This document provides information about three different students (Student A, B, and C) and their course selections in Years 9, 10, and 11. Student A takes a broad range of subjects across humanities, arts, sciences and technologies in Year 9. In Years 10 and 11, their courses focus more on sciences, history, languages, and math while also taking courses in journalism, marine projects, and cryptography. Student B has a strong interest in science and takes science-focused courses alongside other subjects. Their courses give them opportunities to apply their science learning through projects. Student C is passionate about the arts and their course selections emphasize arts-related subjects to prepare them for art school after Year 11, including courses in fashion, visual

1. Student A
This student is an all round student with interest in a wide range of subjects. In year 9 s/he is
taking French as a second taster language and optional subjects cover the Humanities Arts and
Technologies. The elements courses cover Literature, Geography, History and Film Making

2. Student A
In Year 10 he/she is following two Sciences, History and Chinese to go with English Language,
Literature, Maths and Global Perspectives GCSEs. There is also the possibility of GCSE in
Enterprise. The other Elements course s are in Art, Geography and History

3. Student A
In Year 11 he/she moves on to a pre IB course in Maths, having taken the GCSE. The other GCSE
courses lead to final exams this year. The elements course on Cryptography will build further on
those Maths skills while Journalism will improve communication. The Marine project has the
extra bonus of picking up a SCUBA qualification along the way

4. Student B
This student has already decided where his/her interests lie s/he is a passionate scientist who
knows that their future will lie in an area where Science plays a big part. In year 9 a broad
education means that they are following the Arts and Technology options, and will Improve their
ICT skills with Animation

5. Student B
In Year 10 the Sciences come to the fore, with three GCSE optins to o with Spanish, English
Language and Literature, Maths and Global Perspectives. The Marine Environment Project
pushes their Science theory into the real world, and two more compute based courses improve
these skills as well as gaining Adobe certificates

6. Student B
In Year 11 he/she moves on to a pre IB course in Maths, having taken the GCSE. The other GCSE
courses lead to final exams this year. App design will push the computing skills even further,
while the Science course in elements will cover areas that are outside and beyond the GCSE
courses. The History course will set the stories of history in broader cultural context.

7. Student C
Here we have a student who is passionate about the Arts and is looking to go on to Art School
after Island School. The options in Year 9 are predominately Arts related and the basic
Cantonese will help the student explore the professional Art world in Hong Kong

8. Student C
In Year 10 Arts and Textiles are GCSE courses with Biology, Chinese, English Language and
Literature, Maths and Global Perspectives. Fashion and Vision and Viral will emphasise the
creative skills. There is an emphasis on communication through journalism and some Psychology
through Criminology.

9. Student C
In Year 11 GCSEs are taken in the summer, but the Arts are still pushed in Architecture and
Theatre. The Theatre project also has a Community Service element which will help prepare for
year 12 CAS, along with Explorations.