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addition to the Jordanian curriculum (Tawjihi),
the school offers subjects from the General Certificate
of Education (GCE-British system), International
General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
and the American System (SAT I or SAT II). These
streams can be equated to the Tawjihi.
____Preparation
for the ordinary level examinations (O-levels)
of the GCE and IGCSE takes two years beginning
with 9th grade. The curriculum provides a broad
and balanced range of subjects: classical Arabic,
English, French, mathematics, biology, human biology,
chemistry, physics and world history.
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Preparation for the advanced level examinations
(A-levels) takes two further year of intensive study.
Courses offered at the advanced level are modern
Arabic, biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, English
literature and history can be offered if enough students want those subjects.
____The
SAT II program is designed mainly for students
who want to enter American universities worldwide
and for students who want Jordanian Tawjihi equivalence
in order to enter Jordanian colleges and universities.
The subjects offered are English
literature, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics,
world history, American history, French,
and A-Level Arabic was included as one of the options in the 2007/08 academic year. Seven
exams must be passed in order to equate with the Tawjihi diploma. Passing scores (450 or higher)
in science subjects and mathematics are required
for scientific stream equivalence while passing
scores in language and social science subjects
are needed for literary stream equivalence.
Tawjihi Equivalence
To
obtain equivalence to the Tawjihi diploma, the
following conditions apply:
1)
The student must pass six O-level subjects and
two A-level subjects. Passing grades are as follows:
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O-level GCE or IGCSE: A, B, C, and D.
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A-level/Advanced Subsidiary (AS): A, B, C, D,
and E.
2)
For the Arab student, one of the eight subjects
must be Arabic language either at O-level or A-level.
3) To obtain equivalency with the Tawjihi scientific
stream ("A'ilmi"), one of the A-level
subjects and two of the O-level subjects must
be from the applied sciences or mathematics.
4) To obtain equivalency with the Tawjihi literary
stream ("Adabi"), one of the A-level
subjects and two of the O-level subjects must
be from the humanities or social sciences.
5) The Ministry of Education for Tawjihi equivalency
purposes considers that each two AS passing grades
are equivalent to one A-level provided both AS
grades are within the same field. Both AS subjects
should be either from the literary or from the
scientific stream. This condition may not apply
for university acceptances and the school advises
students to check with universities for their
particular entrance requirements.
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