High School Stage (Grades 9-12)

This Stage aims at enabling students to: 

1. Prepare for their life at university and beyond. 
2. Actively participate in a globalized, fast-paced society, based on knowledge and digitization.
3. Selecting programs and subjects that help them achieve their learning ambitions.
4. Undertake individual and group work.
5. Choose behaviors and attitudes that lead to success.
6. Develop a wide range of interests and capabilities.
7. Address the challenges of enrollment in universities.
8. Know their roles and responsibilities as members of a family, community, nation and common world, and act accordingly.
9. Participate actively in community service activities and initiate such activities.
10. Practice good health, nutritional, environmental and study habits.
     

There are 6 classes a day; each class is 60 minutes. Students have a 50-minute break after the 3rd period.

Class and break times are listed in the School Hours Timetable.

High School Programme Options

Starting Grade 9, students can choose from one of the following programme options:

1. The National Programme: the Jordanian High School Certificate (Tawjihi) -Scientific and Literary Stream
2. International General Certificate of Secondary Education IAL (International A Level) /IGCSE/Edexcel/Cambridge
3. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)

1.The National Programme - Jordanian General High School Certificate (Tawjihi):

This programme is taught primarily in Arabic. It covers all subjects required by the Jordanian Ministry of Education curriculum, in addition to offering German language as an option for students in Grades 9 and 10.

After finishing Grade 10, students can choose to join the Scientific or Literary Stream. In addition to all the compulsory subjects for Grades 11 and 12, our school also offers all electives set by the Jordanian Ministry of Education in both streams.

For more information about the Jordanian General High School Certificate (Tawjihi):

Deputy Head of Stage for the National Programme – Jackline Demerjian

(j.demerjian@nos.edu.jo)

2.The General Certificate of Secondary Education IAL (International A Level) /IGCSE/Edexcel/Cambridge

Starting Grade 9, all students can choose to enroll in this International British Certificate Programme where they sit for the external exams from the General Certificate of Secondary Education IAL (International A Level) /IGCSE/Edexcel/Cambridge.

This Programme is taught primarily in English. Students can choose among a selection of Scientific or Literary subjects from the programme curricula, based on the type of Jordanian Equivalency they want. In addition to the assigned curricula based on their subject choices in this programme, students take subjects, curricula and activities set by the Jordanian Ministry of Education and the school to fulfill graduation requirements.

Those who wish to join this programme from outside the school are required to sit for an entrance exam to evaluate their academic and English Language abilities.

For more information about the IGCSE Programme at NOS:

Head of Stage (9-12) – Sophie Sammour

(s.sammour@nos.edu.jo)

IGCSE Programme Coordinator – Nancy Zabaneh

(n.zabaneh@nos.edu.jo)

3.International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)

Our school became an “IB World School” in March 2018, accredited to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The first class of NOS IBDP students will graduate from in 2021.

NOS also offers IBDP Foundation Years in Grades 9 and 10.

This programme is taught primarily in English. Students can choose among a selection of Scientific or Literary subjects from the programme curricula, based on the type of Jordanian Equivalency they want. In addition to the assigned curricula based on their subject choices in this programme, students take subjects, curricula and activities set by the Jordanian Ministry of Education and the school to fulfill graduation requirements.

Students are accepted in this programme, whether from inside or outside the school after passing a special entrance exam and interview.

For more information on the IBDP at NOS:

Head of Stage (9-12)/NOS-IBDP Administrator – Sophie Sammour

(s.sammour@nos.edu.jo)

NOS-IBDP Coordinator – Alas Haddad (ae.haddad@nos.edu.jo)

Jordanian General Secondary Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) Equivalency for Students of International Programmes:

Students of the international programmes who may wish to go to university in Jordan and anyone who may wish to work in Jordan in the future, especially those who want to register in any professional or labor unions or associations, must obtain a “Tawjihi Equivalency”. It is therefore highly recommended that all international programme students work towards obtaining the Tawjihi Equivalency irrespective of which programme they are in.

Our International Programmes students, must take and pass a certain number of required subjects in order to qualify for the Equivalency, depending on their stream (Scientific or Literary). The list of these subjects can be obtained from the Head of Stage (9-12), the Programme Coordinators, or the University Counselor.