ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY:

The college is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP)pursuing authorization for MYP Year 4 and 5. Also offered is the two year International Baccalaureate (IB)Diploma Programme (DP).

SOS-HERMANN GMEINERINTERNATIONAL COLLEGECollege Profile 2019Private Mail Bag,Community 6, Tema, Ghana

CEEB 617440 UCAS 48174

Mr. Israel Titi Ofei

Mr. Nii Amaa Akita

Mr. Julian Kitching

Ms. Emefa Ntem

Mrs. Helena MelomeyPrincipal

Vice-Principal

Director of Studies

Guidance Counselor

Senior House TutorFaculty Population of 46 from 3 continents

Faculty Experience of 18 yearsaverage & international education

ADMISSIONS

• Entrance into the college is highly selective. Prospective students must have excellent credentials from their former schoolsand write an entrance examination.

• Dependent on strong exam performance, students are invited for an interview, after which admissions decisions are made.Selection is strictly by merit.

QUICK FACTS

Curriculum

• Student Population - 359, from 20 countries

• Facilities - 4 Science Labs, 3 Computer Labs,1 Creativity Lab, 40,000 Volume Library, 1 Swimming Pool, an Athletics Track and aFootball Field, Tennis Courts, a Badminton Court and 2 Gyms.

• Membership - The Association of International Schools (AISA); International Schools’ Association (ISA).

• Calendar - 180-day year, Ten 40-minute lessons daily, Semester 1: August - December, Semester 2: January - June.

Mrs. Ayeshat D. Addison MYP Coordinator

Since the inception of SOS Kinderdorf in Austria after WWII, the organization has provided family life and education for orphaned and vulnerable children in SOS Children’s Villages. So far, it has expanded to 134 countries and territories, providing homes toover 82,000 children in 554 Villages and with over 600 SOS Youth Facilities worldwide. In total, about 82,000 children and adultshave benefitted from SOS family strengthening programmes since December 2013.

The school’s last cohort for the IGCSE curriculum will complete their final exams in June 2019.

• Founding Purpose - SOS-HGIC was founded in 1990 by SOS Kinderdorf International, a worldwide charitable organization, to prepare academically able students from SOS Villages across Africa, students from the host country, and from countries around the world, for tetiary education.

• Location - Port city of Tema, Ghana (30km from Accra)

• Motto - Knowledge in the Service of Africa

SCHOOL OVERVIEW

• A residential institution where students live as a community in boarding hostels with a strong personal and social educationprogramme. Students get the opportunity to share experiences from their home countries in an environment which fosters unity.

• Modern facilities, including computer, language, science and an Apple Creativity laboratory as well as a computerized library.

• Committed to intellectual inquiry through the IB Diploma and Middle Years Programmes.

• Committed to living the motto, “Knowledge in the Service of Africa”, the school encourages students to return to theirhome countries after college graduation to live, work and achieve positions of influence & responsibilty.

• Holds high expectations of students to become instrumental in fostering discernment and unity needed on the Africancontinent and in the wider global community.

CURRICULUM

MYP 4 and 5Candidate school for the IB MYP pursuing authorization for MYP Year 4 and 5 administered by theInternational Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).

Requirements:Requirements:

• Language and Literature, Language Acquisition

• Individuals and Societies

• Sciences

• Mathematics

• At least one course in the Arts or Design

• Participation in interdisciplinary units and an individual

personal project.

• Compulsory enrollment in bespoke courses in Thinking Skills,

ICT and a Reading Seminar program.

DP1 and DP2 IB DP administered by the InternationalBaccalaureate Organization (IBO).

• 3 at Higher Level (HL) and 3 at Standard Level (SL)

• Theory of Knowledge - A course concerned with the

nature of knowledge & knowing in different disciplines.

• Extended Essay - A 4,000 word piece of independent

research in a chosen subject

• Creativity Activity Service (CAS)

In rare instances for students not suited for studying the

complete diploma, the College offers 3 HL courses and 2 SL

courses. Such students are known as diploma programme

courses (DPC) candidates.

Group GroupIntended IB Middle Year Programme (MYP) IB Diploma ProgrammeLanguage and LiteratureEnglish, Amharic, French, Swahili

Language AcquisitionEnglish, French

Individuals and SocietiesEconomics, Geography, History

SciencesBiology, Chemistry, Physics

MathematicsStandard MathematicsExtended Mathematics

The ArtsVisual ArtsPerforming Arts

Design

1 1

22

3

34

45

56

67

Studies in Language and Literature

Language Acquisition

Human & Social studies Individuals & Societies

Sciences

Mathematics

Visual Arts HL/SL

English A Literature HL/SL, English A Language & Literature SL, Amharic A Literature SL, French A Language & Literature SL, Swahili A Literature SL

French B HL/SL, Spanish ab initio SL,English B HL/SL, Swahili B HL/SL & ab initio SL

History HL/SL, Economics HL/SL, Geography HL/SL, Social & Cultural Anthropology HL/SL,Information Technology in a Global Society HL/SL.

Biology HL/SL, Chemistry HL/SLPhysics HL, Computer Science HL/SL

Mathematics Analysis HL/SL, Mathematics Applications HL/SL

The ArtsCombined Digital and Product Design

Music

A total of 9 0r 10 courses in; 6 Courses chosen from the IB subject groups;

GRADING RESULTS

IB GRADES

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

IGCSE IBTotal

TestedICE

CertificatesTotal

TestedDiplomasAwarded

2009

2017

66 53 71 68

2010 71 60 85 80

2012 75 60 82 77

2013 80 64 85 79

2014 78 63 83 83

2015 82 66 89 85

2016 81 74 94 90

88 83 90 86

Highly motivated, academic, well-rounded, and committed students focused on ideals of service with strong will to succeed.

An international approach to teaching and learning.

The college also has a philosophy which places a strong emphasis on activities of service to the local community. Serviceactivities involve the whole school, and go beyond the the basic requirements of the IB Diploma.

A wide international representation including students from; Australia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Korea, Kenya, Lesotho,Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, UK, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

KEY ACTIVITIES

CAS Experiences - Arts, Beads, Batik Tye & Dye, CAShair, Cooking,Cultural Dance, Drama, Environmental CAS, Learning Links LiteracyProject, Macrame, Music,Pottery & Ceramics, Public Health,Safety, Screen Printing, Sewing, SOS Village, Video & Photography Wire Weaving.

National Day Celebarations -

Commemoration of IndependenceDays of countries represented in thestudent body.

Clubs - Chess, Debate, College Waves, Illera,Interact, Model United Nations, Mogul, Pan-African,Photography, Probotics, Science, Z-Club, 8 Counts.

Sports - Athletics, Basketball, Field Hockey,Handball, Soccer, Swimming,Tennis, Volleyball.

SERVICEThe college embraces service to the community as part of Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS). This is an integral part of the IBDiploma programme, but has also been adopted as a school philosophy, to be done by the entire student body.

Service Accomplishments -Provided potable drinking water by laying an 882-meter pipeline to an underpriviledged village.Constructed a drainage system at settlement for destitute veterans from WWII. Constructed school buildings in some rural communities. Initiated a scholarship scheme for underpriviledged students.

The school also offers extended community service programmes on some weekends.

The College has initiated joint CAS projects with schools around the world. SOS-HGIC has hosted and worked with staff and students from Lillestom Videregaende Skol, Norway; the American Schoolof Paris, France, Phillips Exeter School, and St. Paul’s School, both of New Hampshire, USA.SOS-HGIC students also visit these schools for exchange programmes.

Every year, students participate in international Youth Leadership Conferences.

COMMUNITY

2018 87 86 90 85

2011 75 54 81 78

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COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT

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