SCHOOL PROFILE

Turk Maarif Koleji is a senior high school accredited by the TRNC Ministry of Education. The language of instruction is English and the grading system is based on a scale of 10, with a passing grade of 5.

The school is selective. Until the year 1991, it had both junior (1st, 2nd and 3rd Forms) and senior (4th, 5th
and 6th Forms) students together on the same premises. Currently the

junior school students start their secondary education at Bayraktar Turk Maarif Koleji, which is situated at another building and are admitted to Türk Maarif Koleji at the end of their third year. In the 4th and 5th year, the students are prepared for a range of GCE O'Level Examinations . The students are split either into Science (Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Computing Studies, French, German, Art and Design and Turkish) or Arts (English, English Literature, History, Geography, Economics, Art and Design, Turkish, French, German). In both the Science and Arts classes the compulsory subjects taught in Turkish are the Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish History and Religious Studies). The total number of students in the school is 560. The number of students in the graduating classes are: Arts classes 75, Science classes 100, the total being 175.

In the 6th Form, the students are prepared for a set of GCE AS (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Economics) and A'Level (Pure Mathematics) Examinations. In addition, every student has to follow a full schedule of 38 periods a week, which culminate in the final school-based Diploma Examinations. At the same time the school follows the syllabus required for the entrance examination to the universities in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Students are examined in all subjects during the 4th, 5th and 6th Forms. The grading in the High School Diploma which is awarded by the Ministry of Education is based on the average weighted marks acquired in the fourth, fifth and the sixth forms. This diploma is acceptable as the minimum requirement for the entrance exam to the Turkish Universities. This diploma is also accepted by the universities in the United Kingdom, USA, Germany, Belgium, Italy and France. Several universities in the UK and the USA consider our school Diploma to be equivalent to two A'levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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