High School: Another Day of Sun

Our two EDT inspectors, Sally Lane and David Bowles, were "very happy with everything" and the Broadway Mashup's Matinee and Evening performances received fantastic reviews. This week, High School students and parents have the opportunity to meet 76 well-known higher education institutions from the UK; we congratulate Year 11 students for attaining their Duke of Edinburgh Award and provide a Traffic update. Learn more here…

Our two EDT inspectors, Sally Lane and David Bowles, were "very happy with everything" that they saw over their two days at St Andrews last week, with all the meetings, with teachers, students and parents, being very positive and also very positive feedback on the High School lessons that they observed on Monday afternoon.

As Mr Paul has written in his Head’s Lines, “They were very positive about all they had seen inside and outside of the classrooms and were very impressed with everyone they had met and had discussions about different aspects of the operation and management of the school.” 

St Andrews therefore both continues to be accredited as an Outstanding school and as a holder of the British Schools Overseas Award.

As I wrote in last week’s Newsletter, Sally and David began their tour of the High School last Monday in the Theatre, where we were lucky enough to see a sneak preview of the first number from this year’s High School Production: Broadway Mashup.

Tuesday and Wednesday's Matinee and Evening performances got fantastic reviews - I watched the livestream on Wednesday - but unfortunately a positive case among the cast meant that we had to postpone Thursday’s final performances.

 We will inform the lucky ticket holders of the rearranged date as soon as we are able to confirm this.

University Update

This coming Tuesday, High School students and parents have the opportunity to meet 76 well-known higher education institutions from across England, Scotland and Wales. This Virtual event will include a study in the UK Presentation and finish with a Breakout Rooms Session where Students and families can interact directly with university admissions officers. 

This week we would also like to congratulate Samuel on receiving offers from a number of universities around the world.

"I am most interested in attending university in Hong Kong or Singapore. These two countries are some of the biggest financial hubs globally, and studying there would widen my exposure to the opportunities available in the world of finance."

University Offers in Finance and Business - Samuel Year 13 

United Kingdom

• The University of Manchester - Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience (ITMB)

• The University of Manchester - International Business, Finance & Economics with Industrial Experience

Canada 

• University of Toronto - Social Science and Humanities

• University of Toronto - Rotman Commerce

Hong Kong

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) - Business and Management

• University of Hong Kong (HKU)- Asset Management Private Banking

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - IBBA

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Quantitative Finance

• University of Hong Kong (HKU) - Business Analytics

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) - Information Systems

Below is the updated infographic showing the number, and range, of university offers and acceptances received by Year 13 students. Depending on the country and university, offers are given out at different times and with various application deadlines, we therefore expect this list to continue to grow significantly over the coming weeks and months.

Above is the updated infographic showing the number, and range, of university offers and acceptances received by Year 13 students. Depending on the country and university, offers are given out at different times and with various application deadlines, we therefore expect this list to continue to grow significantly over the coming weeks and months.

Duke of Edinburgh International Award

Congratulations to Year 11 students Nunu, Yun Jung, Nysa, Ing Ing, and Pin for achieving the Bronze level of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. Despite restrictions caused by COVID, they managed to complete the Bronze level online by demonstrating resilience and completing the Service, Skill and Physical aspects. 

Hopefully, they will continue on to the Silver Award and will be able to experience a real Adventurous journey next year.

Please remember that all the school's live Google Calendars can be seen via Moodle. 

Mr Roo
Head of High School