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Warwick Academy

KEY PEOPLE

David Horan
Principal
dhoran@warwick.bm

Mark Thorpe
Head of Secondary  (Year 7 - Year 13)
mthorpe@warwick.bm

Maria Woods
Head of Primary (Reception - Year 6)
mwoods@warwick.bm

Katrina Kawaley-Lathan
Reception Year Lead Teacher
kKawaley-Lathan@warwick.bm

Ralph Woods
Head of Sixth Form (Year 12/13)
rwoods@warwick.bm

Sara Jackson
Director of Sixth Form Studies (IB DP/CP Coordinator)
sjackson@warwick.bm

THE SCHOOL

Warwick Academy was founded in 1662 and is commonly said to be the oldest school in continuous operation in the Western Hemisphere. The school caters to students 4-18 years of age and has a general enrolment of around 850 and teaching complement of 95. Warwick Academy is an academically selective, co-educational school, essentially organised along International and British lines, which seeks a diverse college/university bound student body.

Our vision is to inspire students to reach their full potential and contribute positively to their community. We strive to create a culture of collaboration so that our students can become lifelong learners, global thinkers and successful leaders. There are various pathways available to students in our Sixth Form and the most important measure is their success in gaining admissions to the best Universities & Colleges around the world.

OUR VALUES


SCHOOL STRUCTURE & CURRICULUM OFFERING

Reception Year


  RY
 

International Early Years Curriculum

Primary

  Years 1 - 6

  UK National Curriculum Key Stages 1 & 2 and International Primary Curriculum 

Secondary

  Years 7 - 9
  Years 10 - 11

   UK National Curriculum Key Stage 3

   UK National Curriculum Key Stage 4 — IGCSE / GCSE external examinations

Secondary

Sixth Form

Years 12 - 13

  International Baccalaureate Diploma & Career-related Programmes

  BTEC Courses

  Dual Enrolment with the Bermuda College

Grade Equivalents

Year Level at Warwick Academy Grade Equivalents
Reception Year 

Bermuda: Nursery/Pre-School
North America: Pre-K
UK: Reception Year
Age: 3/4

Year 1

Bermuda: P1
North America: Kindergarten
UK: Key Stage 1
Age: 4/5

Year 2

Bermuda: P2
North America: Grade 1
UK: Key Stage 1
Age: 5/6

Year 3

Bermuda: P3
North America: Grade 2
UK: Key Stage 2
Age: 6/7

Year 4

Bermuda: P4
North America: Grade 3
UK: Key Stage 2
Age: 7/8

Year 5

Bermuda: P5
North America: Grade 4
UK: Key Stage 2
Age: 8/9

Year 6

Bermuda: P6
North America: Grade 5
UK: Key Stage 2
Age: 9/10

Year 7

Bermuda: M1
North America: Grade 6
UK: Key Stage 3
Age: 10/11

Year 8

Bermuda: M2
North America: Grade 7
UK: Key Stage 3
Age: 11/12

Year 9

Bermuda: M3
North America: Grade 8
UK: Key Stage 3
Age: 12/13

Year 10

Bermuda: S1
North America: Grade 9
UK: Key Stage 4 (I/GCSE)
Age: 13/14

Year 11

Bermuda: S2
North America: Grade 10
UK: Key Stage 4 (I/GCSE)
Age: 14/15

Year 12
Sixth Form

Bermuda: S3
North America: Grade 11
UK: AS Level (Lower Sixth)
Age: 15/16

Year 13
Sixth Form

Bermuda: S4
North America: Grade 12
UK: A Level (Upper Sixth)
Age: 16/17

SUBJECT OFFERINGS

IGCSE / GCSE

Since 1996, the school has adopted the United Kingdom National Curriculum and students write the IGCSE and GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11 (Grade 10).

Students generally pursue 8-11 subjects to IGCSE/GCSE examination level. All courses are two-year courses, which students study on both Year 10 and Year 11 (Grades 9 and 10).

Subject Options

English— all students must take both
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Cambridge IGCSE English Literature

Mathematics— all students must take
Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics

Modern Foreign Language
Edexcel IGCSE Spanish Edexcel GCSE French

Sciences— Students must take at least one
Edexcel IGCSE Physics
Edexcel IGCSE Biology
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science

 

Humanities — Students must take at least one
Edexcel IGCSE Global Citizenship
Cambridge IGCSE Geography
Cambridge IGCSE History
Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies
Cambridge IGCSE Economics
Cambridge IGCSE Information Communication Technology

Arts
Edexcel GCSE Art, Craft and Design Cambridge IGCSE Design and Technology Cambridge IGCSE Food and Nutrition Cambridge IGCSE Music
Cambridge IGCSE Drama

Physical Education
Cambridge GCSE Physical Education

IB/BTEC

The International Baccalaureate (IB) and Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) subjects are examined in the Sixth Form.

IB Diploma Students must take one course each in Groups 1-5 and Theory of Knowledge. Their final course must come from Groups 3-6. Three subjects must be at a Higher Level (maximum of four) and three at Standard Level. They must also complete the Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity and Service components of the IB Diploma Programme.

IB Individual Subject Students take a combination of IB courses suited to their individual educational goals.

IB Careers Programme Students must take at least one BTEC course, two IB courses, Personal  and Professional Skills and Careers Programme Language Development. They must also complete a Reflective Project and Service Learning as part of the IB Careers Programme Core.

All courses are two-year courses, studied in both Year 12 and Year 13 (Grades 11 and 12).

Subject Options

Group 1 — Studies in Language and Literature
HL or SL English Literature

Group 2 — Language B
HL/SL/Ab Initio Spanish HL/SL/Ab Initio French
Careers Programme Language Development - French or Spanish

Group 3 — Individuals and Societies
HL or SL Geography
HL or SL Psychology
HL or SL Business Management
HL or SL Economics
HL or SL Information Technology in a Global System

Group 4 — Sciences
HL or SL Physics
HL or SL Biology
HL or SL Chemistry
SL Environmental Systems and Societies
SL Computer Science

 

Group 5 — Mathematics
HL or SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches
HL or SL Mathematics Applications and Interpretation

Group 6 — Arts
HL or SL Visual Arts
HL or SL Theatre
HL or SL Film
HL or SL Music

BTEC Courses— International Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
BTEC Hospitality
BTEC Sport
BTEC Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

DP or CP Core
Theory of Knowledge
Personal and Professional Skills
Extended Essay/Reflective Project

*HL indicates Higher Level; SL indicates Standard Level

GRADING

At Warwick Academy, we do not rank internally and do not calculate a GPA (We can calculate on request).

In both Sixth Form and Years 10 & 11, students are consistently assessed against the marking criteria for eventual examination of the course. Their grades are not scaled for their position in the course. Progression of grades from Year 10 through Year 11 is expected, as is progression of grades from Year 12 through Year 13.

Sixth Form students (Year 12 & 13) are assessed according to the IB criteria (Levels 1 to 7 / 1 the lowest and 7 the highest) & BTEC criteria (Pass, Merit, Distinction, Fail).


IB TO LETTER GRADE 

7 = A* 

6 = A   

5 = B    
 
4 = C
 
3 = D

2 = E

1 = F
BTEC TO LETTER GRADE 

DISTINCTION* = A* 

DISTINCTION = A

MERIT = B  

PASS = C /D

FAIL = F


In Year 10 & 11 we use the Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge Assessment I/GCSE examination boards.

Cambridge subjects use the current grading structure. Edexcel subjects use the new grading structure below.

For Cambridge at IGCSE - Grade ‘A*’ is awarded for the highest level of achievement and grade ‘G’ indicates the lowest level. ‘C’ is regarded as a 'good pass'. The ‘U’ indicates an unclassified result (or fail).

For Edexcel at IGCSE - A grade of ‘1’ is the lowest and ‘9’ the highest with a ‘4’ regarded as a 'pass'. The ‘U’ indicates an  unclassified result (or fail).

Current Grading Structure

A*

A

B C

D E F G

U

New Grading Structure

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

U

EXAMINATION RESULTS

IGCSE / GCSE RESULTS

100% passes across all subjects 

97% on average achieving 5 or more A*- C / 9 - 4 grades including Mathematics and English (UK Average: 67%)
 

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESULTS

3-Year average IB Diploma Programme pass rate: 100% (World pass rate 79%)

3-Year average IB Diploma Programme points average: 33 out of 45 (World IB points average: 30)

IB Individual Subjects pass rate: 100%

BTEC RESULTS

BTEC pass rate: 100%

ENROLMENT

In the Sixth Form, Year 12 and Year 13 (US Grades 11 and 12), students are enrolled in the IB Diploma Programme, the IB Career-related Programme (using BTEC courses) or IB Individual Subjects. Students graduate from WA at the completion of Year 13 (Grade 12).


2023 - 2025 Year 12 (Grade 11/ IB1) 61 students
2022 - 2024 Year 13 (Grade 12 / IB2) 49 students

TERTIARY DESTINATIONS
2017-2023

  • Acadia University, Canada
  • Bentley University, USA
  • Berklee College of Music,
  • USA Bermuda College, Bermuda
  • Brock University, Canada
  • Bond University, Australia
  • Bournemouth University, UK
  • Brunel University, UK
  • Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Dartmouth College, USA
  • De Montfort University, UK
  • Drexel University, USA
  • Duke University, USA
  • Elon University, USA
  • Stanford University, USA
  • Fordham University, USA
  • Keele University, UK
  • King’s College London, UK
  • McGill University, Canada
  • New York University, USA
  • Ontario Tech University, Canada
  • Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • Penn State University, USA
  • Queen’s University, Canada
  • Rollins College, USA
  • Ryerson University, Canada
  • Solent University, UK
  • St. Andrews University, UK
  • St Mary's University, Canada
  • University of Arizona, USA
  • University of Bath, UK
  • University of Bedfordshire, UK
  • University of Bristol, UK
  • University of British Columbia, Canada
  • University of Cambridge, UK
  • University of Cardiff, UK
  • University of Durham, UK
  • University of Edinburgh, UK
  • University of Exeter, UK
  • University of Florida, USA
  • University of Guelph, Canada
  • University of Leeds, UK
  • University of Manchester, UK
  • University of Miami, USA
  • University of Oxford, UK
  • University of Pittsburgh, USA
  • University of Southampton, UK
  • University of Toronto, Canada
  • University of Waterloo, Canada
  • University of Warwick, UK
  • University of West England, UK
  • University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • University of Winchester, UK
  • Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
  • York University, Canada

 

 

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117 Middle Road, Warwick,
PG 01 Bermuda
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