AMERICAN

SCHOOLCOOPERATIVE

TUNISof

HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE2011–2012

BP 150, Cité Taieb M’hiri2045 Laouina, TUNISIA

( +216 78 789 7897 +216 78 789 790

h secondaryoffice@acst.intl.tn:www.acst.net

directorAllan Bredy h

secondary principalLauren Mehrbach h

IB coordinatorLiz Thornton h

high school counselorDiane Hart h

CEEB CODE # 645000UCAS CENTER 45569

IB CODE # 001221

ACST MiSSion STATeMenT“Opening Doors, Hearts and Minds”

ACST PhiloSoPhy•Academic Distinction

and Intellectual Vitality•Community Consciousness•Social and Emotional Courage•Tangible Evolution of Students,

Staff and School

ACST ViSionThe American Cooperative School of Tunis will inspire a passion for learning while endowing students with the expertise and confidence necessary to pursue dreams in and for a global society.

oUR SChoolThe American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) is a non-selective, independent, non-profit, co-educational day school, founded in 1959, which offers an education-al program from pre-school through grade 12. The present enrollment is approximately 600 students. ACST has strong links to the U.S. Embassy in Tunis and is sponsored by the Office of Overseas Schools. The Coun-cil of International Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accredit ACST. ACST is also approved by the International Baccalaureate Organization for the Diploma Program.

SeCondARy SChool deMogRAPhiCS (2011)student population 253nationalities represented . . . . . . 55

African . . . . . . . . . 30%North American . . . . 26%European . . . . . . . . . . 19%Maghreb . . . . . . . . . . . 15%Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%Middle Eastern . . . . . . . . . . 2%Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%

ACST diPloMA ReQUiReMenTSLanguage Arts (English) µµµµ 4 creditsSocial Studies . . . . . . µµµµ 4 creditsMathematics . . . . . . . µµµ 3 creditsScience . . . . . . . . . . . µµµ 3 creditsForeign Language . . . . . µµ 2 creditsPhysical Education . . . . µµ 2 creditsVisual & Performing Arts .µ 1 creditTechnology & Media. . . . .µ ½ creditHealth . . . . . . . . . . . . .µ ½ creditElectives . . . . . . . . . µµµµ 4 creditsTotal Required Credits 24* *one credit equals one year of study

iB diPloMAAt ACST, IB is the primary program of study in grades 11 and 12. Enrollment in the IB Program is open to all ACST students. No one is discouraged from pursuing an IB Diploma. Students who choose to pursue

iB diPloMA continued the IB Diploma, concurrent with their ACST diploma, must fulfill following require-ments:•Students must enroll in 3 Higher Level

courses and 3 Standard Level courses (or 4 HL and 2 SL courses), and achieve a score of at least 24 points overall.

•Each course is worth a possible 7 points; points are accumulated based on inter-nal assessments completed throughout the two years of study, as well as final IB examinations.

•Students must successfully complete a Theory of Knowledge course.

•Students must successfully complete a 4000 word Extended Essay on a topic of their choice.

•Creativity, Action and Service (CAS): students must complete 150 hours of extra-curricular activities.

For more information regarding the Inter-national Baccalaureate Programme, please consult www.ibo.org.

iB CoURSeS oFFeRedIB History HL/SL IB Math HL/SL IB ITGS HL IB French B HL/Sl IB Math Studies IB French A2 HL IB French ab. SL IB Physics SL IB Geography HL/SL IB TOK IB Chemistry HL/SL IB Design Tech IB Arabic HL/SL IB Biology HL/SL IB English A1 HL/SL

gRAding and TRAnSCRiPTSACST does not calculate class rank, nor does it weight grades. However, if class rank information is indispensable for college admission purposes, an estimate can be made for students who have attended ACST in both their junior and senior years.

A+ (100–98) C (77–73) A (97–93) C- (72–70) A- (92–90) D+ (69–68) B+ (89–88) D (67–63) B (87–83) D- (62–60) B- (82–80) F (<60) C+ (79–78) P = Pass

iB ReSUlTS SUMMARy (2009–2011)number IB Diploma students 39candidates receiving diplomas 81% worldwide average 78%

SAT ReSUlTS (CLASS OF 2011 | Middle 50%) ACST MeanCritical Reading 470 570Mathematics 480 620Writing 480 590

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AMERICAN

SCHOOLCOOPERATIVE

TUNISof

HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE2011–2012

BP 150, Cité Taieb M’hiri2045 Laouina, TUNISIA

( +216 71 760 9057 +216 71 761 412

h secondaryoffice@acst.intl.tn:www.acst.net

directorAllan Bredy h

secondary principalLauren Mehrbach h

IB coordinatorLiz Thornton h

high school counselorDiane Hart h

CEEB CODE # 645000UCAS CENTER 45569IB CODE# 001221

Colleges and Universities aCCepting 2010–2011 gradUates

UniTed STATeSAlbright CollegeArizona State UniversityArt Institute of ChicagoAYLA Aviation AcademyBarry UniversityBoston University (7 yr. Acc. Medical Program)Capitol CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityCatholic University of AmericaCornell UniversityDquesne UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityDuquesne UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyGannon UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHofstra UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaJohns Hopkins UniversityKent State UniversityKeystone CollegeLa Salle UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola ChicagoMansfield UniversityMarquette UniversityMaryland UniversityMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health ScienceMichigan State UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityOhio State UniversityPace UniversityParsons, The New School for DesignPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityPratt InstituteProvidence CollegePurdue UniversityRhode Island School of DesignRochester Institute of TechnologyRoger Williams UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySchool of Visual Arts, NYSt. Edward’s UniversitySt. John’s UniversitySuffolk UniversityState University of New York at OneontaState University of New York at BuffaloSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of Mary WashingtonUniversity of MichiganUniversity of California at DavisUniversity of California at IrvineUniversity of California at Riverside

University of California at San DiegoUniversity of California at Santa BarbaraUniversity of California at Santa CruzUniversity of MassachusettsUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburgUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WisconsinValparaiso UniversityVirginia TechWest Virginia UniversityWilmington University

CAnAdACarleton UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcGill UniversityQueen’s UniversityQuest UniversityRyerson UniversityUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of GuelphUniversity of OttawaUniversity of TorontoUniversity of WaterlooUniversity of Western OntarioWaterloo UniversityYork University

UniTed KingdoMAston UniversityLoughborough UniversityRichmond UniversityUniversity of GreenwichUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BradfordUniversity of BrunelUniversity of LeedsUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of NewcastleUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of SurreyUniversity of West LondonUniversity of WestminsterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of York

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