HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS

HEAD TEACHER'S MESSAGE

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

A warm welcome to you all and thank you for taking an interest in Kabojja International School.

 

Since starting in this amazingly responsive and progressive school, I have had the privilege of working with so many students, parents, outside agencies and of course the Kabojja work force.

 

Through working with this wide variety of stakeholders, several initiatives and developments are taking shape to increase the service to our Kabojja community and beyond, including developments in mental and physical welfare provision, tailoring of the learning of our students to better reflect the needs of the modern world, and nurturing the recognition of our social and moral duty to those both near and far.

 

It is of course a well-known challenge being faced in Uganda and the surrounding areas now with regards to Ebola. This has been made harder as it is happening so soon after COVID. Children have had great absences in their day-to-day school interactions, which is taking its toll on their emotional and physical welfare. In response to this, we are increasingly looking for ways to support our community through improved counselling services as well as the nutritional value of our menu and the expansion of our after-school sporting options. This is in addition to our well-revised Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).

 

As our student population continues to grow and reflect the diversity of our world, we understand the importance of an education that is as diverse as our students are. As such, we continue to realign our aims to meet this need such as the increasing focus on soft skills like empathy, leadership, and communication skills as well as the more traditional hard skills of mathematics, literacy, and science.

 

Through such initiatives as the Interact Club and the Debate Club, our students are being supported in their desires to support and change the world around us. Be it through book donations to Kisakye Nursery and Primary School in Buikwe District, the setup of a multimedia learning package for CoRSU children’s hospital through the interact club, Or the debating on current school issues such as the need for a greater variety of after-school clubs and the use of devices such as laptops and tablets as part of our everyday schooling through our school debate club.

 

In all, Kabojja International School is proving itself a caring, forward thinking, proactive school and I feel very privileged and excited to be a part of it. Thank you all so much for the warm welcome I have received so far. I am grateful for the opportunity given to me to serve you all.


Gratefully,

James Arthur

CURRICULUM

At Kabojja International School, we follow the British Curriculum(Cambridge) right from Early Years, through Primary to High School; giving attention to the Cambridge pathway.

Our balanced, flexible, highly inclusive and IT aided curriculum is designed to unlock individual learners to their full potential, while promoting life-long values and attributes. The curriculum is designed to support learners to achieve their career prospects.

Upon completion of Year 13 (A Level), the products our curriculum join Universities of their choice all over the world and job market as advanced performers, global leaders, and, creative and innovative entrepreneurs,


We incorporate extensive activity program (co-curricular) like games and sports, Debate Music, Dance and Drama to allow our learners to pursue their interest as we support them to develop as holistic individuals at a relatively young age. We nurture our learners to be useful global citizens that will ably exploit and fit in this dynamic world.


Key Stage 3

Upon completion of Year 6 Primary Check Point Examinations, learners enrol into Cambridge Lower Secondary for Years 7, 8 &9 – the Key Stage 3 of the Cambridge Curriculum. This level is typically for learners of 11 -14 years and the curriculum is broad and balanced to suit the context, culture and circumstances of nature and time. Learners study all designed academic subjects:

English, Mathematics, “Science” (but separately, Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Geography, History, Foreign Languages, Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) , Information and communication technology (ICT) Physical Education, Religious Affairs, and, Art & Design. The subjects are scheduled with learning objectives to provide knowledge and skills while preparing our learners for the IGCSE qualifications in Cambridge Upper secondary.

Year 9 is viewed as the first year of IGCSE preparation and students begin selecting some option subjects in preparation for Years 10 and 11


Cambridge Upper Secondary

At this level, a range of specialist subjects are available for students to choose from according to their ability, interest and requirements for future study and careers.

Our curriculum allows students to study subjects at different levels, and is flexible so that it caters as much as possible to students’ individual needs.


Our learners are required to choose a minimum of 8 subjects and a maximum of 10; the core subjects are English, Mathematics and Science (Biology, chemistry and physics). Students also choose other subjects ranging from Social Sciences, Humanities Vocational Studies and Information and Communication Technology.

 

Taking learners’ individual differences under consideration, learners have the choice to choose between IGCSE core and IGCSE extended. The core content in each subject is within the potential range of the majority of learners and it designed for learners to achieve grades C, D, E, F, G.


The extended curriculum includes the core content and the supplement that is learnt on top of the basics (core). The extended content is for more academically able, gifted and talented and it prepares learners for higher education and training. Learners will achieve grades ranging from A* to E.


At the end of Cambridge Upper Secondary, learners are awarded internationally recognised Cambridge IGCSE or Cambridge O Level qualifications, qualifying them for the Cambridge Advanced Level, Grades 12 & 13.

Cambridge Advanced Level – GCE AS & A2 Level

At this level, we prepare learners to join Universities. AS stands for Advanced Subsidiary Level, whereas A2 stands for Advanced Level.


The Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabus contains half the content of the corresponding to Advanced Level and is normally completed in one year – Year 12. Learners sit all the assessments for their full Advanced Level at the end of the second year – Year 13.


Admission of any student to Cambridge Advanced level [in any subject] is determined by attaining a C grade as the minimum requirement in the IGCSE extended exam in that particular subject; though, Science and Mathematics departments will demand a B-grade and above as the entry point.


Certainly note that admission to Year 12 for Advanced Subsidiary is dependent upon the student attaining six C grades and above, which must includes English and Mathematics results in IGCSE or its equivalent.


At Kabojja International School learners are advised to select 3 – 4 subjects for AS & A Level while putting the course they intend to study at the university and other career prospects under consideration.


The list of subjects is: English, Literature in English, Foreign Languages, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Business, Accounting, History, Sociology, Geography, Computer science, Mathematics and Art and Design.


We sit Cambridge Examination Series twice a year: in June and November; the results are released in August and January respectively

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