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USA High School Diploma

We offer the US High School Diploma with a continuous assessment process, so there are no final exam body papers to sit. This highly acclaimed qualification has been benchmarked against the UK GCSEs and A-Levels and has been given full UK statement of comparability by NARIC, the official UK qualification equivalence body. Our American High School Diploma qualifications are accepted by all UK Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

The SwitchedOn Education course of study

Is designed to prepare students for entrance into any university or college. Since each college and university has its own entrance requirements we recommend that you consult the one you select in order to confirm they will accept the American High School Diploma Qualification (with a UK NARIC statement of comparability).

SAMPLE NARIC STATEMENT OF COMPARABILITY

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SAMPLE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

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UK NARIC

The UK’s National Recognition Information Centre and provides services for individuals and organisations advising on comparisons of international qualifications against UK qualification framework levels.

UCAS STATEMENT

The USA High School Diploma was reviewed and included for the 2015 qualifications guide and has been included thereafter.

Evaluation
The American High School Graduation Diploma, can on its own, be considered acceptable in lieu of GCSE (grades A*- C or the new 9-4 grades) provided an average grade C-4 is obtained in subjects which have counterparts in the GCSE syllabus.

University of Cambridge

In addition to high passes in the High School Diploma and the SAT, (Cambridge accepts the High School Diploma which is comparable to GCSE + AP OR A-Level exams).

University of St Andrews

A rigorous curriculum available within your high school which should include: college preparatory curriculum, honours classes or equivalent (High School Diploma), SAT Subject Tests and/or Advanced Placement (AP) classes where available. Grades of A to B+ average on your high school record (High School Diploma).

Loughborough University

For students studying in the American education system, offers for entry onto undergraduate level courses are based on successful completion of the High School Diploma along with achievement in Advanced Placement Exams (group A) or SAT II Subject Specific Tests.

USA High School Diploma

We offer the US High School Diploma with a continuous assessment process, so there are no final exam body papers to sit. This highly acclaimed qualification has been benchmarked against the UK GCSEs and A-Levels and has been given full UK statement of comparability by NARIC, the official UK qualification equivalence body. Our American High School Diploma qualifications are accepted by all UK Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

The SwitchedOn Education course of study

Is designed to prepare students for entrance into any university or college. Since each college and university has its own entrance requirements we recommend that you consult the one you select in order to confirm they will accept the American High School Diploma Qualification (with a UK NARIC statement of comparability).

SAMPLE NARIC STATEMENT OF COMPARABILITY

CLICK HERE

SAMPLE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

CLICK HERE

UK NARIC

The UK’s National Recognition Information Centre and provides services for individuals and organisations advising on comparisons of international qualifications against UK qualification framework levels.

UCAS STATEMENT

The USA High School Diploma was reviewed and included for the 2015 qualifications guide and has been included thereafter.

Evaluation
The American High School Graduation Diploma, can on its own, be considered acceptable in lieu of GCSE (grades A*- C or the new 9-4 grades) provided an average grade C-4 is obtained in subjects which have counterparts in the GCSE syllabus.

University of CAMBRIDGE

In addition to high passes in the High School Diploma and the SAT, (Cambridge accepts the High School Diploma which is comparable to GCSE + AP OR A-Level exams).

University of St Andrews

A rigorous curriculum available within your own high school which should include: college preparatory curriculum, honours classes or equivalent (High School Diploma), SAT Subject Tests and/or Advanced Placement (AP) classes where available. Grades of A to B+ average on your high school record (High School Diploma).

Loughborough University

For students studying in the American education system, offers for entry onto undergraduate level courses are based on successful completion of the High School Diploma along with achievement in Advanced Placement Exams (group A) or SAT II Subject Specific Tests.

Frequently Asked Questions

What about handwriting? Is it ALL on the computer.

The digital curriculum starts from Year 4 (England) grade 3 in the US. All work is presented online but if parents wish their child/ren to complete work in written format this can be done when completing Projects or Science Experiments as well as any other manually graded work.

What are the recommended hours to be online daily?

Generally speaking, a student needs to be completing 2 assignments per subject per day. As the assignments are of varying lengths students should spend approximately 45 minutes per subject per day but this is subject to the length of assignment and number of sections per assignment coupled with the ability of the student. Please factor in all these components and remember to give students comfort and snack or food breaks throughout the day.

Will my child get their GCSEs?

The exit qualification is an American High School diploma which works on the credit system when completing subjects. If the student completes all the necessary work related to that subject they will receive the assigned credits and when they completed the necessary credits they will receive the certificate. This certificate has been accepted by NARIC which is a comparability organisation, to the GCSEs in England.

Does this curriculum cater for children with SEND?

See award for Autism

Are there any hidden or additional costs?

The cost includes access to ALL subjects within the SOE curriculum.

Who is the curriculum accredited by?

See ACSI accreditation and Cognia

Where do I find the Placement Tests?

You will find the Placement Tests when you type in “tests” in the Course Assignment screen.

Which Placement Tests do I assign?

I suggest that you assign the Math and Language Arts Placement Tests as these subjects are what I call CONCEPT subjects where prior knowledge is required and its learning is similar to building a wall where one brick needs to be securely in place before adding the next one. Mastery in these subjects is vital. The other subjects are CONTENT subjects where the students are presented with content at their chronological age level therefore I suggest that students begin on those subjects at their chronological or reading level.

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Here’s what our happy students have to say about our courses

“I was a student at SwitchedOn Education for 5 years since I was 11 years old till 16. I was having a hard time with school and lacked the one-to-one time with teachers to be properly taught lessons, the teachers at my old school told me that I had a disability in learning math and I would never be able to properly learn mathematics. I noticed when I started using the SwitchedOn Education curriculum I was starting to learn! At the end of the program, I got an A in mathematics and English and the college I attended were amazed at my grades. This would never have been a reality if it were not for the Ignitia program. Many thanks to Graham and Cheryl.”

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