HL 6.24 55 7 4 5.41 3 Economics SL 6.43 21 7 4 5.06 3 Environmental Systems And Societies SL 5.82 28 7 4 4.43 3 Geography HL 6.35 20 7 4 5.50 3 Geography SL 6.20 5 7 4 5.07 3 History HL 5.67 3 6 5 4.63 3 History SL 6.41 22 7 5 4.74 3 Psychology HL 6.02 42 7 4 5.10 3 Psychology SL 6.13 23 7 4 4.80 4 Biology Hl 6.08 85 7 3 4.73 4 Biology SL 6.24 17 7 5 4.47 4 Chemistry HL 6.38 95 7 4 5.04 4 Chemistry SL 5.79 14 7 3 4.50 4 Computer Science SL 6.36 14 7 3 5.07 4 Environmental Systems And Societies SL 5.82 28 7 4 4.43 4 Physics HL 6.29 42 7 3 5.13 4 Physics SL 6.25 4 7 5 4.56 4 Sports Exercise And Health Science HL 5.92 13 7 5 5.15 5 Mathematics Analysis And Approaches HL 6.44 77 7 4 5.23 5 Mathematics Analysis And Approaches SL 6.06 103 7 4 4.90 5 Mathematics Applications And Interpretations SL 5.95 19 7 4 4.37 6 Music HL 7.00 5 7 7 5.11 6 Music SL 6.50 2 7 6 4.69 6 Theatre HL 6.80 5 7 6 5.04 6 Visual Arts HL 5.73 26 7 4 4.47
UNIVERSITY MATRICULATIONS CLASSES OF 2019-2022
University College London
University for the Creative Arts
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge
University of Dundee
University of East Anglia
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
ASIA (ex SG)
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Chung Ang University College of Medicine
Ghent University Global Campus
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Kyushu University
New York University - Abu Dhabi
Seoul National University
Sungkyunkwan University
Tama Art University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
University of Hong Kong
University of Tsukuba
Waseda University
Zhejiang University
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australian National University
Curtin College
Curtin University
Monash University
Murdoch University
RMIT
University of Adelaide
University of Auckland
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
University of Western Australia
CANADA
Concordia University
McGill University
McMaster University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Toronto
York University
EUROPE (ex UK)
Bocconi University
Erasmus University
Erasmus University College
Howest University
Tampere University
Trinity College Dublin
University College Cork
University College Twente
University College Utrecht
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
University of Maastricht
Wageningen University
SINGAPORE
Curtin Singapore
EHL Singapore
James Cook University Singapore
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Nanyang Techological University
National University of Singapore
SIM - University of London
Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore Institute of Technology
Singapore Management University
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Singapore University of Technology & Design
Yale-NUS College
UNITED KINGDOM
Architecural Association School of Architecture
Birkbeck, University of London
Cardiff University
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Durham University
Goldsmiths, University of London
Imperial College London
Kings College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
Newcastle University
Norwich University of the Arts
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Veterinary College
University of St. Andrews
University of the Arts London
University of Warwick
USA
Barnard College
Bates College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Cornell University
Duke University
Fordham University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Indiana University Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola Marymount University
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Penn State University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Shoreline College
Stanford University
SUNY Geneseo
Swarthmore College
The New School
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vassar College
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Yale University
Asia (ex SG) 3.3% Australia/NZ 13.8% Canada 4.9% Europe (ex UK) 5.6% Singapore 32.9% UK 28.0% US 11.5%
One or more students from the Classes of 2019 to 2022 have chosen to matriculate at the following universities. Correct as of 1 August 2023
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLORS: Ms Tannaz Daver (tannaz.daver@sji-international.com.sg)
Mr Aidan Crowley (aidan.crowley@sji-international.com.sg)
A School of the De La Salle Brothers
Ms Danika Pierce (danika.pierce@sji-international.com.sg)
