Academics

The Queens High School

ACADEMIC INFORMATION
From First to Third Form, students pursue a basic course of study designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge base required to study the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) curriculum.

First and Second Form:

Clothing & Textiles History
Drama Integrated Science
Electronic Document Preparation & Management Mathematics
English Language Music
English Literature Physical Education
Food & Nutrition Religious Education
French Social Studies
Geography Spanish
Health & Family Life Education (HFLE) Visual Arts

Third Form:

Home Management is added to the curriculum. Biology, Physics and Chemistry replace Integrated Science. Personal Development encompasses the content of the HFLE programme, as well as, career counselling and instruction in social graces. Students sit CSEC Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) at the end of Third Form.

Fourth and Fifth Form:

Additional Mathematics Home Economics Management
Agricultural Science Human & Social Biology
Biology Information Technology
Chemistry Personal Development
Clothing & Textiles Physics
Economics Principles of Accounts
English Literature Principles of Business
Food & Nutrition Religious Education
French Social Studies
Geography Spanish
History Visual Art

Sixth Form

Accounting History
Caribbean Studies Information Technology
Chemistry Literatures in English
Communication Studies Management of Business
Economics Mathematics
Geography Physics
Sociology Tourism Management**
Food and Nutrition** Entrepreneurship

*  Re-introduced for September 2016 
**Newly Offered Course for September 2016

Students are expected to meet the pass mark of 60% in all subjects. Failure to achieve an overall average of 60% will result in the student being placed on academic probation. If there is no improvement, the student may be asked to repeat the grade on a probationary basis or withdraw from the institution.

The following system of letter and non-letter grades is used to evaluate student work:

Letter Grade Range  
A 80 – 100% Excellent
B 70 – 79% Good
C 60 – 69% Fair
D 40 – 59% Weak
E   0 – 39% Poor
“May she flourish in virtue and virtue.”