Academics
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 |