Curriculum
ACADEMIC TERMS
The academic year is divided into 3 terms as follows:
First Term – April to June
Second Term – September to December
Third Term – January to March
Our Kindergarten (Lower KG & Higher KG) curriculum is designed to enable children to develop a love for learning in young and supple minds. Adopting the infallible play way method and using a wide range of learning materials and activities, these inquisitive and impressionable minds explore creative, mathematical, linguistic and psychosocial areas. The tiny tots are encouraged to gain confidence in their abilities by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to joyously venture into new areas of learning. We nurture the cognitive and fine motor skills of these young ones through a warm, caring and stimulating atmosphere provided to encourage curiosity. The development of their tender minds through a variety of creative, kinesthetic and problem-solving activities helps learning to become a natural and enjoyable process.
Subjects Offered
English Language
Rhymes
Storytelling
Mathematics
General Knowledge
Art & Craft
Games
In Primary School (Grades 1 to 5), our curriculum focuses on encouraging inquiry, exploration and inculcating confidence in key learning skills such as reading, writing, listening, speaking, information technology capability, problem-solving, observation and self-assessment. The primary school years encourage and motivate young minds to become self-confident, self-reliant and self-disciplined through a variety of curricular and co-curricular programs. Children of this age group are active, curious, experimental and imaginative and the primary school curriculum is tailored to make the best use of these character traits for proper development.
Subjects Offered
Primary Language (English)
Second Language (Hindi/Arabic)
Mathematics
Environmental Studies
Bahrain Geography
Computer Science
General Knowledge
Art & Craft
Games & Physical Education
Moral Science
Islamic Studies (*Islamic Studies is mandatory for all Muslims while Value Education/Moral Science is offered to others)
In Middle School (Grades 6 to 8), students build on the foundations laid in primary school. While holistic growth is always the focus, during these years the pace of academic demands is slowly accelerated, and students are groomed to embrace challenges while becoming aware of the need to set goals and have long-term objectives. Assessment in Middle School is a Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE), using a variety of assessment tools. Continuous evaluation of a child’s performance in class and in the assessments is monitored and reviewed throughout the academic year to facilitate their continued progress. Timely sharing and discussion of each child’s progress with parents builds a strong school parent partnership that ensures that each child is developing in an all-round and appropriate manner.
Subjects Offered
Primary Language (English)
Second Language (Hindi/Arabic)
Third Language (French/Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada)
Mathematics
Science (Physics/Chemistry/Biology)
Social Studies (History/Civics/Geography)
Computer Science
General Knowledge
Art & Craft
Games & Physical Education
Moral Science
Islamic Studies (*Islamic Studies is mandatory for all Muslims while Value Education/Moral Science is offered to others)
In High School (Grades 9 & 10), a smooth transition from childhood to adolescence is facilitated by value-added education even as academic challenges become the focus and students begin preparation for the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, at the end of Grade 10. Assessment in the high school section is strictly as per CBSE guidelines, using a variety of assessment tools that aim and facilitate ease of communication between the school and parents in order to ensure that each child feels comfortable in the path of progress.
Subjects Offered
Primary Language (English)
Second Language (Hindi/French/Malayalam/Arabic)
Social Studies (History/ Geography/Democratic Politics/Economics)
Mathematics
Science (Physics/Chemistry/Biology)
Computer Science
Art & Craft
Games & Physical Education
Moral Science
Islamic Studies (*Islamic Studies is mandatory for all Muslims while Value Education/Moral Science is offered to others)
In Senior School (Grades 11 & 12), students take their first step toward choosing a career path and begin to focus on subjects in line with that choice. The school provides guidance to help students make their choice and has specialist teachers for all offered subjects. The school also offers scholarships that provide students an added incentive to work harder at this critical juncture in their academic life. At the culmination of these two crucial years, which is at the end of Grade 12, students sit for the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
Streams Offered
SCIENCE
Code: SMB – English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology
Code: SMC – English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science
Code: SME – English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering Graphics
Code: SBP – English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology
Code: SBPE – English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education
COMMERCE
Code: CMT – English, Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Applied Mathematics
Code: CMK – English, Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Marketing
Code: CPE – English, Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Physical Education
HUMANITIES
Code: HMK – English, Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Marketing
Code: HPE – English, Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Physical Education
Eligibility Criteria for streams (based on Model or Board Examination marks available at the time of application)
Stream & Combinations | Stream Code | Eligibility (% of Marks) |
|---|---|---|
Science (Mathematics & Biology) | SMB | Minimum of 75% in aggregate and in Science & Mathematics separately |
Science (Mathematics & Computer Sc. Or Engg. Graphics) | SMC & SME | Minimum of 75% in aggregate and in Science & Mathematics separately |
Science (Biology & Psychology or Physical Education) | SBP & SBPE | Minimum of 70% in aggregate and in Science |
Commerce (Applied Mathematics) | CMT | Minimum of 65% in aggregate and in Mathematics |
Commerce (Marketing / Physical Education) | CMK & CPE | Minimum of 65% in aggregate and in Mathematics |
Humanities (Marketing / Physical Education) | HMK & HPE | Minimum of 60% in aggregate |
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE
Admission to Grade 11 is provisional and will be confirmed only on the basis of the Grade 10 CBSE Board Examination results.
Streams and combinations offered will depend upon the strength enrolled in each. If your stream code selected in “Option 1” does not have adequate enrollments, you will be offered your “Option 2” choice. If there are inadequate enrollments in your “Option 2” choice also, then you will be offered your “Option 3” choice.
Scholarships on Tuition Fee will be offered only to current Grade 10 students of The Asian School based on the given eligibility and availing criteria.
Students who wish to avail an offered scholarship should apply with proof of marks obtained in the Board Examination once the results are declared. Until then, all students must pay the fees in full.
The excess fee amount paid by students who have obtained the required aggregate percentage marks in order to be eligible for a scholarship and have paid the fees will be adjusted against their future months' Tuition Fees.
Students who were awarded scholarships in Grade 11, must score a minimum aggregate of 75% in Grade 11 Annual Examination in order to continue receiving the scholarship benefit in Grade 12.
Evalution Criteria
Scholastic Assessment
Co-Scholastic Assessment
Co-scholastic Activities for LKG to Grade 5:
For the holistic development of the student,co-curricular activities in the following areas will be conducted and will be graded on a 3 point grading scale (A – Outstanding, B – Good, C – Fair).
Art
Craft
Health & Physical Education (For Grade 1 to Grade 5)
Music (For Grade 4 & Grade 5)
Co-scholastic Activities for Grades 6 to 10:
Co-curricular activities in the following areas will be conducted and will be graded on a 5 point grading scale (A to E).
Art Education
Health & Physical Education
Work Education (For Grade 9 & Grade 10)
Co-scholastic Activities for Grades 11 and 12:
Co-curricular activities in the following areas will be conducted and will be graded on a 9 point grading scale (A1 to E).
General Studies
Health and Physical Education
Work Experience
Discipline:
All students of Grades 6 to 12 will also be assessed for discipline, which will be based on factors such as attendance, sincerity, behavior, values, respect for rules and regulations, attitude towards society and the nation, among others. Grading of discipline will be done on a 5 point grading scale (A to E) for Grades 6 to 10 and a 9 point scale (A1 To E) for Grades 11 and 12.
Promotion Criteria
Minimum attendance should be 75% of the total working days. Minimum 33% for Grades 6 to 11 (‘D’ grade) and 40% for LKG to Grade 5 (‘D’ grade) in all subjects.
Minimum 33% in all practicals for Grades 11 and 12.
It is compulsory for a student to appear for all examinations and tests. If a student fails to appear for the Half Yearly Examination (LKG to Grade 8) on genuine grounds and if the Principal is satisfied with the reasons, he/she may be allowed proportionate credit for the examination at the time of final assessment for promotion to the next higher grade.
Students absenting themselves from any examination or test for medical reasons are required to submit a medical certificate along with a letter of absence.
All subjects will be continuously assessed during the course of the academic year and graded according to performance. The tests will be Periodic and Examinations.
A student who has not appeared in the Annual Examination is not eligible for promotion to the next higher grade, even if he/she secures sufficient marks in the earlier tests and examinations. But if the reason for absence is genuine, the Principal may arrange a re-examination for the student. Such re-examinations cannot be later than 31st May. There will be no re-examination for any Periodic tests or Half Yearly Examination for students of LKG to Grade 8.
A student of Grade 8 will not be considered for promotion to Grade 9 unless he/she secures a passing grade in the third language.
Students using unfair means in any test/examination will be given ‘0’ marks in that subject and it will be recorded as an act of misconduct. Any repetition of such acts will be taken up seriously.
A student failing twice in the same grade has to be withdrawn from the school.
The Central Board of Secondary Examination, Delhi conducts the All India Secondary School Examination at the end of Grade 10 and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination at the end of Grade 12. Candidates for these examinations must have a minimum of 75% attendance and a record of satisfactory academic performance for the continuous assessments in Grades 10 and 12. A student failing in the Grade 10 or Grade 12 Board Examination will not be allowed to continue in the same grade.
Indians who have acquired a Bahraini passport should inform the concerned school authorities about the same. Bahraini passport holders should opt for Arabic instead of Hindi for their II language.
Exceptions
In the case of an LKG to Grade 3 student securing ‘E’ grade (below 40%)
in one subject: If a student secures above 35% in that subject then promotion will be granted. If he/she secures below 35% then he/she will have to appear for a supplementary examination in that subject and secure at least 40% to get promoted.
in more than one subject: The student will have to appear for a supplementary examination in those subjects and secure at least 40% in each of those subjects to get promoted.
A student of Grades 6 to 9 or 11 securing less than 33% (‘E’ grade) in one or two subjects will have to appear for a supplementary examination for the subject(s) and obtain a minimum of 33% (‘D’ grade) to get promoted. If he/she does not pass in the supplementary examination, they will have to repeat the year.