Academic

Academic Programme

Students normally aim for the Lebanese Baccalaureate administered by the Department of Education and Fine Arts of the Lebanese Government. Success in that examination provides, for example, a basis for entering the first year of the Lebanese University programme or the Sophomore year of an American University.

The school runs a special “Foreign System” for those students who have exemption from Arabic studies. From Class Nine, the programme follows the British-based examination system of GCSEs and A levels and their International equivalents. Passing seven subjects at GCSE and three at A level usually entitles students to enter the Sophomore year of university. Students who pass the High School Certificate enter the Freshman year.

Academic Organisation

The School follows the normal Lebanese educational structure as shown:

Section	Class	Approximate age of entry
Pre School	Nursery	3 years
Infant	Lower Kindergarten Upper Kindergarten	4 years 5 years
Elementary	Junior One Junior Two Junior Three Junior Four Junior Five Class Six	6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years
Intermediate	Class Seven Class Eight Class Nine	12 years 13 years 14 years
Secondary	Class 10 Class 11 Class 12	15 years 16 years 17 years

External Examinations

At the end of Class Nine students are entered for the Lebanese Brevet examination.

At the end of Class Twelve students are entered for the Lebanese Baccalaureate examination, in one of four divisions:

General Science
Life Science
Sociology and Economics
Humanities

In Class Eleven students may choose to be in one of three divisions:

Sciences
Sociology and Economics
Humanities

Students are also prepared for the SAT examination in Class Eleven.