MHS INTERNATIONAL KOLKATA

 

Brief About Modern High School for Girls

A post-Independence, all - faiths school for girls

Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata, founded in 1952 by Rukmani Devi Birla is an all-girls’ institution. MHS is free of any bias and embraces all students on equal terms irrespective of religion, community or socio-economic background. It offers a liberal education which is intended to motivate students to discover and build on their own individual strengths and contribute to society in turn.

The school is recognized by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations or CISCE (www.cisce.org).

The school has been authorized to offer IGCSE under CAIE from session 2020-2021 under registration in214.

The school offers K-12 education and the medium of instruction is English.

ETHOS - VISION - MISSION

 

ETHOS

A stress-free yet stimulating learning environment and acknowledging the uniqueness of every child

MHS is perceived as a school which blends tradition and modernity. It combines Indian and other cultures in an interesting mix. Its well-integrated student population comprises children from different communities and socio-economic backgrounds.

The school has an established reputation for academic excellence and for providing its students a wide range of co-curricular activities. Its curriculum is dynamic with sports and games, communicative skills, health and value education, environmental studies, community service, art, aesthetics and life skills woven seamlessly into the school programme.

The teaching-learning process is not text book oriented. The focus is on enquiry and creativity rather than passive learning and aggressive competition. MHS boasts of a system that recognizes personal attributes such as integrity and diligence in addition to talent and achievement.

MHS respects the uniqueness of every individual and tries to provide a stress-free yet stimulating learning environment.

 

VISION

Truth, beauty and compassion

To empower students to initiate or participate in activities local and global, which will promote peace and happiness – locally and globally - in the spirit of satyam, shivam, sundaram.

 

MISSION

Commitment to excellence

To maintain its stamp of excellence while progressing continuously as an institution. 

To provide a stress-free yet stimulating environment which offers everyone in the school community opportunities to develop her full potential as a unique individual and to learn to be a team player.

 

About the INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (IGCSE)

IGCSEis the acronym for INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION which is an educational qualification offered by CAIE (University of Cambridge International Examinations). It is a two-year course for 14-16-year olds (classes 9 & 10 students).

CAIE (University of Cambridge Assessment International Examinations) is a part of Cambridge Assessment Group which is the brand name of UCLES (University of Cambridge International Examinations). UCLES is a department of University of Cambridge. To know more about CAIE, please visit the website https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/

CAIE offers more than 70 subjects out of which MHS is planning to start with 17.  At MHS, to maintain parity with the National curriculum ICSE, the school has opted for the ICE Award which requires a MINIMUM of 7 subjects in five categories and mandates its students to opt for 9 subjects (of which two are for English language and literature). Thus, they will have more options when they reach Class 11, irrespective of whether they enter the National or the International Curriculum. This is a practice that is followed by many schools in India and abroad.

 

FAQs

1. What are the Groups in IGCSE?

Group 1 : Languages

Group 2 : Humanities & Social Sciences

Group 3 : Sciences

Group 4 : Mathematics

Group 5 : Creative, Technical & Vocational.

 

2. What are the subjects offered at MHS under each Group?

Group 1 : Languages

First Language – English Language, English Literature.

Second Language –Hindi, French, German

Group 2 : Humanities and Social Sciences

Economics, Geography, History, Global Perspectives 

Group 3 : Sciences

Physics, Chemistry, Biology.

Group 4 : Mathematics

Mathematics, Additional Mathematics

Group 5 : Creative, Technical and Vocational

Art & Design, Business Studies and Physical Education

 

3. How can I know more about a particular IGCSE subject?

CAIE has provided IGCSE SYLLABUS GUIDES for each subject which gives all the information about a particular subject including Syllabus, Components, Assessment Objectives, and so on. Please go to the link :

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-upper-secondary/cambridge-igcse/subjects/and click on a particular subject to download documents related to that subject.

Students who appear for IGCSE Examinations in 2022 i.e., students who are joining in Class 9 in April 2020 should download 2022 Syllabus.

 

4. What is ICE?

ICE is an acronym for International Certificate of Education which is a group award of IGCSE. To receive this Certificate a student has to do at least 7 subjects by selecting two languages in Group 1, one each from Group 2 to Group 5. The seventh subject can be chosen from any one of Group 2 to Group 5.

 

5. How are the students assessed in Final  IGCSE Examination?

Each learner’s performance is benchmarked using 8 internationally recognized grades – A*, A, B, C, D,

E, F & G.

 

6. Do the students get to know the exact marks they have scored in each subject in the Final IGCSE  Examination?

No. But they will get a STATEMENT OF RESULTS which will show the grades that they have scored in 

each subject along with PERCENTAGE UNIFORM MARKS.

 

7. What is PERCENTAGE UNIFORM MARKS?

Please read the document titled PERCENTAGE UNIFORM MARKS in CAIE website to know more. It is very much similar to Percentiles.

 

8. When will the IGCSE results be available?

Students taking their IGCSE Examination in March 2022 can view their results during the third week of May 2022. They can get their IGCSE Certificates by first week of July, 2022.

 

9. What is the eligibility criteria?

Students who are promoted to class 9 from any board of examination: WB/ICSE/CBSE/IBMYP/IG