Graduating Class Size of 1996 High School Geneseo Illinois

WILLIAM CAREY ACADEMY

School Profile

2018/2019

Administrative Staff

Marilou Long, Chancellor

Paul Beatty, Director

Dana Clark, Elementary Principal

Natasha Boykov, Secondary Principal

Lucy Osulah, Guidance Counselor

The School: Located in Chittagong, Bangladesh's second largest city, William Carey Academy provides English-medium instruction using an American curriculum. The goal of the school is to provide a model of international-standard education which will prepare Bangladeshi students for study at world-class universities. The school was founded in 1996 with grades KG—Class 3. Each year a new class was added, and in 2006 the first graduation of the 12th grade was held.

Student Body: School enrollment for the 2018-19 school year is 321 students, of whom 81 are in the high school. We reserve 90% of the seats in our school for Bangladeshi students, with the other 10% set aside for expatriate students. In order to provide opportunities for a wide variety of students, we offer financial assistance to about 20% of our families. Our students come from nearly every economic level in Bangladesh.

Faculty: The instructional staff of WCA is divided between Bangladeshis and expatriates. The majority of our high school teachers have degrees from universities in the United States.

Curriculum: WCA offers a traditional American curriculum in a distinctly Bangladeshi context. All courses except Bengali and foreign languages are taught in English, and English is used in all school related activities. We balance this focus on English use by celebrating Bangladeshi holidays, teaching the Bengali language and observing Bangladeshi customs when possible. Our KG—Class 12 program is accredited through ACSI which is recognized by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges.

Graduation Requirements: WCA offers a challenging college-preparatory program. Students are required to take the following credits: English 4.0, Math 3.0, Science 3.0, Social Studies 4.0, Bengali language 2.0. A variety of enrichment and elective courses in moral education, fine arts, computer technology, and physical education are also offered. In addition to academic coursework, each senior must develop a senior project that addresses a social issue in Bangladesh. The project involves research, writing a 3000 word paper and creating a 30 minute presentation with question and answer time about that issue.

Extra-curricular activities: WCA offers a variety of extra-curricular activities. Our sports program consists of interscholastic and intramural sports for both boys and girls. Sports offered include basketball, soccer, and a variety of intermural sports. An annual high school play is presented. Students may also choose to participate in yearbook, school newspaper and student government.

GPA/Class Rank: WCA uses a 4.0 unweighted scale. Due to our small class size and competitive student body we do not rank students except to determine valedictorian and salutatorian. These ranks are based on cumulative GPA from grades 9-12. All graded subjects are included in the GPA. Our grading scale is as follows:

Percentage	Letter Grade	American GPA 4.0 as highest mark	Equivalent GPA 5.0 as highest mark.
93-100	A	4.0	5.00
85-92	B	3.0	3.75
75-84	C	2.0	2.50
65-74	D	1.0	1.25

For example, if a student receives a 3.8 GPA from William Carey Academy, that would be the equivalent of a 4.75 GPA from a British-system school.

Test Results: The average SAT results for the class of 2017 were:

	Score	SAT User Percentile
English Reading Writing	609	75
Mathematics	638	84
Total Score	1246	80

College Placement: Below is a list of representative universities where our WCA graduates have been admitted:

American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)-Dhaka, BD

Asian Women University, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Assumption University-Bangkok, Thailand

BIRDEM Medical College-Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bethel College-Tennessee, USA

BRAC University- Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bucknell University- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Cardiff Law School-Cardiff, Wales

Carleton University-Ontario, Canada

Cedarville University-Cedarville, Ohio, USA

Chittagong Independent University- Chittagong, Bangladesh

Cornell University-Ithaca, New York, USA

Cornerstone University-Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Delhi Technological University-Delhi, India

Dhaka University Institute for Business Administration (IBA)-Dhaka

Illinois Institute of Technology- Chicago, Illinois, USA

Independent University of Bangladesh-Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ithaca College-Ithaca, NY, USA

Kent University-London, England

King College, London, England

Liberty University- Lynchburg, VA, USA

Macquarie University- Sydney, Australia

Memorial University- Newfoundland, Canada

New York University, New York, USA (NYU)

North-South University- Dhaka, Bangladesh

Queen Mary's University-London, England

St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA

State University of New York-Geneseo, New York, USA

Stony Brook University, New York, USA

Taylor's University-Salangor, Malaysia

Texas A & M University-College Station, Texas

Texas State Technical College, Waco, Texas

University College of Creative Arts- Canterbury, England

University of British Columbia- Vancouver, Canada

University of Edinburgh- Edinburgh, Scotland

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

University of Sydney- Sydney, Australia

Wheaton College-Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Graduating Class Size of 1996 High School Geneseo Illinois

Source: https://wcabangladesh.net/index.php/school-profile/

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