Primary School - Grade 1 to 7.
-Cambridge primary school curriculum is used - with certain adaptations to the Mozambican situation.
-Core subjects are:
- Maths
- English
- Environmental Science (which includes Geography, Biology, Physics and Chemistry)
- Art and Craft
- Portuguese
- Computers
IMPORTANT Pupils must achieve the required standard in each grade before proceeding to the next grade.
-In Grade 7 pupils write a secondary school entrance exam, before proceeding to high school.
Grade 8 to 12
First 2 years
(Grade 8 and 9) students do core subjects:
- Maths
- Geography
- Information Technology
- English
- Environmental Management
- Accounts & Bookkeeping
- Art
- Science. Biology/Physics/Chemistry
- Office procedures
- Business Finance
- Business Studies
Third year- after discussion with the parents and the pupil a career directed portfolio is devised in two basic directions
a) Academic
b) Commercial ( A Design and Technology course will be added as soon as possible - as a third option)
To pursue an ACADEMIC CAREER OPTION
Students have to : - do at least 5 subjects at CAMBRIDGE ORDINARY LEVEL
followed by a 2 year ADVANCED LEVEL course in at least 5 AS-level subjects.
(AS-level - Subsidiary-level is between O-and A-level.) This will qualify them for university entrance.
Subjects offered at O-level are:
- Maths
- English
- Art and Design
- Geography
- Environmental Management
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Business Studies
- Travel and Tourism
- Food and Nutrition
- Principles of Accounts
TOTAL 12 options.
IMPORTANT
1.To proceed to A-level a student must achieve an A, B or C grade at O-level in the subjects they wish to do at A-level.
2.It is compulsory to achieve an A, B or C grade in O-level Maths and English to qualify for A-level.
Subjects offered at A-level are:
- English Language (AS)
- General Paper (AS)
- Art and Design
- Geography
- Environmental Management
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Accounts
- Business Studies
- Travel and Tourism
TOTAL 10 OPTIONS
To pursue a COMMERCIAL CAREER OPTION
Students will follow the City and Guilds Diplomas course which includes the following:
English for Business Communication…….Level 1, 2, 3.
Business Studies………………………… Level 1, 2
Book-keeping and Accounts……………..Level 1, 2, 3.
Business Finance…………………………Level 1, 2, 3.
Office Procedures………………………...Level 1, 2, 3
IT - Word, Excel, Data ...............................Level 1, 2, 3
Text Production.........................………….Level 1, 2, 3
ESOL …………………………………….Level 1 - 7 ( English for Speakers of Other Languages.)
NOTE: 1. City and Guilds equivalencies to O- and A-level
Level 1………………Grade 9
Level 2 ……………...O-Level
Level 3 ………………AS-Level
Level 4 ………………AS/A-Level.
2. Students who have the capacity are encouraged to follow both the academic and the commercial course.
3. Students will receive a Centro Educacional Njerenje certificate showing the Mozambican “equivalencia” to
Cambridge and City and Guilds passes.
4. Students proceed to each level at their own pace. As soon as a level is complete they proceed to the next.
They are not bound to a yearly time frame and can complete more than one level per year.