Sha Tin College - Curriculum

Curriculum

GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) is the curriculum designed for Years 10 and 11, being broad and balanced. Sha Tin College offers both the international IGCSE and GCSE programs, which are interchangeable.

The school provides subject choices to suit the aptitude and interest of students. This choice is structured in a way that it is balanced and it ensures students can build on their strengths whilst keeping their options open in the future.

All students taking the I/GCSE course study the following:

• Core
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Science (dual award) - Biology, Chemistry and Physics
  • iPSE
  • PE (the course is compulsory but the exam is optional)
• Choices
  • A second language - French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin I/GCSE or EAL (English as an Additional Language)
  • Humanities - Business, Economics, History, Religious Studies or Geography
  • Arts and Design - Drama, Music, Art, ICT or DT (Food, Resistant Materials, Electronics, Graphics)
  • Another subject from any of the above

The elective subjects are mostly subjects already studied in Years 7-9 (with the exception of Business Studies and Economics), which provides continuity. The fourth option allows students to specialise by taking a second subject from one of the previous choices. This gives good degree of freedom within a structured framework.

The IB Diploma Programme is the curriculum for the senior school (Years 12 and 13). Most students elect English A1 and another foreign language, often Mandarin; the remaining four groups are scattered through various subjects of Humanities, Maths, Science and a sixth choice.