Ismailia STEM High School

Academic system overview

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        In Ismailia STEM High School, we provide an exceptional learning process for our outstanding gifted students, integrating real-life application into the curriculum, which helps our students build strong-based scientific research skills and high problem-solving skills addressing real-world problems. We build a generation of scientists and change-makers that is ready to face the world's most challenging barriers towards development. The size of the graduating class is roughly 450 students, the same number of enrollers for the academic year. The main instruction language in school is English, which enhances communication skills with the outside world for our students. The curriculum available is national-based, integrating more advanced topics and harder examinations compared to the general national educational system to put our students in a thrilling and challenging environment where they get the best out of them.

Capstone project

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        The capstone project is a way to take the subjects outside classrooms to the real world. fulfilling the school's mission of graduating pioneers and problem-solvers to foster the progress of the nation and the world.

The Capstone project is a semester group project that addresses a chosen Egypt's grand challenge:

• Improve uses of arid areas.
• Manage and increase the sources of clean water.
• Deal with population growth and its consequences.
• Improve the scientific and technological environment for all.
• Increase opportunities for Egyptians to stay and work in Egypt.
• Increase industrial and agriculture base for Egypt.
• Improve the use of alternative energies.
• Reduce Pollution.
• Reduce and adapt to the effect of climatic change.
• Recycle garbage and waste for economic and environmental purposes.
• Reduce urban congestion.

        Students work in groups of 3 to 5, varying according to the grade, to research possible solutions, construct and test prototypes of their proposed solution, and communicate the results. Students write a scientific poster and portfolio, along with a biweekly exam that measures the student's progress and ability to connect the curriculum to the project. Finally, Ph.D. professors evaluate the projects on a college-level research rubric, which constitutes a considerable part of the project's grade. Engineers and other technical professionals supervise students throughout their projects.

        Students get involved in research and project development at various agencies, including corporate, university, and government institutions. Students learn problem-solving, organized thinking, teamwork, research, presentation, construction & hand skills, and scientific methods, capstone project is a way for STEM students to excel in solving real-world problems.

Capstone Exhibition annual photo

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Capstone not only makes scientists, it makes long lasting memories. View some of our capstone exhibition annual photo.

Courses

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Most courses are at the Honors level for our STEM enthusiastic students; the school doesn't offer AP courses. in Grade 12, students choose between two sections: Math and Science. Each section has its more specialized courses and advanced laboratories, Students take both scientific subjects and humanities subjects.

Grading system

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Ismailia STEM high School follows letter grading system starting from A+ and ending with F; the grades are put as the following table shows:

Grade 10& 11:
• Capstone projects contribute 60% to the semester grade.
• Participation and attendance contribute 5% to the semester grade.
• Exams, midterm, final, and practical, contribute 35% to the semester grade.
• The Final grade is the average of the two semesters.
• All classes are mandatory and contribute to the total grade, students need to pass 60% to graduate.

In Grade 12:
• Capstone projects contribute only 20% to the final grade.
• Participation, attendance, along with a group project on each subject contribute 20% final grade.
• Exams, final and practical only, contribute 60% to the final grade.
• All classes are mandatory and contribute to the total grade, students need to pass 60% to graduate.
• There are no semester, tri-semester, or quarter-semester exams for Grade12.

The GPA is an indicator to the cumulative academic level over the years.
The school doesn't offer a class rank