TKS Demographics & Numbers 2022 - 2023
Together we ignite curiosity, inspire creativity and investigate solutions. Within a nurturing environment, we empower learners to skillfully and confidently leverage opportunities to thrive and contribute in a complex world.
IB LEARNER PROFILE
Our Student Profile is built on the characteristics of the IB Learner Profile
3 DIVISIONS
Kindergarten Elementary Secondary
KG GES GSS
ACCREDITATION
The KAUST School is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
ADMINISTRATION
Director, Dr. Michelle Remington michelle.remington@thekaustschool.org
Secondary School Principal, David Tigchelaar david.tigchelaar@thekaustschool.org
Elementary School Principal, Jeff Woodcock jeffrey.woodcock@thekaustschool.org
Kindergarten Principal, Tiffany Hill tiffany.hill@thekaustschool.org
The KAUST School proudly serves a thriving multi-cultural University community, with an enrollment of approximately 1,872 students who come from 73 nations. As an International Baccalaureate World School authorized in three programs: Primary Years, Middle Years and the Diploma Program, we share a common philosophy and a commitment to high- quality, challenging international education for children from K1 through to Gr 12.
PYP MYP DP THE CAMPUS
The School is purpose built with a design that supports a balanced curriculum. The Gardens Campus which houses Elementary and Secondary, has technology equipped classrooms, science laboratories, a design and technology hub, two library media centers, two indoor gymnasiums, two performance theatres, outdoor basketball and tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool and soccer pitch. The Kindergarten Campus is inspired by the Italian Schools of Reggio Emilia and the environment is filled with natural light, color and materials that stimulate learning. The buildings include activity rooms, libraries and several specialized rooms for Art, Music, Arabic and Islamic studies.
The School offers a state-of-the-art technology environment incorporating a broad spectrum of educational solutions while maintaining a 1:1 Apple computing environment.
OUR MISSION ABOUT TKS
INQUIRERS KNOWLEDGEABLE THINKERS COMMUNICATORS PRINCIPLED OPEN-MINDED RISK-TAKERS CARING BALANCED REFLECTIVE
STUDENTS 49% 51% Students 1872 Nationalities 73 Divisions Student Tenure ELL Students* 3 KG (25%) GES (41%) GSS (34%) 638 760 474 KG Average GES GSS 7 3.6 0.8 30% 15% 21% 34% 6+ 4-5 2-3 0-1 Years in School 28% 11% 10% 6% 5% 40% Non ELL (81%) * English Language Learners per WIDA tests results excluding KG data. This information is based on WIDA level below 5. ELL (19%) 81% 19%
STAFF 74% 26% People 382 KG GES GSS 79 91 41% 24% 35% 53 KG Average GES Average Tenure (Years) GSS TKS 4.3 3.2 * Teachers & Instructional Support only, excluding TAs 4.6 4.4 Years of Service* Teaching Staff* 41% 23% 20% 16% 5+ 3-4 1-2 Less than 1 * Excluding TAs 161 109 72 40 Teachers (42%) 34% 66% 12% 88% 18% 82% 45% 55% TAs (29%) Instructional Sup (19%) Admin (10%) Nationalities 48 21% 19% 10% 7% 7% 36% 35% 65% 95% 5% 82% 18% 84% 16% 92% 8% 45% 55% TAs Other Employees
<24 24-29
The IB Diploma core pass requirements:
The candidate’s total points are 24 or more
The candidate has gained 12 points or more on HL subjects
The candidate has gained 9 points or more on SL subjects
There is no grade 1 awarded in a subject/level
There are no more than two grade 2s awarded (HL or SL) There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (HL or SL)
King Abdulaziz University AlFaisal University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Case Western Reserve University University of Illinois Chicago
University of Toronto Mcmaster University The University of British Columbia Western University Toronto Metropolitan University Ontario Tech University
King's College London University of London University of Cambridge University of Manchester Bristol, University of the West of England UCL (University College London)
Edith Cowan University University of Liège Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
German-Jordanian University
Vilnius University
Eindhoven University of Technology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University College Utrecht University of Santo Tomas University of Evora
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Sabanci University İstanbul Galata Üniversitesi
GRADUATES CLASS OF 2022 53 Graduates University Destinations
8 26
7 1 IB Diploma 92% -1/+1 77% University Placements Saudi Arabia (17%) USA (7%) UK (22%) Europe (24%) Canada (20%) Other (10%) 17% 10% 7% 24% 22% 20% PASSED (40 out of 42) 2022 World Pass rate 85.6% 2022 World Average 32 Highest IB Mark of 45 achieved @ TKS 42 Candidates Matriculate directly to Universities and Colleges IB Grades predictions accuracy Average Points achieved 34 42 Full IB DP Program (8 Bilingual Diplomas) 9 Received IB Certificates 53 Received TKS American HS Diploma 95%
30-39 40+
Points Range 24-45 (out of 45)
University Acceptances Class of 2021 & 2022
Al-Faisal University *
Effat University
King Abdulaziz University ******
King Saud University
Prince Sultan University University of Business and Technology University of Jeddah
American University
Arizona State University-Tempe
Augustana College
Binghamton University
Boston University
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University *
Clarkson University College of William and Mary Dartmouth College
Depaul University
Depaul University Dominican University of California Drew University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Prescott Emory University
Florida Southern College
George Mason University
George Washington University
Gonzaga University Illinois Institute of Technology
Iowa State University
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Marist College
Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Montana State University
New York University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Kentucky University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
Rollins College
Santa Clara University
Seattle University
Northwestern Qatar Georgetown University Qatar
Middlesex University Dubai
Murdoch University University of Wollongong In Dubai
Amity University *
New York University Abu Dhabi
St. Paul University System
University of Santo Tomas **
German-Jordanian University *
American University In Dubai
American University of Sharjah
Smith College
St Olaf College
Suny Buffalo State
Texas A & M University
The University of Texas At Arlington
The University of Texas At Austin University At Buffalo
University of Akron Main Campus University of Arizona University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Colorado Boulder
University of Hawaii At Manoa University of Illinois Chicago * University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign * University of Massachusetts- Lowell University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Texas
University of South Florida-Main Campus
University of Southern Mississippi University of the Pacific
University of Utah University of Virginia University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wheaton College Whitman College Whitworth University Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Heriot-Watt University Dubai
University of Birmingham Dubai University of New South Wales Ateneo de Manila University - Quezon City
University of Santo Tomas
The University of Sydney University of Melbourne University of the Philippines System De La Salle University
USA (15%) UK (9%)
Saudi (17%) Canada (14%) Netherlands (4%) Other (41%)
Algoma University
Brock University Carleton University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
Humber College
Lakehead University Mcgill University
McMaster University *
Memorial University of Newfoundland OCAD University
Ontario Tech University *
Queen's University Ryerson University ** Seneca College The University of British Columbia * Trent University
Aston University, Birmingham Birkbeck, University of London Birmingham City University
Bournemouth University
Bristol, University of the West of England ** Brunel University London Cardiff University City, University of London Durham University Goldsmiths, University of London
Hull York Medical School
King's College London, University of London *** Lancaster University Lancaster University Liverpool Hope University Newcastle University Nottingham Trent University Queen Mary University of London
Queen's University Belfast Royal Holloway, University of London
SOAS University of London Solent University (Southampton) St George's, University of London Swansea University
The University of Edinburgh
Amsterdam University College Bahçesehir University
Doğuş University
EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Eindhoven University of Technology * Erasmus University Rotterdam European University Cyprus
Glion Institute of Higher Education * Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Istanbul Aydin University
İstanbul Galata Üniversitesi * Montpellier University
Istanbul Okan University
Rigas Stradins University
Sabancı University *
Tilburg University University College Utrecht * University of Evora *
University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Guelph University of Guelph University of Ottawa
University of Prince Edward Island University of Toronto ** University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario University of Windsor Vancouver Island University Western University * Wilfrid Laurier University York University
UCL (University College London) * University of Aberdeen University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Brighton University of Bristol University of Cambridge * University of Derby University of Exeter University of Glasgow University of Hull University of Leeds University of Leicester University of Liverpool University of Manchester ** University of Nottingham University of Portsmouth University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of St Andrews University of Strathclyde University of Surrey University of Sussex University of Warwick University of Winchester
University of Liège *
University of Nicosia University of Perpignan Via Domitia University of Szeged
University of Twente
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno
Üsküdar University
Utrecht University
Vilnius University *
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ** Wageningen University
* Indicate the universities the students matriculated to.
(65 Candidates)
Grade 11 PSAT (59 Candidates)
(MAP)
Academic
ACHIEVEMENTS
Measures of
Progress
(MAP) assessments in reading, math and language use are administered twice a year (Fall and Spring) to students
criterion-referenced, meaning they generate a score based on a level of knowledge
Numbers
students
TKS Met ApproachingStrengthenskills World Evidence Based Reading and Writing Benchmarks 71% 50 25 0 0 61% 3% 7% 26% 32% TKS Met ApproachingStrengthenskills World Math benchmarks 23% 25 50 36% 18% 15% 58% 49%
TKS Met ApproachingStrengthenskills World Evidence Based Reading and Writing Benchmarks 73% 50 75 25 0 0 66% 3% 8% 24% 26% TKS Met ApproachingStrengthenskills World Math benchmarks 49% 20 40 40% 17% 11% 34% 48% % of Students above World Average 2019 2021 2022 2019 2021 2022 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-9 58% 25 50 75 100 0 25 50 75 100 0 67% 71% 72% 78% 76% 71% 67% 70% 75%73% 60% 60% 61% 53% 65% 69% 63% 71%72% Language Mathematics Reading Language Mathematics Reading Science
Benchmarks are the scores that represent college readiness. Measures of Academic Progress
in grade three through ten. MAP assessments are
and skill, not dependent on grade level. Scores are benchmarked against international norms.
exclude
on formal intervention and Individualized Learning Program (Test data from 2020 is absent due to no tests being carried out in second half of the school year due to Covid-19) Science scores are from 2021 onwards as TKS started benchmarking them for Grade 6 to 9 from 2021 onwards. Grade 10 PSAT
50% 51% 24 Teams across all sports 302 participants across all activities Participation % across all sports activities In 3 Age Groups: Under 14 Under 16 Under 19 Badminton: 11 31 Basketball: 78 70 Track & Field: 31 19 Football: 60 79 Swim: 7 9 Volleyball: 71 62 Netball: 30Tennis: 15 14 Golf: 3 7 GSS CO-CURRICULAR Sport Activities 218 Participants (Model United Nations) GSS Production & TKS MUN Participation numbers would differ due to adherence to COVID-19 guidelines 4 and more Activities (11%) 2 Activities (35%) 1 Activity (37%) 3 Activities (17%) 113 34 53 107 Number of participants
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