In order to provide teachers and students with broad international prospective and more choices for international universities, and help Jinling High School build up it’s high reputation in home and abroad,  Jinling High School set up Cambridge A-level center in the campus within the frame of “Cambridge International A-level program” of Jiangsu Education Association of International Exchange. When students have finished three years study in A-level center in Jinling High School and passed CIE exams held by Cambridge International Exam association, they can apply for universities in all the universities in English all over the world, such as America, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, etc, which also include the top universities like Harford University, Princeton University, Yale University, Cambridge University, Oxford University.

 

 

    Jinling High School A-level program consists of basic curriculum and core curriculum:

1、Basic curriculum: it is called “IGCSE”, which lasts one year and it’s the pre- curriculum of A-level. Excellent junior high school candidates are needed. Students need to reach the first level of admission scores for senior high school entrance exam and pass the English exam held by school.

2、Core Curriculum: “A-level program”, which consists of two years study. The program’s origin is the high school curriculum which is civilized popularized in England. The program is suitable for the students who finish the basic curriculum successfully.

 

    During the three years study, students are required to take the CIE exams held by Cambridge International Exam Association. Students who have passed the exams will be granted the graduate certificate of Jinling High School and CIE General Certificate of Education.

 

    Jingling High School Cambridge A-level center is managed by Jingling High School and Center Principal authenticated by CIE takes the responsibility of teaching management and CIE supervise in the general teaching prospective.

All the foreign teachers have teaching certificates and they have rich experiences of teaching A-level courses. Jingling High School provide excellent bilingual teachers to join the teaching in basic curriculum and coaching in the core curriculum. 

 

 

    General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, whose abbreviation is A-level, it’s origin is the high school curriculum which is civilized popularized in England. Native students in England need to take A-level exam and apply for universities using the results of the exams taken. A-level program has been hailed as “Golden Educational System” all around the world after more than 50 years revolution and improvement. More than 8000 schools and institutions in more than 150 countries are using this curriculum system and more than 5’000’000 students around the world are taking CIE exams. Because of its scientificalness and authority, Singapore imported as its civil popularized high school curriculum directly. Hong kong also imported the curriculum system as the high school curriculum standard.

 

    Cambridge A level program consist of more than 70 subjects, such as Math, Further Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Business studies, Computing, etc, from which students may choose 3-4 subjects.

According to the admission requirements of universities abroad and the advantages of Chinese students, Jinling A-level center will offer Math, Further Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Business Studies and Economics as priority. 

Ø  Natural international curriculum + Chinese traditional tutorial

Jingling High School A-level imported the whole scientific educational teaching model and use the English teaching style and the mini-class teaching are applied in the center. Jingling A-level center provides excellent bilingual teachers to have extra tutorials to students in order to help them to adapt to the difference between the Chinese and foreign teaching style.

Ø  Flexible for choosing subjects and high credibility

A -Level students only need to study 3-4 subjects which they are interested in. They will get certificate when they pass the exams. Certificates of CIE have already been recognized by almost all the universities in America, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong kong.

Ø  Good for giving full play to students’ expertise and it’s easier to get satisfied results

Chinese students have a solid foundation in science especially in maths compared with students abroad. Chinese students may have great results easier if they choose subjects in science.

Ø  More focused on develop students’ academic ability with scientific ways of writing exams

A-level curriculum helps students to develop their ability of problem discovering and solving and the ability to write essays and academic reports. Students in A-level program may have the chance to re sit the exams if they need.

Ø  More economic

Students may pay 200000-250000 RMB per year if they go to UK, Canada or America to have high school there. About 140000-200000 RMB will be saved per year if students study in A-level center in China.

Ø  Avoid studying abroad at a low age

A number of younger students who go abroad are playing computer games all the day long and it’s a waste of time and money and with no gains. It’s no doubt that setting up A-level centers in China may help to avoid the happening of this kind of scenarios. 

 

The past graduates from Jinling A-level program are very popular among the famous universities in many countries around the world, like UK, America, Canada, Australia, etc. A few students get offers from many famous universities at the same time, such as Grinnell College, Emory University, University of California, Berkeley, The Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis, Imperial College London, University of Warwick, The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo. Some graduates of 2011 got admission offers from the universities above, meanwhile, they also got high scholarship.