Secondary
Secondary School Programme
At SIBS Secondary School, we offer you a corridor to higher education with the valuable key of bilingualism, unlocking doors to opportunities worldwide. Underpinning our dual-language pathway, Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) offers a culturally sensitive international curriculum to ensure your child the best in academic learning and holistic development.
HOLISTIC LEARNING
Our world-class facilities and speciality programmes constitute the perfect environment for the advanced pursuit of process-based learning. Despite looming exams, our Secondary Programme remains firmly focused on developing your child into a happy and holistic being with a deep thirst for knowledge.
SECONDARY TRACKSEducational tracking involves the classification of students into different educational programs based on established criteria such as interest, ability, or achievement. In Lower Secondary, students are presented with pre-defined subjects that accommodate their varying abilities. As students progress from Year 9 to Year 10, they are presented with a broad selection of IGCSE and As/A Level topics from which they can identify areas of study to focus on. At SIBS, our Secondary tracks offer learners the distinct advantage of being guided towards their ideal pathway, enabling them to pursue their academic passions and explore a wealth of opportunities for their future careers. Our meticulously designed tracks are tailored to prepare students with the necessary theory and practical skills to excel in their academic or career pathways.
In SIBS, our Lower Secondary students are introduced to four unique tracks/strands to choose from, ensuring that they are fully equipped with the necessary academic skills to prepare them for university or career pathways.
Art, Design & Technology Track
The Art, Design, and Technology track presents an exceptional opportunity for students to express their creativity, develop fine motor skills, and enhance hand-eye coordination. This track also promotes the cultivation of various cognitive skills, including problem-solving, lateral thinking, complex analysis, and critical thinking. By integrating technology, students can delve deeper into graphic design and illustration using advanced software. Moreover, the Art, Design, and Technology track provides a pathway for students to gain expertise in UX design, communication, and design theory. Through this track, students can acquire conceptual, verbal, technical, and visual skills that can be leveraged for future university studies.
Subject choices
Art combined with Technology results into Creative Technology. This field enables students to develop their unique design thinking skills as it is a diverse study of Art, Design and Technology components into one. Since students are expected to produce information systems as solutions and place them into tangible prototypes in 3D and rapid prototyping, the students should have a strong analytical skill in algorithms. Also because it has an art & design component, students are expected to think creatively and a passion in design, may it be for innovative applications, or Fine Arts in general - fused with digital elements. Hence, ICT and Art & Design are necessary components of the track. Also next year, we are excited to introduce our new topic in ADT Department, the Digital Media & Design 9481.
The subject alignment is as follows:
At IGCSE Level
At AS- and A-Levels
Internship options can be found on: SIBS website Internships page
Please click here to view the full Art, Design & Technology Track Information Booklet.
Business Enterprise Track
Students who excel in interpersonal skills and demonstrate great understanding in promotion and marketing are led to the Business Enterprise Track to better focus on needed competencies required for business studies in future career paths. Business Studies and English are essential, and Extended Mathematics is recommended. Business Studies is the main subject aligned with the track as it gives students an insight into how a business operates, including its environment, human resource management, marketing, operations management as well as finance and accounting. English is also essential to be able to study at university. Mathematics is also critical, as Business relates to numbers and it is important that students have the necessary skills.
The subject alignment is as follows:
IGCSE (Year 10-11) Required Subjects
Business Studies
English or English as a Second language
Coordinated or Combined Science
Mathematics Core or Extended
AS / A-Levels (Year 12-13) Required Subjects
Business
Mathematics
Plus one additional A Level in their desired field of study
Entry requirement examples. Why the Business Enterprise Track?
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Optional Field Trips:
Field Trips with our local internship partners are a fantastic way to experience the possibilities that await them.
Internship options can be found on: SIBS website Internships page
Engineering Track
The engineering track in SIBS is a specialized study pathway. This pathway has a two-fold function:
1) It guides our students in selecting the most suitable IGCSE and A-Level subject combinations required for a career in engineering and the physical sciences.
2) It will also provide practical experience in the
field of manufacturing, technology and scientific research through specialized fieldtrips, internships and within-school experimental research.
Subject choices
Students in engineering and the physical sciences need exceptionally strong science and math skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of Physics, and to some degree Chemistry in order to succeed in their university studies. The required and recommended subject pairing offered by SIBS for this track reflects these needs.
The subject alignment is as follows:
At IGCSE Level
At AS- and A-Levels
Medical Studies Track
Students whose interests thrive around Science and medicine are given the opportunity to focus on a track leading to Medical Studies. SIBS's Medical track is uniquely-designed to provide the students the needed content knowledge to be fully-equipped when pursuing medical studies in the future.
This pathway has a two-fold function. 1) It guides our students in selecting the most suitable IGCSE and A-Level subject combinations required for a career in Medicine. 2) It will provide practical experience in the field of applied medicine through specialised field trips, internships and within-school experimental research.
Subject choices
Students in the medical field need exceptionally strong science skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of Biology and Chemistry in order to succeed in their university studies. The required and recommended subject pairing offered by SIBS for this track reflects these needs.
IGCSE (Year 10-11) Required Subjects:
English
Co-ordinated Sciences – Extended
Mathematics - Extended
IGCSE Elective subjects
Students must choose one subject from each block
Block 1 - Business Studies (recommended), HIstory, or Geography
Block 2 - ICT or Global Perspectives
Block 3 - Thai, Thai as an Additional Language, Chinese
* Students who are in the ELS program are not eligible for the Medical Track due to the extent and rigour of the language required within the curriculum
AS / A-Levels (Y12-13) Required Subjects:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics or Business Studies (recommended)
Internship options can be found on: SIBS website Internships page