HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2024 - 25
OUR MISSION
Together we inspire a love of learning, empowering all students with the courage, confidence, creativity, and compassion to make their unique contribution in a diverse and dynamic world.
SCHOOL & COMMUNITY
Established in 1995 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Non-profit, independent, co-educational day school
EY to G12
Approximately 767 AISC students in 2024-25 Academic Year
26 nationalities
First and second semester grades are recorded on the student’s official transcript. Progress reports are given to students mid-semester. Due to the importance of recent, most consistent evidence in determining the final semester score, AISC does not provide official mid-semester progress reports to universities.
ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL
226 students who represent 21 nationalities. The high school has 39 faculty, of which 90% hold advanced degrees. AISC does not report GPA or Class Rank.
LEIGH FITZGERALD, Head of School headofschool@aischennai.org
GREG CLINTON, Deputy Head of School cgreg@aischennai.org
MICHAEL MALONE, Principal mmichael@aischennai.org
CHRIS GALATY, Secondary Associate Principal gchristopher@aischennai.org
SAMIR JAMAL, Counselor jsamir@aischennai.org
SHELLEY-ANN FRANCIS, Counselor fshelley@aischennai.org
LISA LEVI, IBDP/AP Coordinator llisa@aischennai.org
PRIYA SARATH, Registrar spriya@aischennai.org
100 Feet Rd, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113
+91 44 2254 9000
www.aischennai.org
@AISChennai @AISChennai
ACADEMICS AT AISC
80+ course options: Average class size: 11
25 AP & IB courses offered
IBDP: 28% of students in G11-12 are pursuing the full IB Diploma
AP: 52% of G11-12 students take 2 or more AP courses
Personalized Learning (38% of G11-12 students) pathways include Passion Projects, AISC Capstone, and accredited online courses
CLASS OF 2025
48 students representing 9 nationalities
6 years of average tenure at AISC
Graduation Date: May 31st, 2025
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY APPLICATION PROCESS
Suggested application limit of 10 leads to thoughtful choices and high yield
Students from the Class of 2024 have matriculated to 12 different countries
Teacher and Counselor recommendations are confidential
ACTIVITIES/DISCOVERY PROGRAM
33+ student-run clubs/organizations
85% of students participate in at least one club
10 interscholastic athletic teams
30% of students play on at least one team
All HS students participate in the robust Discovery Program (0.25 credit per school year) that focuses on experiential learning (week-long Discover India trip), inquiry, and reflection, while practicing and developing self-awareness, self-management, and healthy habits.
STANDARDS - BASED ASSESSMENT & REPORTING GRADING POLICY (SBAR)
(Since 2018-19 school year)
AISC follows standards-based assessment and reporting [SBAR]. Students receive feedback using a 1-8 achievement scale based on recent, most consistent evidence of their learning. At the end of each semester, students earn an overall score for each course based on the relative importance of the academic achievement strands in each course.
Grade Distribution Class of 2025
Grade 11, Second Semester Grades
Grade distribution of academic achievement by course for the Class of 2025. Grades are for the second semester of Year 11 during the 2023-2024 academic year. Students in other grades who may have subscribed to the course are not included here.
Knowledge & Understanding: The student recalls facts, terms, and definitions while also explaining concepts, ideas, process, themes and the like. The student learns and performs skills related to their studies.
Thinking and Transfer: The student plans for learning by formulating questions, generating ideas and researching. The student thinks about learning critically by analyzing, interpreting, evaluating and using other metacognitive skills. The student applies knowledge and skills to unfamiliar or new contexts.
Communication: The student expresses and organizes ideas in multiple forms. The student appropriately adapts communication to different audiences and forms. The student uses conventions, terminology and vocabulary relevant to the discipline.
SCORE BANDS
7/8 - Exemplary knowledge/understanding. Highly effective thinking/transfer with the successful use of evidence to produce desired results. Highly precise and concise communication with the correct attention to the audience.
5/6 - Proficient knowledge/understanding with skilled use of evidence and counterpoints. Sufficiently precise and concise communication with some attention to the audience.
3/4 - Knowledge/understanding still developing. Thinking/transfer underdeveloped with unspecific use of evidence. Superficial communication.
1/2 - Insufficient knowledge/understanding. Superficial thinking/transfer with little use of evidence. Some attempt at communication.
Total percentages for Elective Courses
DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS
AISC students have the opportunity to earn additional endorsements on their diploma indicating an area of concentration over and above the High School Graduation Requirements. The purpose of these endorsements is to recognize students who demonstrate the pursuit of a specialized and/or highly rigorous course of study.
American University
Babson College
Baylor University
Beloit College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bryn Mawr
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Pomona
California State University, San Luis Obispo
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
City University of New York
Colorado State University, Ft Collins
Cornell University
DePaul University
Drexel University
Duke University
Embry Riddle University
Emerson College
Fort Lewis College
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynn University
Macalester University
MCPHS University (Mass College of Pharmacy)
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Purdue University
Quinnipiac University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rutgers University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Smith College
South Methodist University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Denver
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Michigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota
University of New Mexico
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Texas
University of Utah
University of Virginia
USA
USA
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vassar College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wellesley College
Western Michigan University
Western Washington University
Yale University
UK
Aston University
Cardiff University
Hult International Business School
King’s College, University of London
Loughborough University
LSE- London School of Economics & Political Science
Queen Mary University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
SOAS University of London
The London Institute
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Greenwich
University of Leicester
University of Loughborough
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Warwick
UCL- University College London
University of Central Lancashire University of
Glasgow
University of the Arts London
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of St Andrews
University of Westminster
University of York
EUROPE
École Ferrières- Hôtellerie
École National Supérieure d Architecture de Lyon
EDHEC Business School
ESCP Business School
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Koç University, Turkey
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Switzerland
SKEMA Business School
Sonderborg (SDU), Denmark
Tilburg University
University College Dublin
University College Utrecht, Netherlands
University of Applied Sciences Europe, Berlin
University of Groningen
University of Saint Malo
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
HONG
CANADA
Concordia University Montreal
Dalhousie University
Memorial University
The University of British Columbia
Toronto Film School
University of Alberta
University of Montreal
University of Toronto
SOUTH KOREA*
Dankook University
Dongguk University
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Hanyang University
Hongik University
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
(KAIST), Daejeon
Kookmin University
Pusan National University
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungshin Women’s University
Yonsei University
Ewha's Womens University
Korea University
ASIA/AUSTRALIA/JAPAN
International Christian University
Krea University, India
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
Sophia University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The University of Hong Kong University of Sydney
Waseda University
In 2018, AISC became the first K-12 school in the world to receive LEED Gold Certification on the ARC Platform. We achieved Platinum in 2020.
*As of August 2024, South Korean applicants continue to await decisions